Ethereum hits new all-time high but recovery stalls April 28, 2021 As Ethereum hits a new all-time high, the crypto markets have slowed somewhat over the last 24 hours.
Equiniti receives sweetened £661m takeover bid from US private equity firm April 28, 2021 Equiniti Group has received a revised offer from US private equity investor Siris Capital, to buy the outsourcer for around £661m in cash. Siris revised its bid to 180 pence per share following discussions, London-listed Equiniti said. In early April, Siris submitted a non-binding proposal for 170 pence per share, which Equiniti said it would evaluate “carefully [...]
James Dyson denies he tried to ‘extract favours’ from Boris Johnson April 28, 2021 Sir James Dyson has denied he was trying to “extract favours” from Boris Johnson when he texted him over his company’s involvement in building ventilators for the UK’s Covid effort. The UK’s richest man also hit out at the BBC for its coverage of the affair, accusing the broadcaster of “grotesque mischaracterisation” after it incorrectly [...]
Hines to refurbish West End building into mixed-use retail and office space April 28, 2021 Real estate firm Hines has secured planning consent for its proposed mixed-use retail and office scheme in the heart of London’s West End. The building, located with dual frontage to both New Bond Street and Oxford Street, was acquired on behalf of Hines in February 2020. The planning consent will enable the company to proceed [...]
Dixons Carphone to close all Dixons Travel airport stores as it repays £73m furlough cash April 28, 2021 Dixons Carphone will close all of its Dixons Travel stores, having made the decision to shut down the business after the government removed airside tax free sales for most retailers. All 35 stores, found in airports around the UK including at Heathrow and Gatwick, as well as two concessions on P&O Cruises, will close, after [...]
LinkedIn: Barclays, Tesco and NatWest ranked top three UK workplaces April 28, 2021 Barclays has been crowned the best company to work for, followed by Tesco and NatWest, according to LinkedIn’s list of the 25 top workplaces in the UK. The list ranks workplaces on their capacity to build and sustain a long-term career and have been compiled based on actions taken by the platform’s 30m UK members [...]
Spain set to open doors to Brits from June April 28, 2021 Spain will open its doors to British holidaymakers from June after discussions between the two governments on using digital health passes to ensure safe travel. Fernando Valdes Verelst, Spain’s tourism minister, said that it was pushing for Britain’s so-called “vaccine passport” to be “mutually recognised”. His comments came as transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that [...]
Co-op bank reports ‘resilient’ performance in first few months of 2021 April 28, 2021 Co-op Bank reported a small underlying profit in the first three months of 2021 of £2.6m, with statutory profit before tax of £7.2m. CEO Nick Slape said the bank had delivered a “resilient” three-month performance, that should position it well to deliver overall profit in 2021. “We have delivered a resilient performance by maintaining our [...]
5 amazing jobs in London that you can apply for right now April 28, 2021 Looking for a new job can be really exciting, but also tricky. It doesn’t happen overnight (well, most of the time anyway). People usually say that looking for a job is like a job in itself – and we want to make that search of yours a little bit easier. That’s why we have a [...]
Ex-CEO of Coca-Cola EU and founder of Café Rouge join Deliveroo’s board April 28, 2021 Deliveroo has confirmed a board shuffle today by hiring two new non-executive directors, to help keep up with its growing partnerships. Dominique Reiniche and Karen Jones are set to join the board, just as the company is to ramp up its online delivery capabilities with Waitrose. “They join at an important time for Deliveroo as [...]