Entain’s £585m fine shows flourishing ‘maturity’ of Crown Prosecution Service December 6, 2023 Corporations need to be wise to the fact that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) can come from all prosecuting bodies, not just the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), warns lawyer. News broke that the company behind Coral and Ladbrokes will pay £585m after a probe into alleged bribery at a former Turkish subsidiary. The DPA action [...]
Entain: Coral and Ladbrokes owner to pay £585m after bribery investigation November 24, 2023 Entain said it had reached an agreement with HM Revenue & Customs which would see it paying £585 million in penalties and disgorgement of profits.
Entain shares bounce as activist investors pile on pressure November 23, 2023 The activist investors are concerned for Entain’s recent poor performance in its core markets and the ability of its chief executive.
Ladbrokes-owner Entain shares take hit after £45m loss November 2, 2023 Entain shares fell as much as five per cent on Thursday after the Ladbrokes owner suffered from weak sport revenues.
FTSE 100 close: London rallies after Bank of England holds interest rates November 2, 2023 The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 1 per cent to 7,418.89 while the midcap FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the health of the domestic economy, rose 1.6 per cent to 17,465.50.
Former bookie Mark Blandford launches new lending project targeting UK SMEs October 26, 2023 Mark Blandford, founder of online gambling firm Sportingbet, has launched a new venture targeting small and medium sized businesses in the UK, City A.M. can reveal.
Mark Kleinman: Metro Bank’s investors deserve answers, Entain’s bad bets and John Allan’s return October 12, 2023 The must-read column from the man in the know: Sky News’s City editor Mark Kleinman Metro Bank’s investors deserve answers 2023 is turning out to be a banner year for weekend overtime at Britain’s banking regulator. After officials’ February night-shifts overseeing the rescue of Silicon Valley Bank and UBS’s emergency takeover of Swiss banking rival [...]
London PR firm Powerscourt snapped up amid flurry of comms M&A activity October 11, 2023 US advisory business Morrow Sodali has bought London communications agency Powerscourt for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed today.
London firm Powerscourt set to be snapped up in £50m deal October 10, 2023 London public relations agency Powerscourt is reportedly teetering on the edge of a sale to a US advisory firm in a deal which could be worth tens of millions. Powerscourt, which reps big name clients such as fashion retailer All Saints and gambling giant Entain, is set to bought by the US-based stakeholder advisory firm [...]
FTSE 100 close: London markets flat as investors digest higher for longer message September 26, 2023 Markets opened lower on Tuesday as markets digested the implications of interest rates having to remain higher for longer.