New National Wealth Fund to unveil £1bn
- Hendrick
- October 17, 2024
Britain’s new National Wealth Fund has struck a £1bn deal with two of Britain’s biggest high street lenders to retrofit thousands of homes to upgrade their energy-efficiency.
PizzaExpress prepares to serve up new slice
- Hendrick
- October 17, 2024
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 operators.
Energy services group Hometree lands £50m from
- Hendrick
- October 17, 2024
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.
Why a dark cloud still looms over
- Hendrick
- October 17, 2024
A larger-than-anticipated fall in inflation last month to 1.7% is the latest gust of economic data to suggest the prevailing economic wind is favourable.
UK inflation drops to 1.7% – well
- Hendrick
- October 16, 2024
UK inflation has eased to 1.7%, dipping well below the Bank of England target for the first time since 2021.
Trio in battle to buy stake in
- Hendrick
- October 16, 2024
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.
CBI in talks to sub-let parts of
- Hendrick
- October 16, 2024
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 the wake of last year’s near-collapse.
Ofwat to name LEK Consulting as Thames
- Hendrick
- October 16, 2024
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.
Bank of England currency printer De La
- Hendrick
- October 15, 2024
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 that will herald a break-up of the historic company.
CEOs praise Labour’s plans after investment summit
- Hendrick
- October 15, 2024
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 claim to be a new kind of centre-left administration.