Exclusive: City heavyweights are top firms for career growth, says LinkedIn April 6, 2022 City headquartered firms have been named as the top companies to work at for career growth, according to LinkedIn research shared exclusively with City A.M. today. Barclays retained its crown, wrestling with Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC, which make the top three companies on the list – all with London HQs. Chasing the coattails of [...]
Hotel Transylvania 4: Let this tired franchise finally rest in peace. January 15, 2022 Sony Animation’s Hotel Transylvania franchise comes to a conclusion after 10 years, three films, and just under $1.4billion in box office. That last number is unlikely to change, given the film will roll out on Amazon Prime Video following a $100million purchase by the streamer. It’s a curious move for the franchise, but these are [...]
Exclusive: App platform Airtable backs London with first international HQ in Shoreditch February 4, 2022 US app building platform Airtable has today announced it will open its first international headquarters in London as it looks to ramp up expansion into European, African and Middle Eastern markets.
Chart topper: Audioboom marks maiden profit after true crime podcast boom April 25, 2022 Podcast firm Audioboom has made a maiden profit after success with true crime podcasts and beating its own records for monthly downloads. In final audited results for the year ended 31 December 2021, the London listed firm posted revenue of $60.3m, an increase of 125 per cent on 2020. The firm reported maiden annual net [...]
Railsr raises $46m at close of latest funding round October 6, 2022 Embedded finance platform Railsr has closed its Series C round, four months after rebranding from Railsbank.
Sports law year in review 2021: Were our predictions right? December 26, 2021 In December 2020, while others may have been preparing for muted New Year’s Eve celebrations in light of the new coronavirus variant, we were busy making sports law predictions for the year ahead for City A.M. In summary, we predicted a rise in data-related disputes on the back of Project Red Card, the further growth [...]
Big Tech cuts jobs as market caps suffer May 14, 2022 Big Tech companies have been forced to cut jobs as market caps continue to be slashed as momentum slows.
Inflation across the world and in the UK will likely be stuck at a higher rate October 19, 2023 The very forces that kept inflation down - the labour market, less defence spending and energy prices - are now keeping it high and will be with us for years to come.
Sunak vows to push forward with Channel 4 privatisation July 22, 2022 Rishi Sunak has vowed to push ahead with privatisation plans for Channel 4, killing hopes from C4 bosses and indie studios that a new leader could mean a new direction.
Meet the fund manager: Stephen Yiu on Meta, Nvidia and cashing in on the AI boom April 29, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Stephen Yiu, manager of Blue Whale Growth fund.