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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What Brexit means for the UK’s IPO market

June 24, 2016

Activity on London’s flotation market is expected to “largely cease” in the next year following the Brexit vote, according to an initial public offering (IPO) expert. The IPO market in the UK and beyond has already slowed so far this year in the run-up to yesterday’s EU referendum. And accountancy firms PwC and EY both [...]
Morgan Stanley plans to move 2,000 investment bankers out of London after Brexit

June 24, 2016

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“It’s started… #Armageddon”: Brexit claims This Morning and Loose Women as early victims

June 24, 2016

The Remain campaign said it would be bad. And for some, the effect of Brexit has already led to #Armageddon. It's been a difficult morning for ITV. As well as experiencing a 19 per cent fall in shares this morning, fans have also hit out at the broadcaster for – dun, dun, dun – cancelling This [...]
What Brexit means for UK M&A: Experts expect further drop in activity

June 24, 2016

Deal activity in the UK is expected to fall further in the second half of 2016 following the Brexit vote. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has already slowed this year following a record 2015. Data released yesterday from MergerMarket and Dealogic showed that UK-targeted activity slowed in the first half of the year, and more [...]
What Brexit means for investors: Neil Woodford looks beyond short-term uncertainty

June 24, 2016

Fund manager Neil Woodford has played down the longer term significance of Brexit on the economy, urging investors to “look through this period of uncertainty”. “Markets are clearly shocked by the decision but, in our view, it is not as negative a development as the market’s initial reaction appears to imply,” he said on Friday [...]
“It is not good news, to say the least”: WPP’s Martin Sorrell on what Brexit means for ad industry

June 24, 2016

Sir Martin Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of advertising giant WPP, has said a Brexit vote "is not good news, to say the least". Sorrell, who spoke out against the prospect of a Leave vote on numerous occasions, said today he is "very disappointed". And he raised fears over what impact Brexit will have [...]
Analysts doubt London Stock Exchange merger will go through after Brexit vote

June 24, 2016

Analysts have serious doubts over the London Stock Exchange’s merger with Deutsche Boerse after the UK voted for a Brexit. The companies themselves have said they remain “fully committed” to the £21bn deal, which shareholders are being asked to approve next month. LSE shareholders are due to vote on the merger on 4 July. But [...]
London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse say Brexit means their merger is “ever more important”

June 24, 2016

The London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse have issued a joint statement saying Brexit makes their proposed merger “ever more important” and they remain “fully committed” to the deal. A “referendum committee” has been set up to consider the implications of the UK vote to leave the EU. Read more: Shareholder advisory groups back London [...]
How the big banks are reacting to Brexit: Thousands of UK jobs feared to be at risk

June 24, 2016

Thousands of banking jobs across London are at risk after the UK voted for Brexit yesterday. JP Morgan, HSBC, and Citibank have warned jobs would be moved in the event of a Leave vote. And other big banks are also understood to be considering shifting jobs from the UK depending on how Brexit negotiations pan out. [custom id="161"] [...]
UK M&A slows further in second quarter as dealmakers await referendum

June 23, 2016

A slow start to the year for UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity continued into the second quarter with the EU referendum looming, new data released today shows. Some $18.3bn (£12.4bn) worth of UK-targeted deals have been announced so far in the second quarter of 2016, down 53 per cent from $38.9bn in the first three [...]

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