Zilch Raises Over $175 Million to Accelerate Growth November 13, 2025 Raise includes the expansion of its credit facility with Deutsche Bank, as the UK and EMEA’s fastest-growing fintech unicorn plots next phase of its journey
CLEAN Linen & Workwear Reduces Collisions by 38% with Samsara November 13, 2025 Data-led driver coaching programme delivers measurable results in road safety and operational efficiency
How did South Korea clinch the top spot in global markets? November 13, 2025 Stock markets across the globe have shrugged off months of geopolitical and economic turmoil with all major indexes rallying since the start of the year. The FTSE has risen 19.8 per cent since January, hitting record highs,while the Nasdaq has jumped 21.7 per cent buoyed by the AI boom, and Japan’s Nikkei 255 reaped the [...]
Shawbrook’s private equity owner eyes another £3bn IPO November 12, 2025 The private equity owner of specialist lender Shawbrook is eyeing another blockbuster listing for one of its portfolio companies, fresh reports have suggested. Pollen Street Capital is understood to be laying the groundwork for an IPO for its UK insurer Markerstudy with conversations underway with investment bankers over a listing that could value the firm [...]
Samsara Unveils Smart Compliance, Weather Intelligence, Samsara Avatar, and Strategic Partnership With AUMOVIO at Go Beyond London 2025 November 12, 2025 With These New Product and Partnership Innovations, Samsara Reinforces its Leadership in Connected Operations Technology Across Europe
Business Leaders Call for Bold Tax Reform and Pro-Growth Policies at Central London Forum November 12, 2025 Hundreds of senior business leaders, policymakers, and innovators gathered last month at The Emmanuel Centre in Westminster for London – Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, a major public forum hosted by Central London Alliance CIC. The event featured six high-level panel discussions exploring critical issues shaping the capital’s future, including London’s economy, property and infrastructure, [...]
Motorpoint sold hundreds of cars using AI agent as profits jump November 12, 2025 Motorpoint has revealed it sold hundreds of cars using its new AI agent as the car dealer reported a jump in profits. Chief executive Mark Carpenter said the use of the agent allowed the London-listed firm to be more persistent with its sales strategy when human sales agents might have given up. “We’ve sold about [...]
Macedonian Thrace Brewery: Dutch Court to Quantify Damages Owed by Heineken N.V. for Its Proven Market Abuses in Greece November 11, 2025 Amsterdam District Court will decide how much Heineken N.V. has to pay to Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) for years of anti-competitive conduct in the Greek beer market Hearing this week marks the culmination of a decade-long dispute, and follows multiple rulings that confirmed Heineken’s liability and the Netherlands as the proper forum for the claim MTB’s follow-on damages claim, initially filed in 2017, has withstood all procedural attempts by Heineken to dodge liability for the actions of Athenian Brewery, its Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery, was fined €31.5 million by Greece’s competition authority for unlawfully pressuring wholesalers and retailers to favour its brands The case is being closely watched by independent brewers across Europe, with MTB seeking more than €180 million in damages from the beer giant.
FTSE 100 Live: Vodafone shares lead blue-chip rally; Unemployment rises November 11, 2025 Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. What are you looking forward to more – Black Friday or Budget day? They are two vital days that UK retailers are bracing for in this month’s calendar, both of which can provide a major boost to firms – or crushing disappointment. Retail sales today show another [...]
Musk’s $trillion pay package is impossible to justify November 11, 2025 The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today it’s investment analyst Susannah Streeter with the pen Radio phone-ins, social media feeds and TV news programmes have all been taken over by talk of Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar deal. I was woken super early by one producer and the phone barely stopped ringing, [...]