Mark Kleinman: Elliott will need more to ‘Curry’ investor favour February 22, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Leicester roar towards silverware February 19, 2024 In the lead up to the 2023-24 Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Team of the week: Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers may be fighting on the European front [...]
Expect more real estate investment trust mergers as the age of the ‘big box behemoth’ dawns February 18, 2024 News about real estate investment trusts (REITs) merging with each other have rapidly emerged this year, as the sector looks to embrace economies of scale.
Revealed: The City of London’s top dealmakers of 2023 February 14, 2024 2023 was not a vintage year for dealmaking in the City but there was still plenty of scope for dealmakers to ply their trade.
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury upgrades expectations once again as readers devour fantasy fiction February 14, 2024 Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury has forecast its full year pre-tax profits to be "significantly ahead" of market expectations.
Wage pressures ease again but beat Bank of England’s expectations February 13, 2024 Rate-setters at the Bank of England have argued that pay pressures need to ease before interest rates can start being cut.
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Exeter Chiefs riding momentum wave February 12, 2024 In the lead up to the 2023-24 Investec Champions Cup Round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Team of the week: Exeter Chiefs, England It was a good weekend to be a [...]
Tritax Big Box and UK Commercial Property agree to merge creating £6.3bn real estate giant February 12, 2024 In a stock exchange notice this morning, Tritax Big Box said the merger, which still needs to be voted on by shareholders, would "bring together complementary logistics-oriented investment portfolios with a shared focus on resilient and growing income."
Winter recession to be confirmed for UK economy – but experts are upbeat about 2024 February 12, 2024 New figures are likely to confirm that the UK economy fell into a shallow recession in the second half of last year, but experts are hopeful that 2024 will be a better year.
School of Hard Knocks lunch raises £100k on proud day for Square Mile February 12, 2024 A major success was hailed last Thursday as the great and good of the City of London and beyond descended on Threadneedle Street’s M Restaurant for the annual School of Hard Knocks Long Lunch. Rugby World Cup winners, international sports players, broadcasters and brokers all played their part in raising over £100,000 for the School [...]