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  1. Mad for Music: Europe’s Largest Label Listing

    29 September 2021 Mad for Music: Europe’s Largest Label Listing

    Mad for Music: Europe’s Largest Label Listing By Rachel Strickland The Story Universal Music Group (UMG), the company behind platinum-selling artists such as Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift, has claimed the title of Europe’s largest listing of the year so far (CNBC). In a spin-off...
  2. BA Lite to Take Flight: British Airways Plans Low-Cost Model

    8 September 2021 BA Lite to Take Flight: British Airways Plans Low-Cost Model

    BA Lite to Take Flight: British Airways Plans Low-Cost Model By Rachel Strickland The Story Having moved their domestic and European flights from Gatwick to Heathrow at the start of the pandemic, British Airways (BA) is reportedly considering returning to short-haul flights from...
  3. No For Nvidia?

    25 August 2021 No For Nvidia?

    No For Nvidia? By Rachel Strickland The Story The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has determined that technology company Nvidia’s proposed takeover of semiconductor and software producer Arm requires an in-depth investigation. This is due to the fact that the $40 billion deal...
  4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Carlyle v PMI

    18 August 2021 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Carlyle v PMI

    Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Carlyle v PMI By Rachel Strickland The Story In what will prove to be an acid test for shareholders, the board of directors at Vectura, a medical company known for respiratory drugs, has recommended a £1.1 billion takeover by tobacco company Philip Morris...
  5. Missing the Mark: Minimum Wage Failings

    11 August 2021 Missing the Mark: Minimum Wage Failings

    Missing the Mark: Minimum Wage Failings By Rachel Strickland The Story Last week, the UK government released a list of 191 companies who failed to meet statutory minimum wage requirements during 2011-2018. Finding that 34,000 workers were owed £2.1 million, HMRC has dished out a hefty...
  6. Moving On From Marlboro

    4 August 2021 Moving On From Marlboro

    Moving On From Marlboro By Rachel Strickland The Story Famed for their iconic ‘Marlboro’ cigarettes, Phillip Morris International (‘PMI’) have indicated they will stop selling their flagship product within the UK in the next 10 years. After comparing cigarettes to petrol cars, Chief...
  7. Trouble Brewing: Employee Activism at BrewDog

    21 July 2021 Trouble Brewing: Employee Activism at BrewDog

    Trouble Brewing: Employee Activism at BrewDog By Rachel Strickland The Story The UK’s largest craft brewer BrewDog has appointed an external consultancy firm to lead an independent review into allegations from staff of assault, harassment and bullying. Alongside this, the majority of...
  8. Trialling Times: Four Day Working Week

    14 July 2021 Trialling Times: Four Day Working Week

    Trialling Times: Four Day Working Week By Rachel Strickland The Story Results from the world’s largest ‘four-day working week’ trial have been released. In cutting working hours from 40 to either a 35 or 36-hour week without a reduction in pay, results showed improved physical and...
  9. Linguistic Listing: Duolingo Files for IPO

    7 July 2021 Linguistic Listing: Duolingo Files for IPO

    Linguistic Listing: Duolingo Files for IPO By Rachel Strickland The Story Kicking off the Q3 IPO season with a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’, language learning app and website Duolingo has filed to list on the NASDAQ. In its first adios from venture capital investment, Duolingo is...
  10. Takeover Trend: KKR bids for John Laing

    Takeover Trend: KKR bids for John Laing

    Takeover Trend: KKR bids for John Laing By Rachel Strickland The Story On Wednesday, the board of infrastructure giant John Laing agreed a takeover bid from private equity firm KKR. Valuing the company at roughly £2 billion, John Laing’s shareholders will now be offered 403p per...
  11. A1 for Amazon

    A1 for Amazon

    A1 for Amazon By Rachel Strickland The Story On Monday, Amazon raised $18.5 billion of debt – the behemoth’s largest ever bond sale, and the second-largest this year after Verizon Communication Inc.’s $25 billion offering in March (Bloomberg; Financial Times). In light of the...
  12. Linklaters’ First Senior Female Partner

    Linklaters’ First Senior Female Partner

    Linklaters’ First Senior Female Partner By Rachel Strickland The Story For the first time in its 183-year history, Linklaters LLP (Linklaters) has announced its first female senior partner, Aedamar Comiskey, in what was an “all-female” contest for leadership (The Times). Such news...
  13. Colin v Cuthbert: Copycat-erpillar?

    Colin v Cuthbert: Copycat-erpillar?

    Colin v Cuthbert: Copycat-erpillar? By Rachel Strickland The Story With more than 15 million sold since 1990 and now with an equally iconic female partner ‘Connie’, there is little doubt that Marks & Spencer’s ("M&S") ‘Colin the Caterpillar’ is used to the spotlight. However, this...
  14. Dive of a debut for Deliveroo

    Dive of a debut for Deliveroo

    Dive of a debut for Deliveroo By Rachel Strickland The Story Food delivery service Deliveroo faced a highly disappointing stock market debut on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) last Wednesday. Shares dropped 26 per cent on the first day of trading, wiping more than £2 billion off the...
  15. IAG’s I-O-U

    IAG’s I-O-U

    IAG’s I-O-U By Rachel Strickland The Story This week, International Airlines Group (“IAG”) signed a $1.8 billion multi-borrower Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”) (Financial Times). The RCF will be available for a period of three years with the potential for two one-year extensions...
  16. Economical Truths: UK Public Debt Hits Record Highs

    Economical Truths: UK Public Debt Hits Record Highs

    Economical Truths: UK Public Debt Hits Record Highs By Rachel Strickland The Story It was announced on Friday that the UK government borrowed £19.1 billion in February – the highest figure for February since records began in 1993. This also equates public net debt to 97.5 per cent of...
  17. Oatly takes a Float-ly…

    Oatly takes a Float-ly…

    Oatly takes a Float-ly… By Rachel Strickland The Story Off the back of ‘Veganuary’, Swedish vegan milk maker Oatly has purportedly filed initial documentation for a US stock market float which would value the company at approximately $10 billion (Financial Times). The company already...
  18. Leaving it to the Lastminute.com

    Leaving it to the Lastminute.com

    By @Rachel S The Story Online holiday package provider Lastminute.com came under further fire from the Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) in the past week. Lastminute.com has been warned that legal action will ensue if they do not refund 2,600 holiday makers over £1 million worth...

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