On the Basis of Sex film review: Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic is timely but takes few risks February 22, 2019 On the Basis of Sex is a timely reminder of all that US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accomplished on the long, winding road towards gender equality, and why it still matters today. We open on the Harvard victory song, extolling the triumphs of the “men” in attendance. It is 1956, the sixth year [...]
London weather heats up as temperatures expected to soar to 27 degrees celsius in hottest day of the year so far April 19, 2018 Get searching for rooftop bars and beer gardens folks, for today is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office’s latest forecast today expects temperatures to soar to 27°C in parts of the capital and the South East of England, saying it will be very warm and sunny. “It [...]
Revolution Bars shareholders eye a merger with Deltic after rejecting Stonegate October 29, 2017 Top stakeholders in Revolution Bars are starting to warm up to the idea of a merger with nightclub operator Deltic Group. Shareholders in Revolution rejected a more than £100m takeover offer from Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company earlier this month. Deltic had attempted to put the brakes on the takeover bid by launching [...]
Revolution Bars (RBG) share price dips as Deltic muscles in on Stonegate’s Vodka Revs bid with new offer October 5, 2017 Nightclub operator Deltic has put the brakes on an agreed deal between Revolution Bars and Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company, with its own all-share proposal. Shares in Revolution were down two per cent at the time of writing. Students’ favourite Revolution has already agreed to a £101.5m takeover offer made by Stonegate, but [...]
Candover to launch a £500m sale July 17, 2011 CANDOVER Investment, the private equity firm which became a high-profile casualty of the credit crisis, has launched a £500m auction to sell off its biggest investment. Investors managing the remains of Candover will partially unwind Expro International, the oil services group it bought in 2008 just months before failing. Goldman Sachs, which invested with Candover [...]
Chelsea in bloom as Flower Show lands May 19, 2011 ALL those months of composting are coming to fruition as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show arrives. From Tuesday the area will be in full bloom with the world’s finest gardening talent on display. City A.M. rounded up six of the show’s hotly-tipped highlights. AUSTRALIA GARDEN This marks the debut for the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 11, 2010 Weir Group Jon Stanton will join the company this Spring as group finance director. Stanton, 42, arrives from Ernst & Young where he has worked since 1988. He has been a partner in the London office since 2001 with responsibility for the audit of several FTSE 100 clients, including Invensys, Hanson and InterContinental Hotels. Stanton [...]