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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“You just have to get on with things”: UK dealmaking is off to its best start to a year since 2008

February 2, 2017

UK dealmakers have had a flying beginning to the year, with 2017 marking the best annual start for British mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity since 2008. After Reckitt Benckiser’s offer for Mead Johnson Nutrition, the total value of deals involving UK parties so far this year has reached $34.9bn (£27.8bn), according to Thomson Reuters. Read [...]
German prosecutors searched office and home of Deutsche Boerse chief in insider trading probe

February 2, 2017

Prosecutors in Germany have searched the home and office of Deutsche Boerse’s chief executive as part of its probe into alleged insider trading, it emerged today. The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Frankfurt is investigating a €4.5m (£3.8m) share purchase by Carsten Kengeter in December 2015, shortly before Deutsche Boerse agreed to the terms of a [...]
Middlesbrough pawnbroker aiming to float on London’s junior market

February 2, 2017

A Middlesbrough-based pawnbroker has announced plans to float on London’s junior stock market this month. Ramsdens, which is advertised on the shirts of Middlesbrough Football Club, is seeking to raise £15.6m through an initial public offering (IPO) expected on 15 February. The flotation on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) is expected to price Ramsdens’ shares [...]
Aberdeen Asset Management shares tumble on 15th consecutive quarter of outflows

February 2, 2017

Aberdeen Asset Management’s shares fell five per cent on Thursday morning after the FTSE 250 firm reported outflows as investors were spooked by the US presidential election. The figures The company reported assets under management of £302.7bn at 31 December, down three per cent from £312.1bn on 30 September last year. Net outflows of £10.5bn were only [...]
German prosecutors probe share purchase by Deutsche Boerse boss before London Stock Exchange merger deal

February 2, 2017

German authorities are investigating a share purchase by Deutsche Boerse’s chief executive shortly before the company announced its plans to merge with the London Stock Exchange. The German exchange announced on Wednesday evening that the public prosecutor’s office of Frankfurt was investigating the share purchase by Carsten Kengeter, made on 14 December 2015. Shares in [...]
Startup Dead Right aims to bring digital disruption to the funeral industry

February 1, 2017

A new digital disruptor is aiming to put the ‘fun’ in funeral. Dead Right, a service comparison startup, is backed by advertising exec Sir John Hegarty and his company Garage Soho, and is in the process of seeking further funding. Read more: A startup sprouting up across London could be getting a massive investment from Softbank [...]
Deadline for European competition probe into London Stock Exchange merger set to be extended

February 1, 2017

The European competition probe into the London Stock Exchange’s merger with Deutsche Boerse is set to be extended. The European Commission currently has a deadline of 13 March to decide whether to give its backing to the £21bn deal. Read more: Deutsche Boerse boss wants merger to bring Anglo-Saxon spirit to Europe But this could be [...]
Financial Stability Board sets out plans to minimise “too-big-to-fail” clearing house risk

February 1, 2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has set out proposals for new rules around “living wills” for clearing houses to ensure they do not become a new source of “too-big-to-fail risk”. The blueprint, published today, is designed to ensure that collapsing clearing houses, or CCPs, do not cause further damage to the financial system and are not [...]
Owners of telephone mast giant Arqiva said to keep options open amid sale reports

February 1, 2017

Telephone mast giant Arqiva could still be set for a stock market flotation, according to sources with knowledge of its situation. It emerged last night that Arqiva’s owners, including Australian investment bank Macquarie and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, could be seeking to sell the company. Read more: Cheeky IPO? Nando's is considering a float [...]
Rocketing Chinese M&A at risk from new rules and global protectionism

February 1, 2017

Chinese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity into North America grew by 412 per cent last year, according to figures out today. Outbound acquisitions overall were up 201 per cent in Europe, meanwhile, and globally 114 per cent to $208.6bn (£166bn) in value. Read more: China, Mexico, Japan: Who's afraid of Trump's protectionism? Law firm Clifford [...]

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