Saba ramps up demands for Workspace break-up June 17, 2026 Notorious activist investor Saba has dialled up its efforts to force a London-listed property trust to sell off its portfolio of offices, warning the firm’s revamped strategy was fraught with “considerable execution risk”. In an excoriating open letter, the New York-based hedge fund, which is run by pugnacious founder Boaz Weinstein, called on flexible office [...]
SRM Adds James Cecil to International Advisory Board June 17, 2026 Nexus Advisory Founder to Advise on UK-US Policy Landscape as Firm Deepens European Presence
Shares jitter at City recruiter Hays after taking chop to operations June 17, 2026 Shares in Hays see-sawed on Wednesday morning as the recruiter revealed it had offloaded operations across six different countries. The FTSE 250 human resources firm said it had banked £4m on the sale of operations in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Luxembourg, Romania and Sweden. The group expects the transaction to lead to a non-cash [...]
Kia Oval worth £80m to the UK economy as Test gets underway June 17, 2026 The Kia Oval is worth £80m to the UK economy, new research has found ahead of England’s second Test against New Zealand. The south London cricket venue, sandwiched between Vauxhall and Oval tube stations, welcomed more than 550,000 fans in 2025 across Test matches, domestic cricket and the Hundred. Over one quarter of those fans [...]
My ride in a helicopter over London as Leonardo expands its UK presence June 17, 2026 Helicopter travel is the preserve of London’s elite: Celebrities, billionaires and high flying – if you’ll pardon the pun – City chief executives. Leonardo attracted headlines earlier this year when it secured a £1bn contract to build helicopters for the Ministry of Defence. The company had warned it could shut its UK helicopter manufacturing facility [...]
Banks woo the wealthy to ace stable income streams June 17, 2026 As the great and the good prepare to gather at Wimbledon, banks are serving up glamorous treatment to woo the wealthy. In this week’s column Samuel Norman looks at the players looking to call game, set, match. If you want the Centre Court treatment from your bank, you’re going to need to arrive with a [...]
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings for RRE 30 Loan Management DAC June 16, 2026 KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to five classes of Notes and two of Loan issued by RRE 30 Loan Management DAC, a cash flow collateralised loan obligation (CLO) backed primarily by a diversified portfolio of Euro-denominated corporate loans. RRE 30 Loan Management DAC is managed by Redding Ridge Asset Management (UK) LLP (“RRAM UK” [...]
LivaNova Demonstrates 84.5% Cumulative Response Rate with PolySync Programming in OSPREY Study for Obstructive Sleep Apnea June 16, 2026 – Presentation at SLEEP 2026 illustrates ability to convert non-responders into responders using personalized programming
Fenchurch Advisory Partners to Combine With Broadhaven Capital Partners, Creating the Preeminent International Investment Bank Serving the Financial Services Sector June 16, 2026 Fenchurch Advisory Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Broadhaven Capital Partners, a leading independent advisory firm to the financial technology and financial services sectors in North America. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260616214669/en/ Fenchurch is one of the most respected investment banking advisory firms dedicated exclusively [...]
Struggling Pizza Hut snapped up by private equity in $2.7bn deal June 16, 2026 Struggling restaurant chain Pizza Hut is set to be offloaded to private equity by its owner Yum Brands in a $2.7bn deal. Most of the pizza giant’s global operations will be sold to Long Range Capital just months after 250 restaurants were put on the chopping block. Pizza Hut’s locations in mainland China are excluded [...]