Give me home Euros over World Cup, but is it really worth £557m of taxpayers’ money? June 11, 2026 I’m sure I’ll enjoy much of the 2026 World Cup, provided I can stay awake late enough, but I’ll approach Euro 2028 with far greater enthusiasm. Home nations competing on home soil in British Summer Time and with advertisers and broadcasters whipping up interest among the general populace. What’s not to like, other than violent [...]
Rising salaries for junior lawyers put pressure on senior associates’ pay packages June 11, 2026 US law firms continue to drive a fierce salary war in London, leaving UK firms scrambling to keep up with soaring pay for junior lawyers, but as starting salaries rise, growing pay gaps threaten to unsettle senior associates, writes Maria Ward-Brennan. As of next month, London associates at Quinn Emanuel will see their salaries increase [...]
Baghdadi Capital integrates Qasioun Partners, Strengthening Its Financial Advisory Proposition June 10, 2026 Baghdadi Capital, a global independent family office specialising in corporate and investment banking, announces the integration of Qasioun Partners, a new firm specialising in Advisory Finance and Investment Banking, which joins the Group with its own capital structure. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260610028423/en/ Qasioun Partners originated from the advisory [...]
Kennedys tops £450m global revenue as Middle East conflict helps drive growth June 10, 2026 Law firm Kennedys has reported its 12th consecutive year of growth, surpassing £450m for the first time, with the Middle East conflict partly driving revenue. The City-headquartered firm, which specialises in advising the insurance sector, has generated £457m for the financial year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, up from £428m in the previous [...]
Xsolla to Sponsor First Playable Florence 2026, Equipping Indie PC Developers With Publisher Pitch Strategies and a Scalable Alternative to Paid Acquisition June 10, 2026 Xsolla Brings Game Commerce Expertise and Developer Programming to Europe's Premier Indie Publishing Event
Q4 Unveils Platform Enhancements for More Connected, AI-Assisted Investor Relations Workflows June 10, 2026 New capabilities — spanning contextual AI, investor intelligence and EU data infrastructure — help IR teams centralize institutional knowledge and work more strategically from a unified platform
Fanzo: London-founded app bets on World Cup in US expansion drive June 10, 2026 A World Cup is boom time for pubs and, by extension, Fanzo, as the tournament’s official venue finder pushes into the US, says founder Leo MacLehose. When World Cup fever grips football fans across England and beyond over the coming weeks, one London-founded business will have extra reason to cheer. Fanzo is the website and [...]
Thames Water eyes return to London Stock Exchange while Pennon back in profit June 10, 2026 There was a stark reminder for the City of the risks and rewards on offer to investors in water utilities on Wednesday, from two of the industry’s biggest names. One of them, Thames Water, is eyeing a return to the London Stock Exchange after a disastrous spell in private hands loaded it with debt and [...]
From Cutting-Edge Research to Industry: Focused Energy Plans Spin-Off of Sourcelight June 10, 2026 Following its successful USD 240 million financing round, Focused Energy is continuing to systematically advance the industrialization of laser fusion as its core business. At the same time, the company plans to consolidate its activities in the field of laser-driven radiation sources into an independent entity under the name Sourcelight. With this move, Focused Energy [...]
Clearwater Analytics Unifies Factor Risk Across Portfolio Management and Risk Oversight June 10, 2026 New Capabilities Bring Pre-Trade Risk Analysis to Portfolio Managers and On-Demand Portfolio Risk Insights to Investment Leadership