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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Johnston Press confirms late-stage discussions to sell East Anglia papers

November 14, 2016

Newspaper publisher Johnston Press has confirmed it is in late-stage discussions to sell a stable of newspapers in East Anglia to a rival group. Johnston Press, which bought the i newspaper earlier this year and also publishes the Scotsman and Yorkshire Post, is in the process of selling off some of its non-core titles. Read more: [...]
UK-listed Greencore announces $750m deal for US frozen breakfast sandwich maker Peacock Foods

November 14, 2016

Food supplier Greencore Group has agreed a $747.5m (£594.3m) takeover deal for Peacock Foods, a US company specialising in frozen breakfast sandwiches. Peacock, which also makes chilled meal kits for children and salad kits, generates revenues of approximately $1bn and reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) of $72.1m in the year to [...]
Departing Baltic Exchange boss predicts bright future under new Singapore owner

November 14, 2016

Amid the drama of the London Stock Exchange’s £21bn merger with Deutsche Boerse, the sale of another London-based exchange company – much smaller, but not too much younger – went through without much bother this month. Last week, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) completed its £87m acquisition of the Baltic Exchange, a City of London-based maritime marketplace and information provider. [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Donald Trump’s election is a “global wake-up call”

November 12, 2016

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has described Donald Trump’s election in the US as a “global wake-up call”. He said that the Republican managed to tap into “real problems – stagnating or falling wages, underfunded public services, insecure work and housing, years of being left behind and neglected, frustration that your children's prospects look bleaker, and [...]
McLaren chief executive Ron Dennis’ future in doubt

November 12, 2016

The future of Ron Dennis, the chief executive of McLaren, is in doubt this weekend. Dennis reportedly presented a £1.65bn takeover bid for the company last week. Sky News first reported that this led to fellow shareholders launching a plot to oust him from the company. Read more: McLaren denies Apple takeover talks Dennis then [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2016 proves pigs can float and Londoners can cope with rain

November 12, 2016

Londoners are ignoring the miserable weather and basking in the fun of today’s Lord Mayor’s Show. The City of London has been turned into a place of marching bands, horses and even inflatable pigs for the celebration. Read more: Everything you need to know about this year's Lord Mayor's Show It seems like every marching [...]
Lego “not planning any future promotional activity” with Daily Mail amid protests at recent coverage

November 12, 2016

Lego is “not planning any future promotional activity” with the Daily Mail, in an apparent protest at its editorial content. Stop Funding Hate, a group campaigning for companies like John Lewis and Waitrose to pull advertising from certain tabloid newspapers, has claimed the move by Lego as a victory. DMGT, the owner of the Daily Mail, [...]
Christmas adverts rated: Which retailer has made the best ad of 2016?

November 12, 2016

Argos A gang of multicoloured yetis on ice skates stealing unattended electrical items from a pleasant-looking neighbourhood. Does anything say ‘come and visit our store’ less? ★☆☆☆☆ Aldi Good-looking food. But the poor carrot, Kevin, who we become attached to in this one-minute advert, is surely destined to meet an unfortunate ending. ★★★☆☆ Ebay Definitely [...]
London house prices fell in October and are growing at their slowest annual rate since 2012

November 12, 2016

Average London house prices fell in October and are growing at their slowest annual rate in four years, according to a new report out today. Across England and Wales as a whole the average price of a home increased 0.4 per cent between September and October, or three per cent on October 2015, to £294,351. [...]
Theresa May would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump election can help post-Brexit trade deal with US, says top German politician

November 12, 2016

Theresa May’s government would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump’s presidency will be good for the UK as it seeks a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, one of Germany’s most senior politicians has warned. The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on winning the election this week, saying: “[The UK and US] are, and will remain, strong [...]

RAC could jump-start London’s IPO engine with bumper £5bn float

Snooker World Championship to stay at The Crucible until at least 2045

Hands off our spuds: How Americans ‘discovered’ jacket potatoes

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