Brewdog faces hangover from ‘punk’ investment model February 17, 2026 Once offering a craft beer revolution to its “punk” investors, Brewdog’s likely sale has angered some of its thousands of small-scale shareholders and could see the brand’s elements be flogged off in segments. The UK’s largest independent brewer kickstarted the country’s craft beer obsession and challenged traditional financing models by offering cheap shares to consumers. [...]
Labour’s employment legislation and national insurance blamed for rising joblessness February 17, 2026 National insurance hikes and the employment rights act mean businesses are being forced to cut back on hiring, business leaders and analysts have said. The labour market continued to loosen at the end of last year, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, with unemployment climbing to 5.2 per cent between October and [...]
On this day: Thomas J Watson, father of IBM, was born February 17, 2026 On 17 February 1874, the man who would go on to found the largest industrial research organisation on the planet was born in the tiny town of Campbell, writes Eliot Wilson The town of Campbell, New York, in the Appalachian Mountains had a population of less than 2,000 in 1874. Thomas John Watson, born this [...]
Hamilton Lane’s Erik Hirsch: We’re seeing a private credit witch hunt February 17, 2026 Depending on which central banking chief you talk to, the burgeoning private credit industry is either a cause of insomnia, a “dark corner” of finance or an arcane lending practice whose participants are behaving like bankers in the run-up to the global financial crisis. To Hamilton Lane boss Erik Hirsch, though, it is simply an [...]
Cloudflare and Mastercard Partner to Extend Comprehensive Cyber Defense Across Critical Infrastructure and Small Businesses February 17, 2026 Combined security offerings will uncover hidden risks, assess security posture, and automate defenses for all web-facing assets
North Highland Welcomes Nyla Beth Gawel as Senior Managing Director February 17, 2026 Gawel's appointment strengthens the firm's workforce strategy expertise
Corpay Cross-Border Named the Official Commercial FX Partner of Prima Pramac Racing February 17, 2026 Providing access to currency risk management and cross-border payments solutions
Allegion (NYSE: ALLE) Reports Q4, Full-Year 2025 Financial Results, Introduces 2026 Outlook February 17, 2026 High-Single Digit Revenue Growth for the Enterprise and Continued Strength in Americas Non-Residential Quarterly Financial Highlights (All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted) Net earnings per share (EPS) of $1.70, up 3.0% compared with $1.65; Adjusted EPS of $1.94, up 4.3% compared with $1.86 Revenues of $1,033.2 million, up 9.3% on a reported basis and up 3.3% on an organic basis Operating margin of 20.3%, compared with 19.5%; Adjusted operating margin of 22.4%, compared with 22.1% Full-Year Financial Highlights (All comparisons are year-over-year, unless otherwise noted) EPS of $7.44, up 9.1% compared with $6.82; Adjusted EPS of $8.14, up 8.1% compared with $7.53 Revenues of $4,067.3 million, up 7.8% on a reported basis and up 4.1% on an organic basis Operating margin of 21.1%, compared with 20.7%; Adjusted operating margin of 23.2%, up 40 basis points compared with 22.8% Available cash flow, which is defined as net cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures, was $685.7 million for 2025, an increase of 17.6% 2026 Full-Year Outlook Highlights Full-year reported revenue growth is estimated to be 5% to 7%, with organic revenue growth estimated to be 2% to 4% Full-year adjusted EPS is estimated to be $8.70 to $8.90 Available cash flow is estimated to be 85% to 95% of adjusted net income
Endava Partners with Miro to Drive Innovative New Model for AI Transformation February 17, 2026 Strategic partnership embeds Miro AI platform across Endava's global offering to strengthen its AI-native delivery model
TNS Launches Market Data Usage Optimization Portal February 17, 2026 Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced an upgrade to its TNS Data Usage Optimizer (DUO) with the launch of an interactive customer portal. Building on the launch of DUO in late 2024, this new interface offers buy-side and sell-side firms direct, on-demand access to the DUO portal to analyze market data subscriptions, identify unused services, [...]