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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Strewth: John Lewis is going Down Under

July 15, 2016

Brits will soon be able to travel to the other side of the world safe in the knowledge that they won't be far away from their favourite range of Egyptian cotton pillowcases and cashmere jumpers. That's right – John Lewis is going Down Under. The retailer is to open six shop-in-shops in Australian department store Myer. [...]
Why Brexit will be no problem for London’s IPO market in the long term

July 15, 2016

The UK has a new captain. In the immediate aftermath of the referendum vote David Cameron said he was not the captain to steer the ship. In among the volatility in the markets and with sterling, some said HMS UK was listing. Many also thought it meant the backlog of IPOs, which had been held [...]
Das ist gut: London backed to retain financial centre status… by Frankfurt

July 15, 2016

London has received backing to retain its financial centre status after Brexit from an unlikely source. Hubertus Vath, the managing director of Frankfurt Main Finance, a body promoting the status of the German city as a business hub, has said London will remain the “foremost European financial centre”. But, he said, rather than being the single “star” of Europe, [...]
German Bayer improves takeover offer for US GM seeds company Monsanto

July 14, 2016

German drugs and chemicals giant Bayer has improved its bid for US GM seeds company Monsanto after its previous $62bn (£46bn) offer was branded “financially inadequate”. Bayer said that, after engaging in private talks with Monsanto, it had improved its offer from $122 per share to $125. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Bayer said [...]
Crowdfunder offers new funding route between projects and grant money

July 14, 2016

A crowdfunding platform is offering itself up as a new link between projects seeking funds and organisations offering grants and sponsorship. Crowdfunder is to distribute the money from brands, councils and community funds to business, community, charity and individuals’ projects. The schemes will be picked to fit the specific criteria of the funding organisations. The platform [...]
UK’s special relationship with US remains (in M&A, at least)

July 14, 2016

The UK and US have maintained a special relationship in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) world this year, according to a new report from Deloitte. Despite a global slowdown in M&A activity, US corporates and private equity houses announced 168 UK-targeted deals in the first half of the year, meaning activity is flat year-on-year. There [...]
Acadia takeover of healthcare group Priory set for UK competition probe

July 14, 2016

The takeover of UK-based Priory Group by US healthcare group Acadia has been referred for an in-depth investigation to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Acadia, an operator of psychiatric hospitals, announced the takeover deal for Priory, which is known for its celebrity rehab patients, in January. The companies said the deal will consist of shares and cash, [...]
Asset manager reports growth and talks up emerging market after Brexit vote

July 14, 2016

Emerging markets asset manager Ashmore Group has reported a three per cent growth in assets under management (AUM) in the last quarter. Mark Coombs, chief executive of Ashmore, said emerging markets asset classes have been “among the best performing so far in 2016”. At the time of writing, Ashmore’s share price had fallen nearly one per [...]
Brexit hits advertising industry, with spending forecast to fall this year and next

July 14, 2016

The UK’s advertising market is expected to shrink this year and next after last month’s Brexit vote. The IPA Bellwether Report has downgraded its adspend forecast for this year from 3.3 per cent growth to minus 0.2 per cent. And the market is expected to shrink further next year, by 1.3 per cent, down from the [...]
Britons are not feeling very optimistic about the future of the state pension

July 14, 2016

Britons are not feeling positive about the future of the state pension. Less than a third (32 per cent) of nearly 4,000 people surveyed for Aegon UK believe that the state pension will be as generous when they retire. Read more: Pensions minister to meet Waspi group over pension age reforms Some 33 per cent, [...]

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