By: Lars Mucklejohn

Banking and Fintech Reporter Lars Mucklejohn is a reporter at City A.M. covering banking and fintech. For tips and stories, he can be contacted at lars.mucklejohn@cityam.com and posts at x.com/LarsMucklejohn

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London-listed Keywords Studios receives private equity bid at 73 per cent premium

May 19, 2024

Video game services company Keywords Studios has said it would be "minded" to accept a £2.2bn takeover bid from Swedish private equity giant EQT Partners if it makes a firm offer.
Raspberry Pi staff set for £68m windfall from London float

May 19, 2024

Employees at computer firm Raspberry Pi are poised to enjoy an up to £68m windfall from the company’s float on the London stock market in the coming weeks. According to a London Stock Exchange filing, the Cambridge-based firm’s employee incentive scheme controls a roughly 13.6 per cent stake in Raspberry Pi. If the firm achieves [...]
Top Anglo American investors open to simpler takeover bid from BHP

May 19, 2024

Major shareholders in Anglo American are reportedly open to accepting a simpler takeover bid from its bigger rival BHP that could create a mining juggernaut.
Outgoing Virgin Money boss set for bumper payday despite bank’s plunge in value

May 19, 2024

David Duffy stands to have made up to £30m from his tenure as chief executive of Virgin Money by the time he retires from the role after six years following the bank's takeover by Nationwide.
FTSE 100 trounces US and Europe since start of interest rate hikes

May 16, 2024

The FTSE 100 has been a winning index in the higher interest rate world.
Lloyds defends return-to-office mandate as staff engagement falls to nine-year low

May 16, 2024

Lloyds Banking Group has defended its workplace culture after it experienced a sharp drop in its employee engagement index last year, driven by a "tough" stance on staff returning to the office.
Sage shares plunge despite surge in profit as tech giant’s guidance disappoints

May 16, 2024

Enterprise technology firm Sage has reported a surge in profit and gaping margins as it continues to see growth across all regions and strong demand for its cloud software.
Secure Trust Bank shrugs off economic headwinds as it recovers from 2023

May 16, 2024

Secure Trust Bank has reported swelling loan and deposit books as the lender aims to reach £4bn in net lending and grow its profits after a challenging 2023.
Royal Mail owner ‘minded’ to accept raised £3.5bn takeover offer by Czech billionaire

May 15, 2024

Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS) announced on Wednesday that it is "minded" to accept a raised takeover offer worth around £3.5bn from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
London-listed Georgian banks’ shares tank after country approves divisive ‘foreign agent’ law

May 15, 2024

Both Georgia-focused banks listed in London saw their share prices crater on Wednesday after the country's parliament approved a divisive new "foreign agent" law, derailing what had been a strong performance for the lenders so far this year.

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