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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UK asset management employees survive global pay plunge

January 23, 2017

Global asset management pay fell for the second year running in 2016 and is down 20 per cent since 2014, new figures show. But those working in the UK asset management industry enjoyed a remuneration boost. Median salaries in the industry worldwide were $84,000 (£67,000) last year, with a median bonus of $15,000 bringing total [...]
Sky buys majority stake in production company behind the Lie Detective

January 23, 2017

Sky has bought a majority stake in a northern indie production company backed by Channel 4 in 2014. The sale marks Channel 4’s first exit from a company backed by its £20m Indie Growth Fund. Founded in 2001, True North now employs more than 150 people across Leeds and Manchester. Read more: Bad news: People [...]
Breaking news: Revenue woes are driving a wave of deals in the print media sector

January 23, 2017

After the closure of the Independent, the failed launch of Trinity Mirror’s New Day newspaper and plummeting revenues across the industry, 2016 will likely be remembered as a messy year for the print media. Less than a month in, and with rows brewing over press regulation, part two of the Leveson Inquiry and fake news [...]
Nigel Farage lands Fox News punditry role

January 20, 2017

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been signed up as a contributor to Fox News. The broadcaster said it would be using Farage, who recently made friends with incoming President Donald Trump, for political analysis. Read more: What's that coming over the hill? It's a Westmonster The Fox gig comes after Farage landed his own [...]
Media M&A

January 20, 2017

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US professionals are feeling optimistic about 2017 as Donald Trump prepares to take charge

January 20, 2017

Whether Donald Trump will make America great again remains to be seen. But US businesses are certainly feeling bullish about the year ahead. Some 81 per cent of US professionals surveyed by Emolument.com said they expect their business to do better in 2017 than 2016. Perhaps inevitably, British professionals were a little more restrained, with [...]
Forget the City – Peppa Pig should be at the heart of Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations, says Lib Dem peer

January 20, 2017

Whether it’s bankers, Scots or farmers, everybody seems to want to be at, or near, the heart of Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations. And the Prime Minister has now been urged to include children’s TV star Peppa Pig in her thoughts. Floella Benjamin, a children’s TV presenter turned Liberal Democrat peer, spoke out for the animated [...]
China reports slowest year of economic growth since 1990

January 20, 2017

China today reported its slowest year of economic growth in more than 25 years. The nation’s economy grew by 6.7 per cent in 2016, down from 6.9 per cent in 2015, according to official data. The figure represents the nation's slowest reported growth since 1990. Read more: China's crude oil output is falling “Perhaps inevitably, [...]
Comparethemarket.com owner pushes stock market float back to end of 2017

January 19, 2017

The owner of price comparison website Comparethemarket.com has pushed back its plans for a £2bn stock market float, City A.M. has learned. BGL Group appointed JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on its initial public offering (IPO) last summer, and was expected to list early this year. Read more: London set for biggest IPO in [...]
Here comes the Son-y/ATV legal action: Paul McCartney steps up bid for Beatles rights

January 19, 2017

All you need is love. Unless you’re Sir Paul McCartney, who also wants to get back the rights to some of his most famous songs. Yesterday, the Beatle filed a lawsuit in New York against Sony/ATV to regain the copyrights to songs including Hey Jude and the Long and Winding Road. Read more: Ron Howard [...]

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