Analysts believe Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT by buying Deutsche Telekom’s stake in the group By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 December 2021 | Updated: 00:56, 4 December 2021 Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT …
Read More »MARKET REPORT: KKR’s £9bn Italy bid lifts telecom shares
Telecom companies were boosted yesterday after private equity giant KKR swooped on Telecom Italia with a £9billion offer. The deal, if approved by the firm’s board and the Italian government, would be one of the biggest European private equity buyouts in history. It would total £28billion, including Telecom Italia’s £19billion …
Read More »Royal London lines up full-blown LV merger
Royal London lines up full-blown LV merger: Rival bidder’s new twist would let insurer keep mutual status – but historic brand could then be sold Takeover by Bain Capital has been hit by a backlash from LV members New plan would allow LV members to keep their mutual status If …
Read More »Royal Mail to hand shareholders £400m after surge in parcel deliveries
Royal Mail to hand £400m to shareholders after surge in parcel deliveries sends profits soaring By Calum Muirhead For The Daily Mail Published: 22:11, 18 November 2021 | Updated: 22:32, 18 November 2021 Royal Mail will hand £400million to its shareholders after a surge in parcel deliveries sent profits soaring. …
Read More »Fake hours scam: Now Royal Mail to probe our claims
Royal Mail investigating claims its drivers are logging fraudulent overtime claims after we raised the alarm By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51, 6 November 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 6 November 2021 Royal Mail is investigating claims that its drivers are logging fraudulent overtime claims after The Mail …
Read More »STOCK WATCH: Now who’s favourite in William Hill takeover?
STOCK WATCH: Now who’s favourite in William Hill takeover? By Alex Lawson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:31, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 23:01, 10 April 2021 Investors in William Hill are on tenterhooks after another week without a judgment on the scheme of arrangement to complete the £2.9billion …
Read More »BAE clinches £1bn Royal Navy contracts
BAE clinches £1bn Royal Navy contracts to maintain battleships and docks in Portsmouth By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55, 1 April 2021 | Updated: 23:15, 1 April 2021 BAE Systems has clinched contracts worth more than £1billion to maintain battleships and docks at Portsmouth Naval Base. Britain’s …
Read More »BT boss Philip Jansen hit by threat of strike chaos
BT boss Philip Jansen hit by threat of strike chaos: Furious union launches ballot over chief’s plan to cut jobs – and it could cripple broadband The Communication Workers Union represents 45,000 BT staff It will kick off the formal legal process to ballot members for the telecom giant’s first …
Read More »Revealed…how EU red tape is robbing our airlines of trade
British airlines that fly professional footballers, packages, PPE and car parts around Europe in chartered jets have lost as much as 70 per cent of their business to EU rivals this year because of Brussels red tape, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Some have been so badly penalised by …
Read More »NHS courier CitySprint could go up for sale at £250m
Investment company backed by Lloyds reviving plans to sell same-day courier businesses for £250m By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51, 27 February 2021 An investment company backed by Lloyds is reviving plans to sell one of Britain’s biggest same-day courier businesses …
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