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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Imagination Technologies share price rockets after news Apple is in “advanced talks” to acquire British chip design company

March 22, 2016

Apple is in "advanced talks" to acquire UK chip design company Imagination Technologies. The share price of Imagination has rose by more than 17 per cent to 217p this morning, taking to company's market cap to around £600m. Imagination declined to comment and Apple has not responded to a request for comment on the story, which was [...]
UK M&A activity experiencing a “major pause” due to looming EU referendum, market volatility and weakening pound

March 22, 2016

The looming EU referendum, market volatility and the weakening of the pound have contributed to a fall in UK M&A activity, new research has found. Foreign spending on British acquisitions has dipped by nearly a third so far this year, according to Deloitte. Between 1 January and 8 March foreign buyers spent $24.4bn (£17.1bn) on acquiring British [...]
Johnston Press share price shoots up after newspaper publisher reports pre-tax profits rise of more than 20 per cent ahead of i deal completion

March 22, 2016

Shares in newspaper publisher Johnston Press shot up this morning after the company reported a pre-tax profits rise of more than 20 per cent. The figures In the 52 weeks to 2 January 2016, Johnston Press reported a 6.8 per cent year-on-year fall in revenue, from £260m to £242.3m. But the company also cut its [...]
Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald’s share price up after delivering 12 per cent funds under management growth in “uncertain markets”

March 17, 2016

The share price of Brooks Macdonald rose nearly two per cent today after the investment manager reported a 12 per cent growth in discretionary funds under management (FUM). The figures The company’s results, for the six months to 31 December 2015, showed it increased its FUM value to £7.82bn, up from £6.95bn the year before. [...]
Advertising company Exterion Media wins £1.1bn Transport for London contract

March 17, 2016

Advertising company Exterion Media has won a Transport for London (TfL) contract worth more than £1bn. The partnership will begin on 1 October 2016 and was described by TfL as the largest outdoor advertising contract in the world. As part of the agreement, Exterion will oversee advertising on trains and at more than 400 stations across [...]
Centaur Media share price dips after magazine publisher reports rise in net debt figure

March 17, 2016

The share price of Centaur Media dipped by nearly four per cent today after the publisher reported an increase in its net debt figure. The figures Centaur – which publishes magazines including Marketing Week, The Engineer and The Lawyer – reported revenue of £70.5m in 2015. This was down three per cent from £72.8m in 2014. But [...]
Insurance group Phoenix prepares bid for Deutsche Bank’s Abbey Life

March 17, 2016

Insurance group Phoenix is preparing to launch a bid for Abbey Life, which is owned by Deutsche Bank. Phoenix is understood to have hired investment bankers to advise on a bid for the company. Abbey Life has been valued at £3bn, but sources close to Phoenix told Sky News the real figure is unlikely to [...]
Newspaper publisher Guardian Media Group announces plans to cut 250 jobs as part of bid to break even

March 17, 2016

Guardian Media Group, the owner of The Guardian and Observer newspapers, has announced plans to cut 250 jobs. The publisher said 100 of the jobs will be editorial and also said it would be restructuring less profitable parts of the company. The other 150 jobs are expected to come from commercial departments. Read more: Guardian reveals [...]
Law firms BLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks with parties unable to find “common ground”

March 17, 2016

A proposed merger between City law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US company Greenberg Traurig has been called off. The law firms confirmed they were in talks over a merger last month. But BLP has now said the two firms "could not find enough common ground". Read more: Law firm mergers drop as partners focus on growth-driven takeovers Lisa Mayhew, [...]
Trinity Mirror doubles cover price of New Day newspaper despite circulation struggles

March 17, 2016

The cover price of Trinity Mirror's New Day newspaper doubled to 50p today despite the title's circulation falling to below 90,000. The publisher originally intended to raise the cover price from 25p to 50p after two weeks, although it stressed it could be flexible. Read more: New Day could be closed if it's not profitable by [...]

Fifa’s credibility is shot because it can’t decide what it wants to be

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