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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Oil price volatility holding back “inevitable” M&A in industry, new survey of executives finds

April 12, 2016

Oil price volatility is holding back mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the industry, according to a new report. With falling energy prices, distressed sales and bankruptcies in the oil and gas sector, M&A levels are widely predicted to increase. But research by law firm Clyde and Co has shown that the "inevitable" wave of activity has [...]
EU referendum: David Miliband warns Brexit would be “tragic miscalculation”. Vote Leave says voters will be in “no mood for lectures” from former Labour MP

April 12, 2016

Quiet everybody – David Miliband has come out of hiding and wants to say something about Brexit. Pipe down at the back, there. The former politician, who lost the Labour leadership race with his brother Ed in 2010 and quit as an MP in 2013, has warned: "No nation in human peacetime history has voluntarily given up [...]
Merged London Stock Exchange group could “under no circumstances” be based in UK if nation votes for Brexit, says Frankfurt politician as Tory MP slams German “desire to take over”

April 12, 2016

The political row over the proposed merger between the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse has escalated. A German member of parliament told City A.M. that the merged company could "under no circumstances" be based in the London rather than Frankfurt if the UK votes for a so-called Brexit. Ulrich Caspar, a member of parliament for [...]
Eastern European energy company EPIF plans IPO and London Stock Exchange listing

April 12, 2016

Czech investor EPH has announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) and list its energy infrastructure utility EPIF on the London Stock Exchange. Its primary stock market listing will be on the Prague Stock Exchange, while its global depository receipts (GDRs) will be admitted onto the UK market, under the plans. It was [...]
UK is top targeted European country for M&A deals from emerging markets

April 11, 2016

The UK was the number one European target for inbound deals from emerging markets in the second half of last year, according to a new report. During the six-month period, UK companies were involved in 45 inbound, completed deals, up nearly 30 per cent on the first half of the year, KPMG's cross border deals tracker [...]
M&A boom of 2015 may not be over yet: Law firm report adds to Goldman Sachs optimism

April 11, 2016

A law firm's report has joined Goldman Sachs in suggesting the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) boom of 2015 may not be over yet. Baker & McKenzie's quarterly cross-border M&A index, released later this week, reports that cross-border M&A has accelerated in the first quarter by eight per cent year on year, with 1,147 deals worth [...]
Wealth management firm Courtiers sets sights on three acquisitions as it aims to take assets under management total to more than £1bn

April 11, 2016

Wealth management firm Courtiers has set its sights on three acquisitions to take its total assets under management to £800m. It has agreed a deal for JRH Asset Management, which has around £62m in funds under management. And two more deals, both of which are subject to non-disclosure agreements, are also in the pipeline. Read more: [...]
Digital mortgage broker aims to bring market into “21st century” and save consumers £29bn after securing £1.55m in seed funding

April 11, 2016

A digital mortgage broker aiming to save consumers up to £29bn a year launched today after securing £1.55m in seed funding. Habito said it was “taking aim at the £95bn mortgage broking market, one of the only pillars of the consumer finance sector yet to benefit from technological disruption”. The startup uses technology to analyse every [...]
London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Boerse merger under pressure from Germany, where politicians are worried about Brexit and company being based in UK

April 11, 2016

The proposed merger of Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange is facing increasing political scrutiny – with German politicians now voicing their concerns. Members of the country's ruling Christian Democrats have questioned the wisdom and fairness of the merged organisation being based in the UK – especially if the nation votes for a so-called Brexit. [...]
Goldman Sachs sees M&A “room to run” in 2016, despite global activity dropping after record 2015

April 11, 2016

Goldman Sachs sees "room to run" in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) this year, despite global activity dropping 20 per cent so far in 2016. In a letter to shareholders, chief executive Lloyd Blankfein wrote that equity markets are showing signs of “sustained stabilisation”. And he said Goldman Sachs sees “consolidation opportunities" in industrials, energy, mining, food, media and [...]

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