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  1. Trainer Trouble: JD Sports to Sell Footasylum

    10 November 2021 Trainer Trouble: JD Sports to Sell Footasylum

    Trainer Trouble: JD Sports to Sell Footasylum By Curtley Bale The Story After a second investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), JD Sports is being forced to sell Footasylum, the sportswear retailer that it acquired in 2019. JD Sports bought its smaller rival...
  2. Money Matters: NatWest Posts Profits Despite Looming FCA Fine

    3 November 2021 Money Matters: NatWest Posts Profits Despite Looming FCA Fine

    Money Matters: NatWest Posts Profits Despite Looming FCA Fine By Curtley Bale The Story NatWest has posted its third-quarter results, which has seen its profits triple – despite an impending fine from the FCA for failing to prevent money laundering on multiple occasions between 2012 and...
  3. Road Race: Tesla’s Market Capitalisation Surpasses $1 Trillion

    Road Race: Tesla’s Market Capitalisation Surpasses $1 Trillion

    Road Race: Tesla’s Market Capitalisation Surpasses $1 Trillion By Curtley Bale The Story On Monday 25 October, Tesla’s market capitalisation surpassed $ 1 trillion for the first time. In doing so, Elon Musk’s visionary car company becomes only the seventh company to hit the $1 trillion...
  4. Billing Big: Grant Thornton Charges £21 Million as Administrator

    20 October 2021 Billing Big: Grant Thornton Charges £21 Million as Administrator

    Billing Big: Grant Thornton Charges £21 Million as Administrator By Curtley Bale The Story UK accounting firm Grant Thornton has announced its bill for the first year of fees whilst acting as administrator to Greensill Capital. The firm estimates that it will charge £21 million for the...
  5. Owning the Pitch: Newcastle United Football Club Takeover Deal

    13 October 2021 Owning the Pitch: Newcastle United Football Club Takeover Deal

    Owning the Pitch: Newcastle United Football Club Takeover Deal By Curtley Bale The Story Last week, after an 18-month delay, a takeover deal has been confirmed for Newcastle United Football Club. The club has been brought by a consortium, led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, for...
  6. Shopping for a Supermarket: Morrisons Board Recommends Takeover Bid from CD&R

    6 October 2021 Shopping for a Supermarket: Morrisons Board Recommends Takeover Bid from CD&R

    Shopping for a Supermarket: Morrisons Board Recommends Takeover Bid from CD&R By Curtley Bale The Story The long-running takeover saga surrounding Morrisons might just be over. The Morrisons board has accepted and recommended a takeover bid from US-based private equity firm Clayton...
  7. Twice the Talent: Mishcon de Reya’s Strategic Combination with Taylor Vinters

    29 September 2021 Twice the Talent: Mishcon de Reya’s Strategic Combination with Taylor Vinters

    Twice the Talent: Mishcon de Reya’s Strategic Combination with Taylor Vinters By Curtley Bale The Story Law firm Mishcon de Reya has announced a strategic combination with Taylor Vinters, a law firm with special focus on technology and innovation. Although this is not a merger, Taylor...
  8. Taxing Times: Boris Johnson Announces Substantial Reforms

    15 September 2021 Taxing Times: Boris Johnson Announces Substantial Reforms

    Taxing Times: Boris Johnson Announces Substantial Reforms By Curtley Bale The Story This week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a rise in UK National Insurance, a tax increase that has been said to take the UK tax burden to the highest level since 1950. The tax increases are...
  9. Kick Off: CVC Agrees Investment Deal with La Liga

    8 September 2021 Kick Off: CVC Agrees Investment Deal with La Liga

    Kick Off: CVC Agrees Investment Deal with La Liga By Curtley Bale The Story After months of negotiations, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to a deal with Spanish football league, La Liga - the body behind the top two divisions in Spanish football. La Liga has agreed...
  10. Making Waves: Maersk Becomes First Shipping Company to Order Carbon Neutral Vessels

    1 September 2021 Making Waves: Maersk Becomes First Shipping Company to Order Carbon Neutral Vessels

    Making Waves: Maersk Becomes First Shipping Company to Order Carbon Neutral Vessels By Curtley Bale The Story Maersk, the world’s largest shipping container company, has become the first to order carbon-neutral shipping vessels. The new ships will be long-haul, running routes from China...
  11. Afghanistan's Economic Future

    25 August 2021 Afghanistan's Economic Future

    Afghanistan's Economic Future By Curtley Bale The Story The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the fleeing of President Ghani signalled the end of Afghanistan’s fledgling democracy. Whilst the Taliban seek to retain a veneer of democracy, freedom and normality, the country's economic...
  12. Give Up Giphy: CMA Calls for Facebook to Rescind Giphy Acquisition

    18 August 2021 Give Up Giphy: CMA Calls for Facebook to Rescind Giphy Acquisition

    Give Up Giphy: CMA Calls for Facebook to Rescind Giphy Acquisition By Curtley Bale The Story The UK’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has provisionally called for Facebook to rescind its $400 million acquisition of Giphy. The company is behind the...
  13. Canned: PepsiCo Sells Its Juice Brands

    11 August 2021 Canned: PepsiCo Sells Its Juice Brands

    Canned: PepsiCo Sells Its Juice Brands By Curtley Bale The Story Last week, PepsiCo announced its decision to sell its Tropicana and Naked Juice brands. The company is selling its majority stake to French private equity firm PAI for approximately $3.3bn. What It Means For Businesses...
  14. Quite the Quarter: Big Tech Q2 Reports

    4 August 2021 Quite the Quarter: Big Tech Q2 Reports

    Quite the Quarter: Big Tech Q2 Reports By Curtley Bale The Story Big Tech companies posted a stand-out quarter of financial results this week. Four of the largest tech companies, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, are benefitting from the shift to home-working and tech-spending...
  15. Yes to Yasa: Mercedes Buys UK EV Start-up Yasa

    28 July 2021 Yes to Yasa: Mercedes Buys UK EV Start-up Yasa

    Yes to Yasa: Mercedes Buys UK EV Start-up Yasa By Curtley Bale The Story Carmaker Mercedes has bought UK electric motor start-up company, Yasa. The company, an innovation within the University of Oxford becoming its own brand, manufactures electric motors at a reduced motor size but with...
  16. Pretty Purchase: LVMH and Off-White Deal

    28 July 2021 Pretty Purchase: LVMH and Off-White Deal

    Pretty Purchase: LVMH and Off-White Deal By Curtley Bale The Story Last week, LVMH expanded its luxury fashion empire with the acquisition of a majority stake in fashion label Off-White. The French conglomerate, headed by the world’s second-richest man Bernard Arnault, has acquired a 60%...
  17. Cutting Competition: Biden’s Executive Order Aimed at Tackling Big Corporate Dominance

    14 July 2021 Cutting Competition: Biden’s Executive Order Aimed at Tackling Big Corporate Dominance

    Cutting Competition: Biden’s Executive Order Aimed at Tackling Big Corporate Dominance By Curtley Bale The Story This week, President Biden signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing competition in a variety of sectors across America. Through these measures, he hopes to improve...
  18. Inflation Infection: UK Sees Surging Levels of Inflation

    30 June 2021 Inflation Infection: UK Sees Surging Levels of Inflation

    Inflation Infection: UK Sees Surging Levels of Inflation By Curtley Bale The Story Late last week, the Bank of England sought to play down concerns about the UK’s rising inflation. The central bank believes the peak in inflation, expected to touch 3% in the coming months, is due to...
  19. Supermarket Sweep: Morrisons Rejects Private Equity Bid

    23 June 2021 Supermarket Sweep: Morrisons Rejects Private Equity Bid

    Supermarket Sweep: Morrisons Rejects Private Equity Bid By Curtley Bale The Story The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain, Morrisons, has rejected a bid from US private equity firm Clayton, Dubliner & Rice (CD&R). The unsolicited bid on 14 June 2021 valued the company at £8.7...
  20. G7 Gathering: Outcomes of The G7 Summit

    G7 Gathering: Outcomes of The G7 Summit

    G7 Gathering: Outcomes of The G7 Summit By Curtley Bale The Story Over the weekend, the UK hosted the G7 summit at Carbis Bay in Cornwall. Leaders from the UK, US, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan descended onto the Cornish beachfront to discuss issues ranging from China and...

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