Up to a third of firms on London’s junior stock market are vulnerable to a takeover next year as the City is set for a “major and sustained” deluge of swoops on UK stocks, an investment bank has warned. A report by Peel Hunt on the UK takeover outlook, titled …
Read More »Takeover of Canadian miner draws stringent commitments due to China links
Credit: shutterstock/Evgeny_V The Canadian government has cleared an Australian investor’s takeover of a domestic mining company on the condition that it implements an extensive suite of national security commitments limiting the merged company’s ability to engage with China. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive …
Read More »New Everton owner Dan Friedkin’s mammoth net worth that is bigger than Liverpool chief’s
Everton have been purchased by The Friedkin Group after the Premier League approved the deal and new chairman Dan Friedkin has a much higher worth than Liverpool’s owner John W Henry Dan Friedkin is the new Everton owner ( Image: Fabio Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images) The Friedkin Group has …
Read More »Discussing the Trends and Predictions for Direct Mail in 2025
During a recent webinar hosted by Brad Kugler, CEO of DirectMail2.0 and Who’s Mailing What!, a group of seasoned direct mail veterans got together to discuss the trends impacting the space right now — and what they anticipate for the coming year. Kugler was joined by Ashley Roberts, content director …
Read More »UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS: The looming threat of further privatization
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Published Dec 19, 2024 • Last updated 45 minutes ago • 3 minute read AFP/Getty Images Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH /AFP/Getty Images Article content Last week, while the Canada Post lockout of postal workers was ending, it was announced that Britain’s Royal Mail was to …
Read More »MP praises posties in run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail prepares all year to deliver Christmas. Across the UK, the business has recruited 16,000 temporary workers to help its 85,000 posties sort the additional mail and increasing number of parcels expected over the festive period. Almost 4,000 new vans, trucks and trailers are being added to the fleet …
Read More »LAST CHANCE to send cards and parcels for Christmas
FINAL COUNTDOWN: There are just days left to send gifts and cards before Christmas (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. [Learn more] With just seven days until Christmas, the Post Office has issued a reminder of the …
Read More »Hogan Lovells joins top firms in £3.6bn Royal Mail takeover as UK govt approves bid
Hogan Lovells has secured a new role as adviser to the UK government on the £3.6bn acquisition of International Distribution Services (IDS), the parent company of Royal Mail, by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group, alongside Kirkland, Paul Weiss, and Slaughter and May. On 16 December, the UK government announced that …
Read More »Printweek – Sanderson awarded Royal Warrant
Luxury interior design and furnishings group Sanderson Design Group has announced that His Majesty King Charles III has granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment to the company’s British fabric and wallpaper brand Sanderson. This marks 100 years since the brand first received a Royal Warrant from King George V in …
Read More »Couple hoping for a ‘miracle’ as special item goes missing in transit with Royal Mail
A NEWLYWED couple are offering a cash reward to anyone who can help reunite the ‘devastated’ bride with an important item from the big day. Katie Davis, 33, of Chelmsford, married her partner James during a ceremony in Hitchin, Hertfordshire in front of nearly 100 friends and family members in …
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