White Oak Commercial Finance Provides $35 Million ABL Facility to Unicat Catalyst Technologies February 26, 2026 White Oak Commercial Finance (“WOCF”) and White Oak UK (“WOUK”), affiliates of White Oak Global Advisors, today announced they provided a $35 million Asset-Based Lending (ABL) Revolver Facility to Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC (“Unicat” or “the Company”), a leading supplier of heterogeneous catalyst products. The facility also includes a $20 million uncommitted accordion feature. Headquartered [...]
Welsh Rugby Union chair says Ospreys not necessarily dead February 26, 2026 The embattled chair of the Welsh Rugby Union has today insisted a reduction of teams to three does not necessarily kill off the Ospreys. The governing body of rugby in Wales has been battling with fans and stakeholders over plans which will see at least one of the four regions struck off to save money. [...]
This is why Nvidia’s results failed to woo investors February 26, 2026 Nvidia’s earnings juggernaut continued this week with another quarter of rapid growth, record revenues and guidance ahead of expectations. Yet the reaction from Wall Street was muted, reflecting the scale of expectations now set for the world’s most valuable listed company. The chip giant reported fourth-quarter revenue of $68.1bn (£50.3bn), up 73 per cent year [...]
IGI Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results and Declares Ordinary Common Share Dividend February 24, 2026 International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (“IGI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IGIC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Highlights for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 include: (in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages and per share information) Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2025 [...]
UK has ‘done little to diverge’ from Europe since Brexit February 24, 2026 The UK has “done little to diverge” with the European Union on regulation since Brexit, a new report suggests, but that has not stopped the bloc’s own legislation increasing divergence between the two jurisdictions. Across a swathe of issues, analysts at UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) said the UK had cleaved much closer to [...]
Former Amazon boss to keep CMA chair February 23, 2026 Doug Gurr has been confirmed as the government’s preferred candidate to continue in the role of chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Gurr, a former boss of Amazon UK, was parachuted into the role on an interim basis last January, but will now complete a full five-year term. Business Secretary Peter Kyle said [...]
Leading German group backs bid for Telegraph Media Group February 21, 2026 A leading German media group has backed a £500m bid for the Telegraph Media Group, which could rival the deal struck by the owner of the Daily Mail to acquire the UK titles. Axel Springer, which owns brand including Politico and Business Insider, said it would support a consortium of bidders led by Dovid Efune, [...]
The FCA rule change everyone missed that could upend the mortgage market February 19, 2026 The FCA has set out a new, more pragmatic approach to affordability assessments that could open up the market, increasing competition and benefiting consumers and lenders alike, says Fernando Zandona Mortgages, and who provides them, have hardly changed in decades. The mortgage market remains one of the few sectors of UK financial services that seems [...]
Ospreys: CMA case over Cardiff Rugby sale not yet live February 18, 2026 Swansea Council’s call for the Competition and Markets Authority to look into the sale of Cardiff Rugby and the future of the Ospreys is yet to be made an active case. The local government of Wales’ third-biggest city has called upon the CMA to “investigate the proposed takeover of Cardiff Rugby which could lead to [...]
On this day: Thomas J Watson, father of IBM, was born February 17, 2026 On 17 February 1874, the man who would go on to found the largest industrial research organisation on the planet was born in the tiny town of Campbell, writes Eliot Wilson The town of Campbell, New York, in the Appalachian Mountains had a population of less than 2,000 in 1874. Thomas John Watson, born this [...]