Marathon Asset Management Provides Junior Capital Financing to EXALTA Group December 15, 2025 Marathon Asset Management (“Marathon”), a leading global credit manager with more than $24 billion of assets under management, is pleased to announce the closing of a junior capital financing to EXALTA Group (“EXALTA” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Montagu. Marathon led the financing that supported the formation of EXALTA through the strategic merger [...]
Timberland owner cuts UK jobs as sales slip again December 15, 2025 Almost 100 jobs have been lost at the UK and Ireland arm of the retail giant behind the likes of The North Face, Vans and Timberland as its sales continued to fall during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division of VF Corporation, whose brands also include Eastpak, Kipling and Napapijri, cut [...]
Pitch Experiences CEO: Darts isn’t stuffy anymore, its all the rage December 13, 2025 Pitch Experiences CEO Neil Bailey says darts has entered a new era which maintains its unique traditions while modernising with changing consumer needs. The festive season for many means time with the family and a break from the office. A time littered with festive traditions like the Boxing Day morning walk followed by festive football. [...]
Prothena Announces Board of Directors Update December 12, 2025 Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), a late-stage clinical biotechnology company with a robust pipeline of investigational therapeutics built on protein dysregulation expertise, today announced that Paula Cobb will step down from Prothena’s Board of Directors to join Manifold Bio as its Chief Operating Officer. During her six-year tenure, Ms. Cobb played a significant role in which [...]
City of London confirms major funding for housing upgrades December 12, 2025 The City of London has confirmed funding for upgrades to its housing stock across the Square Mile and six London boroughs. The Corporation, which manages 1,800 social rented homes as well as 900 leasehold properties across London, has allocated £152m from the City’s Fund to support the major works programme, which totals £211m. The decision [...]
Sumer Group, champions of SMEs, leading the way towards economic growth December 12, 2025 They tackled Brexit head-on, survived Covid, coped with the impact of the war in Ukraine and battled rising costs. The latest growth forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility presents a further challenge with the OBR reducing their expectations for productivity growth by 0.3ppts to 1 per cent. In times of uncertainty these businesses have [...]
Western Gate Celebrates DIA’s €2.0bn Valuation December 12, 2025 DIA achieves €2.0 billion market valuation, marking a significant turnaround since Western Gate’s activist campaign began in September 2024 advocating for transparency and governance reforms. Strategic reform, improved governance, and enhanced investor relations have driven renewed confidence and sustained growth at DIA. DIA’s milestone reinforces Western Gate’s successful track record of driving value for minority shareholders and delivering long-term growth in the consumer goods sector.
Takumen Ramen Awards 2025: Gourmet X Honors Japan’s No.1 Ramen Restaurants December 12, 2025 Gourmet X Corp. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Fumihide Tomizawa), which operates Japan’s No.1 frozen ramen online shop “Takumen.com”, held the ceremony “Takumen Ramen Awards 2025” on Thursday, December 11, 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251211350325/en/ The event “Takumen Ramen Awards 2025” is one of Japan’s largest ramen award ceremonies, [...]
Bioworld Unveils Bioworld Ventures, Accelerating the Next Generation of Global Consumer Brands December 11, 2025 The Leading Pop Culture Merchandise Brand Introduces a Dedicated Investment Platform Designed to Empower Founders with Capital, Scale and World-Class Global Infrastructure
2025: It’s been one hell of a year for UK business December 11, 2025 From political drama to market volatility, cyber attacks, takeovers and trade wars – 2025 has not been plain sailing. January: motor finance and angry farmers We began the year reporting on the exodus from the London stock exchange noting that 2024 had been the quietest year on record for new listings and we suggested that [...]