About Jessica Clark

Jess Clark is a City A.M. news reporter covering private equity and investment.

June 2019 articles

Kier shares plunge on housebuilding unit sale reports
Kier shares plunge on housebuilding unit sale reports
Shares in construction company Kier plunged more than 30 per cent today following reports that the outsourcer is preparing to [...]
June 14, 2019
Matt Hancock drops out of Conservative leadership race
Matt Hancock drops out of Conservative leadership race
Health secretary Matt Hancock has dropped out of the race to lead the Conservative Party and become the next Prime [...]
June 14, 2019
London Metal Exchange introduces alcohol ban on trading floor
London Metal Exchange introduces alcohol ban on trading floor
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has introduced an alcohol ban on its trading floor in the latest move to overhaul [...]
June 14, 2019
Facebook poaches Standard Chartered executive ahead of cryptocurrency launch
Facebook poaches Standard Chartered executive ahead of cryptocurrency launch
Facebook has hired a senior Standard Chartered executive as it gears up to launch a cryptocurrency and financial services business, [...]
June 14, 2019
Gulf of Oman oil tanker attack: US says video shows Iran removing unexploded mine
Gulf of Oman oil tanker attack: US says video shows Iran removing unexploded mine
The US military has released footage which it says shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded mine from an oil [...]
June 14, 2019
Digital doctor startup Zava secures $32m series A funding
Digital doctor startup Zava secures $32m series A funding
Digital doctor startup Zava has raised $32m in series A funding led by HPE Growth as it kickstarts an expansion [...]
June 13, 2019
SSP buys three Jamie Oliver restaurants saving 250 jobs
SSP buys three Jamie Oliver restaurants saving 250 jobs
Three of Jamie Oliver’s restaurants have been rescued after administrators secured a sale with SSP, saving 250 jobs. SSP will [...]
June 13, 2019
Hargreaves Lansdown leads exodus from second Woodford fund
Hargreaves Lansdown leads exodus from second Woodford fund
Hargreaves Lansdown has led an exodus from Neil Woodford’s Income Focus fund adding to the trader’s woes following the suspension [...]
June 13, 2019
Sajid Javid signs US extradition request for Julian Assange
Sajid Javid signs US extradition request for Julian Assange
Home secretary Sajid Javid has signed a request for Julian Assange to be extradited to the US ahead of a [...]
June 13, 2019
Majestic Wine ‘in advanced talks’ over sale of retail arm
Majestic Wine ‘in advanced talks’ over sale of retail arm
Majestic Wine announced it was in advanced talks with multiple bidders over the sale of 200 stores as it focuses [...]
June 13, 2019