LIFE COACH July 7, 2010 LIVING in the city and working full time might not seem very compatible with dog owning, but it can be done. London’s myriad park spaces make this a better city for dog owning than most. However, if you think giving your dog a quick run around before you leave for work and then leaving it [...]
OUT OF OFFICE May 5, 2010 WHERE TO WATCH ELECTION NIGHT Soho’s den of fine dining and decadence, Quo Vadis, (www.quovadissoho.co.uk) is hosting an election night party in its naughtily-named Petting Room, with coverage broadcast live and drinks flowing. Alternatively, head for the refined gentility of the American Bar at the Stafford Hotel in St James’s (www.thestaffordhotel.co.uk) or Mayfair’s home of [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 10, 2010 THE SUNDAY The Sunday Telegraph GOOGLE BOSS WARNS UK OVER DEBT MOUNTAIN The chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, has given warning to the UK and other western governments that reducing their massive deficits will be far harder than in America because of the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency. PET CHAIN SUITORS GIVEN [...]
Banks hired by NewLook December 2, 2009 FASHION chain New Look yesterday edged closer to a possible £1.7bn stock market flotation by handpicking banks to work on the deal. The budget fashion chain, owned by private equity firms Apax and Permira, has chosen to work with JP Morgan Cazenove, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. Lazard has acted as an adviser to the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING June 9, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES BACKLASH OVER INDIAN FLOAT RULES India is facing a growing private sector backlash against a rule change that will lead to a flood of more than $50bn of new shares being listed over three years. There are concerns that the move could damage the country’s stock market and hamper economic growth. The Finance [...]
London set for surge of IPO activity September 28, 2009 THE CITY is gearing up for a return of initial public offering (IPO) activity as a torrent of companies prepare to take the plunge into shareholder ownership, according to Thomson Reuters data. Underscoring the dramatic recovery being staged on equity markets, five IPOs – where firms listed on stock markets – are now on the [...]
London set for surge of IPO activity September 28, 2009 THE CITY is gearing up for a return of initial public offering (IPO) activity as a torrent of companies prepare to take the plunge into shareholder ownership, according to Thomson Reuters data. Underscoring the dramatic recovery being staged on equity markets, five IPOs – where firms listed on stock markets – are now on the [...]
Kwik-Fit to sell insurance arm February 14, 2010 Kwik-Fit, the car repair firm, is preparing to sell its fast-growing insurance business for more than £200m. The firm, which was founded by Sir Tom Farmer, the Scottish entrepreneur, has hired bankers at Credit Suisse to carry out a review of Kwik-Fit Financial Services, which employs more than 1,000 people and handles 10m calls a [...]
…as it sells a £185m stake in Esure to Peter Wood February 11, 2010 Lloyds Banking Group is selling off its majority stake in online insurer Esure as part of its plans to scale back its non-core operations. New company Esure Group Holdings, run by veteran insurance entrepreneur Peter Wood, is paying £185m for the 70 per cent stake – “slightly more” than its book value. The management buyout [...]
BOULTON, CAMPBELL IN BUST UP OF THE YEAR May 10, 2010 IF ANY readers were holed up behind a desk yesterday evening without access to a television, it’s time to indulge yourselves with a quick internet search, pronto. Yesterday’s Sky News coverage of Gordon Brown’s resignation as Prime Minister contained one of the best live TV snippets in years, as the channel’s political editor Adam Boulton [...]