By: Simon Hunt

City Editor Simon Hunt is City editor at City AM, covering the economy and financial markets. He was previously business correspondent for the Evening Standard and a reporter for Bloomberg News.

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London becomes activist capital of Europe as investors pressure firms over AI plans

July 1, 2026

London has become the shareholder activist capital of Europe as boardrooms feel the heat of interventions from outspoken investors. The UK’s capital markets were the subject of a staggering 57 per cent of all European campaign activity in the first half of the year, fresh data has found, crossing the 50 per cent threshold for [...]
Brewdog chief executive quits after only one year

July 1, 2026

The boss of Brewdog has stepped down barely more than a year after taking up the role in the latest twist in the long-running saga over the management of the beleaguered beer business. James Taylor, who took up the role of chief executive at the beginning of last year and who oversaw the takeover of [...]
Why I’ve fallen back in love with the iPod

July 1, 2026

In a world where digital ownership is increasingly rare, Simon Hunt returned to technology from 2007 – and hasn’t looked back. Not since childhood had I been this excited to open a parcel. I tore through layers of brown sticky tape, clawed through the cardboard box and unpeeled the bubble wrap. And there it was: [...]
‘Ultrasound cakes’ help fuel sales surge at London-listed Cake Box

June 30, 2026

A surge in demand for ‘ultrasound cake’ has helped drive record sales at one of the UK’s biggest bakeries. Cake Box, which operates hundreds of stores across the UK, posted a 9.3 per cent rise in organic turnover to £45.9m for the year to end March as the firm set its sights on opening dozens [...]
Uranium miner plots London float as father-and-son team reopen abandoned site in northern Italy

June 30, 2026

A firm planning to mine uranium in northern Italy has drawn up plans for a London float as it seeks to capitalise on renewed interest in nuclear technology. Reveille Resources, which will be operated by Ippolito Ingo Cattaneo alongside his father, Andrea Cattaneo, are preparing to join London’s small-cap Aquis exchange as soon as this [...]
Government-backed ESG reporting platform put up for sale as firms backtrack on eco-goals

June 30, 2026

An ESG reporting platform backed by the government-owned British Business Bank has been put up for sale after appointing administrators, City AM can reveal, in the latest sign blue-chip companies are paring back their sustainability commitments. World Wide Generation, which operates the platform, known as G17 Eco, has opened the bidding to interested parties and [...]
‘Sh*tloads to come’: London takeover spree set to accelerate

June 29, 2026

At a gathering of some of London’s top bankers in the City of London last week, the mood was one of uncertainty. On the one hand, London’s dealmakers are not in want of work. In the past two weeks alone Easyjet has opened the door to an approach from American private equity firm Castlelake, Ramsdens [...]
As it happened: Supreme Court blocks Trump sacking; Andy Burnham vows ‘greater public control’; Comcast spin-off

June 29, 2026

Good afternoon from the City AM liveblog team. News of a major spin-off deal in the media sector is providing the main talking point during the New York trading day, helping lift stocks up after the tech sector weighed on the market over the previous session. Sky owner Comcast’s announcement that it will set up [...]
Volex takes ‘conservative’ approach to data centre growth forecast amid AI capex splurge

June 26, 2026

The boss of Volex has said the firm has taken a “conservative” approach to the growth of its data centre arm after a surge in capex spend among the AI hyperscalers sent its revenue soaring. The Hampshire based connectivity products business, which supplies key components used in data centres, posted a 14.4 per cent rise [...]
Revealed: Secret Treasury plan to tax State Pension before it is paid out

June 25, 2026

The Treasury is drawing up plans to automatically withhold income tax from the State Pension before it is paid out to recipients, City AM can reveal, in a move which flies in the face of previous assurances by Chancellor Rachel Reeves that she would not “go after” elderly Brits with fresh tax demands. The proposal, [...]

Uefa to boycott World Cup over Infantino’s Fifa sell-off following unanimous vote

Uefa to boycott World Cup over Infantino’s Fifa sell-off following unanimous vote

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