UK founders cast doubt on Burnham’s pro-business push August 4, 2026 The majority of Britain’s top scale-up founders believe business conditions will not improve under Andy Burnham as just one in 20 entrepreneurs feel the new PM backs the private sector. New research by Helm, a membership group of over 400 scale-up founders, suggested that a substantial number of its members were pessimistic about Burnham’s premiership. [...]
Retailers hit back at Healey’s ‘profiteering’ threat August 3, 2026 Retailers have hit back at the Chancellor’s warning against profiteering, saying they will prove they have fought hard to keep food prices down during the Iran war. Chancellor John Healey said at the weekend that the Treasury is prepared to crack down on any retailers which are taking Brits “for a ride” by using the [...]
KKR to Acquire a 50% Stake in a Portfolio of Developed Renewable Assets from TotalEnergies Across Europe August 3, 2026 In line with its renewables business model, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with an insurance account managed by KKR, a global leading investment firm, for the sale of a 50% stake in an already largely developed 1.2 GW onshore solar and wind asset portfolio in Europe. The portfolio’s enterprise value amounts to €1.8 billion. The [...]
Will Formula 1 need to refund sponsors for cancelled Middle East races? August 2, 2026 Anna Sowerby dissects what happens with sponsorship agreements when events, such as Formula 1 Grands Prix, are cancelled As we enjoy yet another blockbuster summer of sport, the current global landscape is a stark reminder of just how quickly situations can change and put events at risk of being cancelled. The obvious example being the [...]
Manchester United’s new stadium is a test of sports finance – but markets have a solution August 1, 2026 Manchester United’s proposed 100,000-seat stadium represents one of the largest sports infrastructure projects currently under consideration in Europe. The development is intended to become the centrepiece of a wider regeneration of the Old Trafford area, combining a new sporting venue with commercial, residential and entertainment uses. For investors, however, the defining question will be less [...]
Darts star Beau Greaves gets eyes insured by Specsavers for £1m July 31, 2026 Women’s darts sensation Beau Greaves has had her eyes insured for £1m by opticians Specsavers. The stunt came after Greaves, a 22-year-old from Doncaster who wears glasses, won a third Women’s World Matchplay at the weekend when she beat Fallon Sherrock 6-5 in the final at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Like Littler won the [...]
KKR and Mirastar Complete Acquisition of Portfolio of Four Prime UK Logistics Assets from PLP July 31, 2026 KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate’s industrial and logistics platform in Europe, have announced the acquisition of a portfolio of four prime UK logistics assets from PLP for approximately £170 million, totalling 1.25 million square feet. The portfolio comprises assets in Stafford, Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Wakefield, all located within established logistics markets across the [...]
Dream Accelerates Growth of Asset Management Platform With Acquisition of Chancerygate, a Leading U.K.-Based Industrial Asset Manager and Developer July 30, 2026 Combined platform is one of Europe’s leaders in urban industrial with over 80 professionals and 27 million square feet of GLA managed or under development across nine countries.
High interest rates and low confidence put construction firms under pressure, Lords warns July 30, 2026 Construction firms have been hit by a barrage of reduced market confidence, high interest rates and rising national insurance costs, builders’ merchant Lords has warned, after it suffered its biggest-ever single-day stock fall. The London-based firm released a challenging market update on Thursday, which saw its shares plunge 20.61 per cent to an all-time low [...]
Reply S.p.A: The Board of Directors Approves the Half-year Financial Report as of 30 June 2026 July 30, 2026 All economic and financial indicators grew: Consolidated turnover of €1,311.9 million (1,221.3 in H1 2025); EBITDA of €233.2 million (223.7 in H1 2025); EBIT a of €189.7 million (188.4 in H1 2025); Pre-tax profit of €194.1 million (179.4 in H1 2025).