Investors – and fans – should welcome Fifa’s $20 billion World Cup stake sale July 29, 2026 Ignore the outcry, Fifa’s plans to sell a minority stake in the World Cup will make international football more transparent and accountable and raise huge sums to develop the game, says Chad Teixeira Football’s governing bodies agree on almost nothing, so when UEFA announces that the World Cup “isn’t Fifas to sell”, it’s worth asking [...]
Tipalti’s New Payout Infrastructure Gap Report Reveals Outdated Payout Infrastructure Is Slowing Business Growth July 29, 2026 Nearly half of businesses have delayed strategic initiatives because their legacy payment system can’t keep pace with growing global operations and partner ecosystems
Jacob Parsons Appointed Global CEO of Indicium AI July 29, 2026 Indicium AI has announced the appointment of Jacob Parsons as Global Chief Executive Officer. Jacob will lead delivery of the company’s global strategy, with a particular focus on building the business in the United States, the single biggest growth opportunity for the company as enterprises across every industry race to put frontier AI into production. [...]
Grant Thornton set for $5bn CBIZ buyout in landmark accountancy deal July 29, 2026 Grant Thornton is set to buy New York-listed management consulting firm CBIZ in a proposed $5bn deal, one of the largest transactions of its kind in the accountancy sector, creating the fifth-largest professional services firm in the US. CBIZ, the only audit firm listed on the US stock market, is set to be acquired by [...]
Wind Point Partners Announces Final Close of Oversubscribed Fund XI at $3.2 Billion July 29, 2026 Wind Point Partners (“Wind Point”), a leading Chicago-based private equity firm, today announced the successful closing of its latest fund, Wind Point Partners XI (“Fund XI” or the “Fund”). Fund XI was oversubscribed and exceeded the hard cap, with total commitments of $3.2 billion. This amount includes significant commitments by the General Partner and members [...]
VoxNeuro Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Cognitive Function Neuroimaging (cfNI) Software – An Objective EEG/ERP Brain Health Assessment July 29, 2026 Company Engages Stillwater Capital to Explore Strategic M&A Opportunities Amid Growing Demand for Objective Assessments
Compass Pathways to Announce Second Quarter and First Half 2026 Financial Results on August 5, 2026 July 29, 2026 Compass Management will host a conference call at 8:00 am ET (1:00 pm UK)
Smurfit Westrock Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results July 29, 2026 Smurfit Westrock plc (NYSE: SW) today announced the financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Key Points: Net Sales of $8,031 million Net Income of $88 million, with a Net Income Margin of 1.1% Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1,140 million, with an Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 of 14.2% Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities [...]
Andy Burnham’s technical education reforms are doomed to fail July 29, 2026 Reforming technical education is a laudable ambition but we have been here before. There are three questions Andy Burnham must answer before anyone takes him seriously, says Lord Agnew There is laudable ambition in the Prime Minister’s announcement of technical routes in education from 14, parity with the academic path and employers brought properly into [...]
St James’s Place suffers £1bn hit to flows as investors look to dodge pension tax July 29, 2026 St James’s Place took a £1bn hit to net inflows in the first half of the year as investors pulled cash from its funds to dodge market volatility and a looming pension tax bill. Net inflows declined from £3.8bn to £2.7bn in the first half of the year, in line with analyst expectations. The group [...]