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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Qatari bank with largest stake in UK broker Panmure Gordon to review portfolio after Brexit vote

August 16, 2016

Qatari investment bank QInvest, the largest shareholder in UK-based stockbroker Panmure Gordon, will be “carefully reviewing and stress-testing” its portfolio after the Brexit vote. The company today reported revenue of $65.7m (£50.6m) for the first half of 2016 – up from $53.7m in the same period in 2015. The firm’s net profit, meanwhile, came in [...]
Worrying news from the media coalmine: The “maddest left-wing website in the world” is thriving

August 16, 2016

Worrying news from the media coalmine – the canary is alive and thriving. Political website The Canary, described by one Telegraph commentator as “the maddest left-wing website in the world”, is now more popular online than the Spectator, New Statesman and Economist, according to one measure. Read more: Are #CorbynFacts factual when it comes to polls? [...]
UK publisher snaps up shopping comparison business from Down Under

August 16, 2016

Magazine publisher Future has announced the acquisition of an Australian and south east Asian digital shopping comparison business. The UK company behind Tech Radar and PC Gamer has completed a deal for Next Commerce. The acquisition comes shortly after Future announced a £14.2m takeover deal for fellow UK publisher Imagine. Read more: Magazine publisher imagines bright future with £14.2m [...]
Disney interest? Third parties? Bidding wars? Here’s what analysts think will happen to Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One

August 15, 2016

Analysts have named Walt Disney, Vivendi, Lionsgate and Studio Canal as possible suitors for Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One. EOne’s share price was trading at 251p on Monday – up more than 25 per cent from below 200p at the beginning of last week. [stockChart code="ETO" date="2016-08-15 16:40"] This rise has come after the board [...]
EU referendum result prompted record day for exchange-traded fund activity

August 15, 2016

The UK’s Brexit vote led to a record trading day for London-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Trading volume on London-listed ETFs – collective investment vehicles which usually passively replicate the performance of specific indices – in June was up 88 per cent year on year. Read more: ETF market set to more than double in size [...]
Small businesses appear unfazed by Brexit uncertainty as funding requests rocket in August

August 15, 2016

Small businesses do not appear to have been “rattled” by EU referendum uncertainty. The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has reported a large surge in funding enquiries so far this month. The body’s FindSMEfinance.co.uk platform, which enables access to 140 high street and specialist lenders via its network of 1,600 broker members, has received enquiries [...]
We’re all going on a summer holiday – well, maybe not any more: Britons abandon overseas holiday plans as the value of the pound falls

August 15, 2016

Britons are abandoning their foreign holiday plans this summer and opting for staycations as the value of the pound falls, new research has found. One in 14 have ditched overseas travel plans overall. And one in 10 who planned to go to the US have now put off their plans, according to AA. Read more: Investing in a recession: beer, [...]
Investors Peppa Pig out on EOne shares as more takeover interest emerges

August 15, 2016

Peppa Pig owner Entertainment One’s share price soared on Monday morning after more takeover interest in the company emerged over the weekend. Broadcaster ITV had a £1bn bid for EOne rejected last week, with the target company saying the offer “fundamentally undervalues” it. Read more: Competition emerges for ITV in pursuit of Peppa Pig owner [...]
Speedy Hire on the end of another rottweiler attack after chairman holds ground

August 15, 2016

Activist investor Toscafund has this morning launched a fresh attack on Speedy Hire. Toscafund, which is the main shareholder in the company, has called for the ousting of chairman Jan Astrand. Read more: Toscafund urges Speedy Hire chairman to resign ahead of general meeting The activist, whose chief executive Martin Hughes has the nickname Rottweiler [...]
Never mind the Brexit: Meet JP Morgan’s “glass half-full” European chief

August 14, 2016

JP Morgan Chase employees were left in little doubt about how damaging the UK’s Brexit vote could be. In early June, chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon spoke to staff in Bournemouth alongside now-former chancellor George Osborne and warned that a vote to leave the European Union could lead to as many as 4,000 job losses [...]

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