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 construction output fell in October, failing to build on September growth

December 9, 2016

Construction output suffered a surprise slowdown in October, new figures out today show. The sector shrank by 0.6 per cent between September and October, falling below analyst expectations. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the biggest downward contribution came from infrastructure, while repair and maintenance showed no growth. Read more: It's not all [...]
Shares fall as Daily Mail publisher reveals details of £315m Euromoney stake sale

December 9, 2016

Financial information business Euromoney saw its share price drop nine per cent on Friday morning as Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) revealed details of its plans sell part of its stake in the company. DMGT’s share price fell two per cent also after the company, which publishes the Daily Mail, said it plans to raise [...]
Deutsche Boerse boss in warning over London Stock Exchange deal hurdles: “It is still not clear at all that everything will work out”

December 9, 2016

The chief executive of Deutsche Boerse has warned “it is still not clear at all that everything will work out” in relation to the German company’s merger with the London Stock Exchange. The exchange operators, which agreed to the £21bn deal in March, are awaiting a statement of objections to the deal next week from [...]
Chinese takeover activity in UK and beyond set to accelerate further, despite political rhetoric and Brexit vote

December 5, 2016

Edinburgh-based flights search website Skyscanner and West Bromwich Albion Football Club have been among the high-profile UK targets gobbled up by Chinese businesses this year. With most of December still to come, China-to-UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has already hit record levels. To date, 31 deals worth $7.65bn (£6.01bn) have been agreed, according to [...]
Yule regret it: Christmas party hangovers to cost UK economy £541m this year, study estimates

December 2, 2016

Post-Christmas party hangovers could cost the UK economy £541m, a new study out today claims. A survey of 2,000 British workers by Travelodge found that 57 per cent plan to attend two or more work Christmas parties this year. And more than half will waste half a day after the do, costing the economy £541m [...]
Oil prices dip but still on track for recovery after Opec deal

December 2, 2016

Oil prices fell slightly on Friday morning, but are still set for a strong week. Investors piled into oil futures and related stocks earlier this week when Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ (Opec) revealed a deal to cut production by 1.2m barrels a day. Read more: $50 oil saves FTSE 100 from further falls This [...]
More Skyscanner, Arm and LinkedIn deals are on the way, say tech dealmakers

December 2, 2016

Flight-booking website Skyscanner, chip designer Arm Holdings and professional social media site LinkedIn have been among the high-profile technology takeover targets of 2016. And we should expect to see plenty more next year, according to a survey by law firm Morrison & Foerster (which, in a rather hip-hop fashion, shortens its name to MoFo). Half [...]
These are the most “Yahooed” terms of 2016: Featuring Brexit, David Bowie, Jose Mourinho, Holly Willoughby and… “How do I set Yahoo as my homepage?”

December 2, 2016

Politics triumphed in terms of internet searches in the UK in 2016, new research out today shows. Brexit beat the Olympics, Euro 2016, David Bowie, Andy Murray and even Celebrity Big Brother to be the top searched term this year. Take the findings with a pinch of salt – they are based on searches made [...]
Newspaper group chairman to leave, with former News International executive taking up interim role

December 2, 2016

The chairman of newspaper publisher Johnston Press is stepping down due to an “acute illness in his family”. Ian Russell will depart the company, which owns more than 200 local newspapers and the i, from 31 December. Read more: Johnston Press confirms late-stage discussions to sell East Anglia papers The company has begun searching for [...]
Small companies Aim high: Junior market set for buoyant December, with five new floats in the pipeline

December 1, 2016

The London Stock Exchange’s junior market is set for a buoyant month after a slow year for floats across the board. While initial public offerings (IPOs) on the main market appear to have almost ground to a halt, at least five new listings are due on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) in the coming weeks as [...]

IOC looks tin-eared at best, cruel at worst over Ukraine helmet saga

IOC looks tin-eared at best, cruel at worst over Ukraine helmet saga

Hirundine whisky: Pierre Schoeman and Duhan van der Merwe unveil 38-year-old masterpiece

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