London PR firm Powerscourt snapped up amid flurry of comms M&A activity October 11, 2023 US advisory business Morrow Sodali has bought London communications agency Powerscourt for an undisclosed sum, the companies confirmed today.
Next eyes £100m deal for FatFace in latest shopping spree October 11, 2023 If completed, it will be the latest name to join Next’s expansive list of firms it has gobbled up since the pandemic.
London firm Powerscourt set to be snapped up in £50m deal October 10, 2023 London public relations agency Powerscourt is reportedly teetering on the edge of a sale to a US advisory firm in a deal which could be worth tens of millions. Powerscourt, which reps big name clients such as fashion retailer All Saints and gambling giant Entain, is set to bought by the US-based stakeholder advisory firm [...]
‘Significant number’ of British-Israelis caught up in Hamas attack, James Cleverly says October 10, 2023 A “significant number” of British-Israelis have been caught up in the attack by Hamas, James Cleverly has said.
Sir Elton John joins list of celebrity backers for new music technology business October 10, 2023 Audoo, a company which helps artists receive fairer royalty payments, has added Sir Elton John to its expansive list of celebrity backers.
Taxpayers will end up paying for Scotland’s four-day working week experiment October 10, 2023 Four-day week trials in the public sector risk the quality of people’s day-to-day services and will see the Government squander eye-watering amounts of taxpayers' cash, Elliot Keke writes
Petrol forecourt owners bag £60m bonus as pump prices jack up profits October 9, 2023 Senior executives at Motor Fuel Group, the UK's largest independent forecourt operator, have raked in a bumper pay packet this year on the back of record profits.
UK working to establish status of British citizens in Israel, PM says October 9, 2023 The Government is working to establish the status of UK citizens in Israel, Rishi Sunak said, as deadly attacks by Hamas saw one British man serving in the country’s army killed. The Prime Minister declared “terrorism will not prevail” and pledged “steadfast support” for his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu as the death toll from the incursion [...]
Metro Bank rejected takeover approaches from rival lender Shawbrook October 7, 2023 Metro Bank has rejected a series of takeover approaches from specialist business lender Shawbrook, including one made in the second half of September.
Hamas launches major attack as gunmen enter Israel October 7, 2023 The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault.