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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Digital marketing firm targets more acquisitions after results boosted by Vodafone and Mr & Mrs Smith projects

September 15, 2016

Digital marketing company Be Heard is targeting more acquisitions after reporting its results for the first half of 2016 today. The company, which acquired MMT Digital for £20.5m earlier this year and Agenda21 last year, today reported turnover for the period of £14.7m. Clients won during the period included Vodafone, BDO, Wiltshire Farm Foods and [...]
Another London Stock Exchange strike: Hollywood Bowl’s IPO is imminent

September 15, 2016

Hollywood Bowl is set to price its initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange as early as tomorrow, City A.M. understands. Hollywood Bowl first announced its intention to float, in a move that could raise £280m, shortly before the EU referendum in June, with admission onto the LSE expected in July. However, these plans were [...]
Outgoing BBC Trust chair condemns government decision to name highest-paid stars

September 15, 2016

The outgoing head of the BBC Trust has slammed the government’s decision to force the corporation to disclose celebrity pay details. Rona Fairhead, who announced she would be stepping down earlier this week following an intervention from new Prime Minister Theresa May, said she was “disappointed” with the change. Read more: Former BBC Trust vice-chair [...]
British information business Informa announces £1.2bn takeover of US rival Penton

September 15, 2016

Business information group Informa today agreed a £1.2bn deal to take over a US rival. Informa’s share price was up more than two per cent to 710p at the time of writing following the announced takeover of Penton. [stockChart code="INF" date="2016-09-15 10:20"] Read more: UK publisher snaps up shopping comparison business from Down Under The [...]
The media consumption tipping point has arrived: Millennials lead charge from TVs to smartphones

September 15, 2016

This year has witnessed a "tipping" point in media consumption, in which digital has overtaken traditional forms, a new report has found. IPA Touchpoints suggested we are becoming “superhuman information absorbers”, with half of our waking hours now spent consuming media or online information. The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) surveyed more than 5,000 [...]
Biggest deal of 2016 agreed – but large hurdles await Bayer and Monsanto’s $66bn tie-up

September 14, 2016

Bayer, the German chemicals maker, clinched a $66bn (£50bn) takeover of controversial US seeds company Monsanto yesterday, marking the biggest deal of 2016 and the largest all-cash transaction on record. The agreement was reached after months of negotiations, with GM-seeds producer Monsanto accepting Bayer’s fourth bid of $128 per share. The mammoth tie up still [...]
Will Yahoo ever be a verb? Exec sets out internet firm’s ambitions after Verizon takeover

September 14, 2016

Yahoo is targeting the revenues of TV companies as it seeks success after its takeover by Verizon. “I do think there is opportunity to [take] budget from TV,” the internet firm’s chief revenue officer Lisa Utzschneider said. “As more and more viewers spend less time on TV and more time on their mobile devices, those [...]
Brexit vote helps private equity giant raise €4.5bn for mid-cap fund targeting continental Europe

September 14, 2016

Private equity giant Ardian has announced the launch of a new fund worth €4.5bn (£3.8bn), with fundraising thought to have been boosted by Brexit. Paris-based Ardian’s LBO VI is the biggest European mid-cap fund of 2016 and was raised in four months. Read more: UK private equity firm's shares leap after £1bn US takeover offer [...]
Stranger Things have happened: TV company Liberty Global in new Netflix tie-up

September 14, 2016

Cable TV company Liberty Global has announced a new tie-up with online movie giant Netflix. Under the multi-year agreement, Netflix programmes such as Stranger Things, House of Cards and Orange is the New Black will be available to Liberty customers across more than 30 countries. Read more: Liberty Global remains committed to Virgin broadband investment [...]
Former BBC Trust vice-chair condemns “brutal” government treatment of Rona Fairhead

September 14, 2016

The former vice-chair of the BBC Trust has bemoaned the “pretty brutal” treatment of Rona Fairhead after she resigned from her role as chair of the organisation last night. Fairhead has been chair of the regulation body since October 2014. With the Trust due to be scrapped, she was set, with the approval of the previous government under [...]

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