By: Ali Lyon

Graduate reporter Ali is a freelance business journalist interning at City A.M. He is currently studying for a master's degree in newspaper journalism at City, University of London, and has previously worked with the environmental newsroom DeSmog.

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Compass in talks to buy Kew Gardens caterer CH&Co in £400m deal

January 21, 2024

FTSE 100 caterer Compass Group is reportedly in advanced talks to snap up competitor CH&Co, the go-to hospitality provider for Kew Gardens and the Royal Opera House.
Sainsbury’s spends £220million to ‘keep prices low’ for customers

January 21, 2024

Sainsbury’s will have forked out £220m to keep prices down for shoppers by the end of this financial year, according to its boss.
Blow for British Steel as auditor quits after just a year

January 21, 2024

The firm responsible for auditing British Steel’s accounts has walked away from the Chinese-owned steelmaker after it was unable to verify stock worth tens of millions of pounds.
‘Another victory for NIMBYs’: Campaigners slam planning permission collapse

December 18, 2023

The number of planning permission approvals for new home sites has fallen to another record low, figures out today show, continuing the downward trend seen in the past two years.
Baroness Mone: The PPE contract, a VIP line and the lies to the press

December 17, 2023

Michelle Mone has conceded that she is in line to benefit from the sale of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK government during the pandemic by a company run by her husband, Doug Barrowman.
City of London Corporation to open first US offices

December 11, 2023

The City of London Corporation has today announced it is laying permanent foundations across the pond with the opening of its first offices in the US.
Firms work up a risk appetite as they expect rates to fall next year

December 11, 2023

Board directors will take more risk and focus on potential acquisition opportunities next year thanks to an expected fall in interest rates and inflation.
Government slashes spending on Big Four heaping extra pressure on firms

December 10, 2023

The civil service has slashed the amount it spends on contracts with the Big Four by 26 per cent, new figures show.
Jollyes pet food chain may fetch over £100m in sale

December 3, 2023

One of Britain’s largest private pet food brands Jollyes could be about to change hands for in a deal worth more than £100m.
Foxtons under pressure from shareholders to sell the business

November 19, 2023

Foxtons is under pressure to sell, after an investment fund with a 4 per cent stake in the estate agency joined calls for a sale.

Ofcom flexes Online Safety Act with ignored fine

World Cup has found ‘right number’ by expanding to 48 teams, says Wenger

Always Remember: The Boy, The Mole and the Millennial Losers buying this drivel

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