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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Majority of UK dealmakers say Brexit would be bad for business and study finds EU referendum uncertainty is already taking its toll on M&A

April 28, 2016

The majority of UK dealmakers believe a so-called Brexit would have a negative impact of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity at home and in Europe. A new survey also suggested uncertainty around the referendum is having a negative impact on early-stage M&A activity in the UK, with growth slowing in the first quarter. Read more: Dealmakers [...]
As government talks up Channel 4 privatisation, analysts name Netflix, Viacom, BT and Discovery as potential suitors

April 27, 2016

Netflix, Viacom, BT and Discovery have all been tipped as potential suitors for Channel 4 by media analysts. The government is currently considering selling off the channel, which is privately funded but publicly owned. And culture secretary John Whittingdale yesterday talked up the prospect of privatisation, saying it could leave the channel "better off". Read more: Why Channel 4's [...]
EU referendum: German finance industry believes Frankfurt would be “major winner” of Brexit

April 27, 2016

The German finance industry believes Frankfurt would emerge as a "major winner" if the UK votes for a so-called Brexit. A survey of 400 businesses in the sector also found support for the London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse merger. But there are concerns about the headquarters of the holding company created by the merger being based in London [...]
Arrr! Photo agency wants Brussels to force Google into walking the plank for turning people into “accidental pirates”

April 27, 2016

A photo agency wants Google to walk the plank for turning people into “accidental pirates”. Yes, Google is facing yet more legal action in Brussels. This time, Getty Images has complained to the European Commission over Google Images. As well as accusing Google of creating pirates, Getty also said the search engine is "threatening innovation, and [...]
Japanese broker Nomura reports unexpected quarterly loss after announcing hundreds of job losses in Europe

April 27, 2016

Japanese broker Nomura has reported an unexpected quarterly loss, its first since 2011, as market conditions "deteriorated considerably". The figures The firm's net revenue for its fourth quarter, ending March 2016, was ¥280.1bn (£1.72bn), down 36 per cent year on year. It also reported a net loss for the period of ¥19.2bn. Analysts had expected Nomura [...]
Shrek maker Dreamworks sees share price soar after news Comcast is considering $3bn takeover bid

April 27, 2016

Shares in Dreamworks were up by more than 15 per cent on Wednesday after it emerged Comcast is considering a takeover of the company. Shares in Comcast, the creator of the Despicable Me and Minions films, were also up slightly following the news. Read more: Comcast pours cold water on ITV takeover talks Comcast is in talks to [...]
Crowdfunding website offers new ways to invest in UK property development

April 27, 2016

A new crowdfunding platform is offering investors the chance to buy a stake in potential housing development sites. Intro Crowd, launched today, offers the opportunity for investors to buy shares in companies owning the land plots for as little as £1,500. Gregory Baker, Intro Crowd’s chief executive, said: “The government has pledged to build one [...]
Energy sector bucks the M&A trend as deals value powers to highest year-to-date level since 2011

April 26, 2016

Deal activity in the energy and utility sector has powered to its highest year-to-date level since 2011. The mergers and acquisitions (M&A) surge comes in a year that has seen most sectors in decline after a record 2015 in which more than $5 trillion (£3.4 trillion) of deals were announced in total. Between 1 January and [...]
Investment banks in talks over possible merger with energy-focused boutique

April 26, 2016

Investment banks Perella Weinberg and Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co are understood to be in talks over a possible merger. New York-based Perella, which recently advised Deutsche Boerse on its proposed merger with the London Stock Exchange, is the bigger of the two banks. Tudor, Pickering, Holt and Co is an energy-focused boutique bank based in Houston, Texas. [...]
Executive pay: Focus on remuneration packages is distracting from the real issues

April 26, 2016

April hasn’t been a good month to be on a remuneration committee. Earlier this month BP came under fire for awarding their chief executive a £14m deal; last week the Investment Association stated that boardroom pay practice “isn’t fit for purpose”. Anyone with responsibility for setting executive pay could be forgiven for keeping their heads below the [...]

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