London’s Square Mile needs its own major sports venue to keep up with rivals August 18, 2026 As sport ramps up after a summer break, Simon Hunt argues that the Square Mile needs its own major sports venue – for the sake of the City of London’s future. Picture the scene: it’s just hit 5:30pm on a sunny Thursday evening in the office. You and your colleagues look around for something to [...]
Lone Star Funds Completes Sale of Vigor Marine Group August 17, 2026 Lone Star Funds (“Lone Star”) today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XI, L.P. has completed the sale of Vigor Marine Group, a provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services, as well as marine fabrication and services to the naval, defense and commercial maritime sectors in the United States, to Antin Infrastructure Partners. [...]
Nanochon Receives Regulatory Approval from Panamá’s Ministry of Health to Initiate First-in-Human Clinical Study of Chondrograft™ August 17, 2026 Nanochon, a medical device company developing Chondrograft™, a novel patented implant for the treatment of articular cartilage defects of the knee, today announced that it has received regulatory approval from Panamá’s Ministry of Health to initiate its First-in-Human (FIH) clinical study in Panamá. The study will evaluate the safety and performance of Chondrograft™ in patients [...]
Where heritage meets diplomacy: The Qatar Goodwood Festival and the UK–Middle East partnership August 17, 2026 For more than two centuries, Goodwood Racecourse has stood as one of Britain’s most celebrated sporting venues, attracting royalty, business leaders, racing enthusiasts, and international visitors from around the world. Today, through the title partnership with Qatar, the Qatar Goodwood Festival has evolved into far more than one of the UK’s premier horse racing events, [...]
Elavon renews partnership with Sage to simplify payments for growing businesses August 17, 2026 Elavon, the merchant payment division of U.S. Bank and one of Europe’s leading global merchant acquirers, and Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses, have renewed their long-standing partnership to continue delivering simple, seamless and scalable payment solutions to even more Sage customers across the United Kingdom [...]
The Expensify Visa® Commercial Card Brings New Proactive Spend Controls to 14 Countries August 17, 2026 New admin-defined spend rules let businesses control how, where, and when every card is used, stopping the wrong spend before it happens instead of cleaning it up after.
Elite Cloud Customers to Outnumber On-Premises for the First Time in Company History as Law Firms Build for AI August 17, 2026 With over 120 firms live in the cloud, Elite's platform has now processed $145 billion in billing transactions — and customers are collecting payment nearly twice as fast as the industry average
Monzo chair makes early exit after boardroom rift August 17, 2026 The chair of Monzo will make an early exit from the UK fintech next month following a period of a turmoil in the neobank’s boardroom. Garry Hoffman will step down from his role as soon as next month, ending his tenure over a year earlier than his nine-year term permits. He will be replaced by [...]
Virgin Trains gets green light for channel tunnel route August 17, 2026 Virgin Trains has moved a step closer to running train services between London and Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, after the railway watchdog waved through its application to use the line connected London to the channel tunnel. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said on Monday it had given Sir Richard Branson’s train company the [...]
US bond market jitters spark UK economy recession warning August 17, 2026 The UK economy could be plunged into a recession an “order of magnitude” greater than recent financial crises if America’s borrowing costs continue to climb over the rest of the year, a group of leading City analysts have warned. The US was forced to pay the highest interest rate on its long-dated bonds for a [...]