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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France seeks to extend “state of emergency” beyond 2017 elections

December 10, 2016

The French prime minister is calling for an extension to the state-of-emergency measures which have been in place in the country since last year’s terror attacks. Bernard Cazeneuve wants the emergency powers to be prolonged in order to protect elections next year. Read more: Mayor unveils new anti-terrorism proposals in wake of North Greenwich alert [...]
US intelligence agencies believe Russia intervened to help Donald Trump win presidential election

December 10, 2016

US intelligence agencies have “high confidence” Russia acted covertly to boost Donald Trump’s chances in the US presidential election. Both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times have reported the findings, citing senior US officials. Read more: Donald Trump has beaten Nigel Farage to be named Time's Person of the Year Trump’s transition team [...]
Jeremy Corbyn speech on human rights disrupted by Syria campaigners

December 10, 2016

Campaigners disrupted Jeremy Corbyn today as he attempted to deliver a speech on human rights. The human rights activists were protesting Labour’s response to the war in Syria. Read more: Corbyn confirms Labour will seek an amendment to Article 50 bill As Corbyn began speaking, a group of campaigners moved in front of the Labour [...]
Generation unlucky: Millennials are feeling sorry for themselves financially (and don’t mention Brexit)

December 10, 2016

With Christmas on the way, spare a thought for the millennials in your life. They are are probably feeling hard done by financially, and miserable about 2016’s Brexit vote. Maybe you could consider putting another tangerine in their stocking, or adding an extra £5 on to their HMV gift card, to make up for it. A [...]
21st Century Fox takeover of Sky unlikely to be blocked by regulators, say media analysts

December 10, 2016

Media analysts do not believe regulators would block a takeover of Sky by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox. Fox said last night it had reached an agreement in principle to acquire the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own for £10.75 per share. This would value Sky at £18.5bn. Murdoch’s News Corporation [...]
Council tax bills likely to soar across England next year (again)

December 10, 2016

Council tax bills in England are set to soar across the country next year, according to new research out today. Nine out of 10 local authorities are planning to increase charges by nearly four per cent in 2017/18. This follows an average hike of 3.1 per cent this year. The finding was made by the [...]
Michael Gove backs Theresa May decision: “I would have sacked me too”

December 10, 2016

Michael Gove has said Theresa May was right to oust him from the cabinet, saying: “If I’d been in her shoes, I would have sacked me too.” The former justice secretary has also said he regretted running for the Conservative Party leadership. Read more: Gove questions EEF over pre-Brexit membership polls And Gove said he had [...]
21st Century Fox in talks to buy Sky, valuing UK firm at £18.5bn

December 9, 2016

Sky’s share price leapt by more than 30 per cent on Friday afternoon after the company said it was in talks to be taken over by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox. The directors of both companies have reached an agreement at £10.75 per share in cash – putting an overall value of Sky at £18.5bn. Fox [...]
IPOh yeah: How newly listed companies outperform the market

December 9, 2016

It has been a tough year for London’s flotation market, with the number of big initial public offerings (IPOs) falling significantly on 2015 levels. In addition, there have been a raft of high-profile IPOs pulled by companies, which have cited challenging market conditions. But, according to a new study, the few companies that have completed [...]
TGI Friday: Private equity company reports record returns

December 9, 2016

The last day of the working week is, no doubt, always a cause of celebration for the owner of TGI Fridays. But this Friday is an extra special one for Electra Private Equity, which also holds investments in the Original Bowling Company, Photobox Group and holiday parks operator Parkdean Resorts. Epiris, the manager of Electra, [...]

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