ANALYST VIEWS | WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF SERCO’S STRATEGY? July 2, 2012 KEITH BOWMAN HARGREAVES LANSDOWN With growth at Serco largely emanating from emerging markets such as Africa and Asia, a retreat from more pedestrian regions is understandable. Despite the recent half year trading update, which placed greater investor faith on the second half, consensus opinion remains favourable. TONY SHEPARD CHARLES STANlEY Serco is looking to focus [...]
What Britain must do to win back investors from a surging Germany June 19, 2012 BRITAIN is on the verge of losing its foreign direct investment (FDI) crown. After a 15 year record as the leading European destination, the investment tide has begun to flow away. While the UK remains Europe’s top destination for inward projects, we will lose this crown to Germany, within two years, unless action is taken. [...]
Ella’s Kitchen has been cooking on all cylinders June 10, 2012 ANY parent fighting against the near-impossible battle to keep their toddler’s diet healthy will have heard of Ella’s Kitchen. Gracing the shelves of the nation’s supermarkets, Paul Lindley’s gastronomic creations are a contemporary take on uniform baby food and a healthy alternative to sweets for snacking kids. Lindley claims the success of Ella’s Kitchen is [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS November 2, 2010 Ernst & Young The accountancy firm has hired Samantha Keen to join its restructuring practice as a partner, working with the liquidations and strategic exit routes (LASER) team. Keen has over 18 years of experience in the insolvency and restructuring arena, and has recently focused on advising clients about solvent reorganisation and legal entity rationalisation [...]
PETROFAC’S AYMAN ASFARI NAMED AS UK ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR October 18, 2010 IN A climate where repairing the frazzled economy is paramount, it seemed fitting to see hundreds of the UK’s most successful company bosses and their advisers, bankers and friends gather at the Park Lane Hilton last night to celebrate the heroes of the recovery – entrepreneurs – at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 7, 2010 Jefferies The investment bank has hired Simon Hampton from Bank of America Merrill Lynch as its new European head of real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking. Hampton spent over 13 years at BoA Merrill Lynch, including eight as head of the real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking group for the EMEA region. Prior [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 29, 2010 Tullett Prebon The inter-dealer broker has re-hired Tory MP Michael Fallon as a non-executive director, just a few months after he resigned to pursue an unsuccessful campaign for the Treasury Select Committee chairmanship. Fallon, who lost out to Andrew Tyrie, rejoins Tullett a week after he replaced Lord Ashcroft as deputy chair of the Conservative [...]
EY to launch cleantech arm August 8, 2010 Accountancy giant Ernst & Young is planning a hiring spree to create a new cleantech advisory group, mainly focused on raising capital for entrepreneurs looking to set up clean energy businesses. Over 300 people are expected to join the division, which will be headed by corporate finance partner Steve Lang in the UK. Around 100 [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS June 2, 2010 BDO The accountancy firm has appointed Tim Kirk as head of its advisory services practice, leading its offering in the risk, regulatory and management consulting areas. Prior to joining BDO, Kirk was managing director of The Kirk Consultancy, a specialist marketing and customer experience consultancy serving FTSE 100 and global companies. Prior to that, he [...]
Be chairman of the board in this City penthouse May 6, 2010 SPENDING one’s working day in the boardroom is one thing, but living in one? That’s the option awaiting anyone who snaps up this smart-as-they-come penthouse on the edge of the City. The triplex three bedroom apartment called The Provenance (you’ll just have to get used to the name) sits at the top of a Victorian [...]