Nadine Buckland: I knew I’d make a better business owner than employee April 9, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Nadine Buckland, CEO of Zenzic Capital, takes us through her business career.
Football clubs are starting to build out their legal benches April 9, 2026 As they say, if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. With the popularity of sports ever-growing, it is no surprise that lawyers are flooding into legal work involving sports. Even the driest M&A deal can be a little more exciting when it involves deals for your favourite [...]
Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield Complete the Acquisition of Air Lease Corporation April 8, 2026 Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo-managed funds (“Apollo”) and Brookfield today announced that they have completed the previously announced acquisition of Air Lease Corporation (“Air Lease”) and have renamed the business Sumisho Air Lease Corporation (“Sumisho Air Lease”). This transformational transaction improves the financial position of the business with long term support and aviation expertise [...]
ViClarity Launches AI-Powered Reg Monitor to Turn Regulatory Updates into Actionable, Audit-Ready Workflows for Compliance Teams April 8, 2026 New regulatory horizon scanning capability helps compliance teams identify relevant federal and state updates and manage implementation through centralized, auditable workflows
Experian UK&I strengthens its leading digital verification capabilities with the addition of Konfir April 8, 2026 Joining forces enhances Experian’s employment and income verification at scale, improving speed and quality of customer journeys
Oil slides and stocks surge as US hails ‘chance at peace’ April 8, 2026 Global markets breathed a much-needed sigh of relief on Wednesday morning after it emerged Donald Trump reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran, just hours before a high-stakes deadline in which the US president had threatened to destroy bridges, power plants and swathes of Iranian infrastructure. On Tuesday Trump set a dramatic ultimatum that “a [...]
Energy bills threat recedes but retail and hospitality remain on brink April 8, 2026 Retail and hospitality leaders are optimistic that the Iran-US ceasefire could spare them from the worst energy bill shocks, but are urging the government to address an array of other cost pressures. British businesses had warned that the soaring energy prices caused by the war in the Middle East could be devastating if the conflict [...]
Reply Selected by Microsoft as Launch Partner for Agent 365, Supporting the Governance and Scaling of AI agents April 8, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] has been confirmed one of a small number of Launch Partners for Agent 365, supporting the general availability of Microsoft’s new platform designed to provide enterprise-grade governance, observability and lifecycle management for AI agents. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260408212380/en/ Microsoft Agent 365 introduces a structured [...]
UK Investors Back Narwhal Labs With £20 Million Investment to Launch DeepBlue Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI April 8, 2026 - Purpose-built for regulated enterprise and government use, DeepBlue OS turns missed customer leads into revenue, deployable in minutes with no setup cost
National insurance and business rate hikes double fault for Queen’s Club profits April 8, 2026 Business rate hikes and increases to employer national insurance have seen profits at Queen’s Club slump by nearly 20 per cent. Hosts of the HSBC Championships – dubbed the precursor to Wimbledon – saw profits before tax fall by 17.2 per cent to £1.96m, down from £2.37m the previous year, on increased revenues of £15.5m. [...]