Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based fund manager, has told staff to return to full-time office working, the latest in a string of employers to cool on pandemic...
The home shopping group behind fashion brands such as Simply Be and Jacamo, received a takeover proposal from Very Group shortly before it agreed to be...
3i Group, the listed private equity group, has picked bankers to sell the pet food manufacturer behind leading brands including Applaws. Sky News has learnt that...
A collection of bondholders in Thames Water are mobilising to protect their interests amid an intensifying battle to avert the company’s nationalisation. Sky News has learnt...
Britain’s fourth-biggest household energy supplier has poached a senior executive from Monzo, the digital bank, as it explores options that could lead to a change of...
The owner of Wagamama has begun exploring a £300m refinancing as it seeks to reduce its borrowing costs by locking in lower interest rates. Sky News...
Mothercare is closing on a £30m deal with one of India’s biggest retail groups that will provide the London-listed company with a long-awaited solution to its...
The parent company of PizzaExpress is hiring bankers to help it refinance a £335m bond ahead of its maturity, amid tough trading conditions for casual dining...
A residential energy services provider backed by leading City investors has secured a £50m funding boost from one of the world’s biggest pension funds. Sky News...
A trio of buyout firms have been shortlisted to buy a stake in the UK operations of Grant Thornton, one of Britain’s six biggest accountancy firms....
Scrutiny of Thames Water, the crisis-hit utility, will intensify this week when the industry regulator appoints LEK Consulting as an independent monitor of the company. Scrutiny...
The CBI, the struggling business lobbying group, is in talks to sub-let parts of its vast London headquarters as it continues to seek cost-cutting opportunities in...
An American predator is close to sealing a £300m swoop on a division of De La Rue, the Bank of England’s banknote printer, in a move...
Rachel Reeves has said she “wouldn’t have any problems” getting on a P&O ferry following the fire-and-rehire scandal. The chancellor was asked to clarify her position...
This International Investment Summit has been circled in the new government’s diary from the day it took office as a key opportunity to set out its...
Google’s former boss has warned Sir Keir Starmer he will fail to meet his 2030 clean energy goal unless he fixes UK regulations. Eric Schmidt, Google’s...
InPost, the operator of tens of thousands of parcel delivery lockers across Europe, is closing in on a deal to take full ownership of Menzies Distribution...
The prime minister will pledge to get rid of regulation that “needlessly holds back investment” at a major business conference in London today. The International Investment...
A British-based investment and banking app has struck a deal to acquire part of a Gibraltar-based rival that will instantly add tens of thousands of customers...
A £1bn investment in Britain by port operator DP World will go ahead as planned, after a frantic effort by ministers and diplomats to repair relations...