By: William Turvill

I write about M&A, deals, IPOs, private equity, asset management, media and a few other areas for City A.M. I also write news features and am always interested in interviewing and profiling high-profile business figures. I previously worked for Press Gazette and Mail Online.

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Analysts plant seeds of regulatory doubt over Bayer’s proposed $62bn takeover on Monsanto

May 23, 2016

Bayer’s proposed $62bn (£42.7bn) takeover of US seeds company Monsanto could be prevented by regulation, analysts have warned. The German drugs and chemicals giant confirmed it had made a formal cash offer for the US company, known for its GM seeds, this morning. The offer marks the biggest M&A deal announced globally this year and would [...]
Investors unimpressed by Obama and back Brexit despite stock market fears

May 23, 2016

UK personal investors have been unimpressed by politicians in the run-up to the EU referendum and a majority say they will vote for a Brexit, new research has found. The 56 per cent backing for Leave – compared with a 39 per cent vote for Remain – comes despite a majority feeling that a Brexit would [...]
This crowdfunding platform just raised £2.3m in 10 hours on its own site

May 23, 2016

Crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom has raised £3.1m in a series A funding round. Its initial target of £2.3m was reached 10 hours after the funding round went live on SyndicateRoom’s own website. Last May, the platform completed a £1.2m funding round, which was completed in 33 hours. The latest round was led by Jonathan Milner, an angel investor [...]
Traditional banks’ dominance of lending market set to continue despite peer-to-peer growth, report finds

May 23, 2016

Banks will fight off competition from non-traditional lenders and continue to dominate the borrowing market over the next decade, a Deloitte report has suggested. The firm’s Marketplace Lending report estimates that by 2025 marketplace lenders (MPLs), previously known as peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, will account for up to around six per cent, or £35.5bn, of the [...]
UK dividend attraction falls as it lags behind global payout growth

May 23, 2016

UK dividends fell by five per cent in the first quarter of 2016, lagging behind global growth, a new report out today has found. Since 2009, UK dividends have grown 44 per cent, behind the global average of 59 per cent, according to Henderson Global Investors. In the first quarter of this year, the report [...]
IP-O2: Mobile operator strongly considering stock market float

May 22, 2016

O2 is strongly considering a stock market flotation, City A.M. understands. An initial public offering (IPO) is one of a number of options being looked at by the mobile operator following its failed merger with Three. However private equity firms are understood to be planning bids for O2, owned by Spanish company Telefonica, which could be [...]
London set for IPO market recovery after referendum… but it may have to wait until the autumn

May 22, 2016

The UK’s flagging flotation market is expected to recover from a slow start to 2016 – but not until the autumn. Activity on London’s initial public offering (IPO) market has dropped significantly on 2015 levels, with uncertainty around the upcoming EU referendum widely cited as being one reason for the slowdown. The state of the [...]
It’s only Logicor: Private equity firm encouraged to float warehouse company in London

May 22, 2016

The private equity owner of a commercial landlord giant is being encouraged by banks to float the business in London. City A.M. understands Blackstone has yet to decide whether to make an initial public offering (IPO) on Logicor, the owner of 600 warehouses. The flotation, which would be expected to value the company at more [...]
Egyptair confirms it has found wreckage in search for missing flight MS804

May 20, 2016

The Egypt military believes it has located the wreckage from missing EgyptAir flight MS804. The plane, carrying 56 passengers and 10 staff from Paris to Cairo, went off radar in the early hours of Thursday morning. This morning, the airline tweeted: "Egyptian armed forces found in the early hours of this morning after 295km from the coast [...]
Challenger bank Tandem reopens crowdfunding after smashing £1m target in minutes

May 20, 2016

A digital challenger bank today reopened for further investment after smashing its crowdfunding target within minutes yesterday. Tandem raised £850,337 in 10 seconds on Thursday before its host site, Seedrs, crashed. However, it still beat its target of £1m after 15 minutes and investment totalled £1.8m from around 1,000 investors after eight hours. Read more: Digital challenger [...]

Strait of Hormuz closed over ceasefire violations, says Iran

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Fogo de Chao nominated for Best Casual Dining Toast award

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