New British Cycling firm seeking equity and investment partners December 9, 2025 Key Hundred team adviser Oakwell Sports Advisory has been engaged by British Cycling as a new firm actively seeks “strategic equity and investment partners”. British Cycling Ventures has been formed to “supercharge commercial growth and target long term strategic investment” in the two-wheeled sport. Oakwell, who advised on The Sun Group’s acquisition of Hundred team [...]
Budget chaos takes toll on October growth as ‘prospects remain poor’ December 9, 2025 The UK economy is expected to have grown by just 0.1 per cent in October as firms grappled with Budget speculation and uncertainty, analysts have said. A Bloomberg poll of City economists predicted the Office for National Statistics (ONS) will pencil in next to no growth for the month. The expected slowdown is set to [...]
Interactive Brokers Expands Market Access with United Arab Emirates Equities December 9, 2025 Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the introduction of United Arab Emirates (UAE) equities through two leading exchanges in one of the world’s fastest-growing economic regions. Clients of Interactive Brokers worldwide can now access the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). This enables investors in [...]
Trump won’t be able to resist shaping the future of American media December 9, 2025 Less than twenty years ago, Netflix was still sending DVDs through the post. That particular innovation helped to see off Blockbuster, which crashed from a valuation of around $5bn in the early 2000s to bankruptcy in 2011. Today, Netflix has a valuation north of $400bn and is swooping on a giant of the golden age [...]
Why nostalgia is dominating Christmas adverts December 9, 2025 The Notebook, where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today it’s Ogilvy’s Amelia Torode For those involved in UK advertising, Christmas is our Super Bowl, when ads become central to popular culture. Mishandle your Christmas advertising and you risk derailing the entire year’s revenue. When it comes to Christmas advertising, I believe nostalgia [...]
Where to drink wine in London with a touch of old-fashioned glamour December 8, 2025 It is a pattern we see repeatedly. At times of austerity and economic hardship: people crave luxury, colour and escapism. During the Great Depression we saw the rise of jazz, dancehalls and art deco glamour, while the World War II ushered in an era of escapist, technicolour movies filled with flights of fancy. Now in the [...]
TomNext Raises Funding to Build the Intelligence Layer for Private Markets December 8, 2025 TomNext, the LP-focused intelligence and infrastructure layer for private markets, announced that it has secured investment led by Panghea Capital Partners, with participation from Consello, Blizzard the Avalanche Fund, Altea Partners and other strategic backers and prominent angel investors across wealth management, fintech and digital assets. The raise coincides with TomNext emerging from stealth and [...]
Capitolis Appoints Okan Pekin as President December 8, 2025 Former Citi Global Head of Securities Services and longtime Capitolis Board Member brings over three decades of experience driving innovation and scaling global enterprises
Wrexham AFC Welcomes Apollo Sports Capital as a Minority Investor December 8, 2025 Multi-faceted investment fuels growth on and off the pitch, including major STōK Cae Ras redevelopment
Headspace Rolls out Voice Feature for Empathetic AI Companion, Ebb December 8, 2025 Leading mental health platform introduces voice and guided conversation starters in app, advancing AI grounded in evidence-based practices that enhances safety and personalization