Yet another Transatlantic tie-up: Ashurst and Perkins Coie announce $2.7bn merger November 17, 2025 UK law firm Ashurst has agreed to merge with the US law firm Perkins Coie, the latest move in a series of large transatlantic tie-ups in the legal sector. After a week of speculation about Ashurst being in merger talks, the firm agreed a deal with Settle-based Perkins Coie to become a $2.7bn law firm, [...]
AI bubble fears: Which of the Magnificent Seven will pop? November 17, 2025 The spectacle of the so-called Magnificent Seven – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Meta, Microsoft, and Nvidia – has been the defining market story of this generation. Synonymous with the AI boom, their collective valuation, now commanding a fifth of global markets, is underpinned by the fervent belief that they alone will win the AI arms [...]
KBRA Releases 2025 European Structured Finance Symposium Recap November 17, 2025 KBRA releases a recap of the 2025 European Structured Finance Symposium, held in London on 14 November. The company hosted structured finance (SF) professionals at the May Fair Hotel to discuss key trends and developments shaping the SF market. This year’s symposium featured industry leaders across four panels, each moderated by a KBRA analyst. Discussions [...]
Nations Championship will bring a tectonic shift in sport, say rugby chiefs November 17, 2025 Rugby’s new Nations Championship, which starts next year and will pit the best of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres against each other, “signals a tectonic shift in the sport” says Six Nations CEO Tom Harrison. The biennial competition will comprise three rounds apiece in July and November followed by a three-day Finals Weekend, the inaugural [...]
Nearly half UK fintech founders consider shifting business overseas November 17, 2025 Rachel Reeves’ mission to garner favour with the fintech industry has faltered with founders blasting the government’s approach to the sector as they weigh a move overseas. The Chancellor has attempted to ramp up the UK’s status as a competitive hub in the global fintech ecosystem, but founders have said they are yet to feel [...]
Boots, British Airways, and Marriott International Are Among the Honoured Winners of the 2025-2026 World Branding Awards in Osaka November 17, 2025 The 20th World Branding Awards celebrated the success and achievements of leading brands across National, Regional, and Global categories. In the 2025–2026 edition, over 1,092 brands from 66 countries were nominated as “Brand of the Year”. From this distinguished selection, fewer than 100 brands emerged as winners, representing the highest standards of excellence across the [...]
World Leading Adventure Photographer John Balsdon Heads to Australia After Bringing Down the Final Curtain on His Latest London Exhibition November 17, 2025 Former lawyer turned adventure photographer John Balsdon has brought his London exhibition “Always Look Twice” at Snow Peak London to a close, marking another milestone in an extraordinary journey from the world of law to photographic art. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251117978596/en/ The exhibition showcased Balsdon’s distinctive approach to [...]
FinQuery Extends Lease Accounting Support to FRS 102 November 17, 2025 Trusted accounting automation platform helps organisations across the UK, Ireland, and EMEA strengthen reporting and prepare for 2026 compliance updates
WPP shares jump as embattled advertiser draws takeover interest November 17, 2025 Shares in advertising giant WPP soared as markets opened on Monday following reports the firm was the subject of takeover interest. The FTSE 100 group is said to be in the centre of deals chatter with interest from French rival Havas, as well as private equity firms Apollo and KKR. WPP soared ten per cent [...]
Mixed shareholder reaction after huge £5.3bn FTSE 250 infrastructure merger November 17, 2025 Shareholders of two of the UK’s biggest infrastructure funds have had mixed reactions after the firms reached an agreement to merge in a blockbuster £5.3bn deal. FTSE 250-listed HICL Infrastructure and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) said they had signed heads of terms on the business combination, in a move that will see voluntary winding [...]