By: William Turvill

I write about M&A, deals, IPOs, private equity, asset management, media and a few other areas for City A.M. I also write news features and am always interested in interviewing and profiling high-profile business figures. I previously worked for Press Gazette and Mail Online.

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Private equity firm Privet Capital cuddles up with Care Bears maker Vivid Toy Group

March 14, 2017

Private equity firm Privet Capital has snapped up a toymaker behind Care Bears, Thunderbirds and Moshi Monsters. Vivid Toy Group sells its products to major retailers across the UK, France, Benelux, Germany and the US, including in Tesco, Argos, Wal-Mart, Toys ‘R’ Us and Amazon. Headquartered in Guildford, the firm also has operations in Paris, Frankfurt and [...]
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is standing down after seven years at the broadcaster

March 14, 2017

Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is stepping down from the broadcaster after seven years in the job. The publicly owned, privately funded channel accidentally broke the news on Twitter this afternoon before a formal announcement was made. Channel 4 press tweets, then quickly deletes, this press release in a tweet suggesting that their CEO David [...]
WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell urges advertisers to show faith in newspapers as spending drifts to Google and Facebook

March 14, 2017

Advertising grandee Sir Martin Sorrell has urged his industry to show faith in newspapers as more and more money drifts towards online giants. Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of WPP, said that at a time when Google, Facebook and Twitter stand accused of “giving a platform to hatred and fake news” there ought to [...]
Australian investment bank Macquarie sells last of its stake in Thames Water to Canadian and Kuwaiti funds

March 14, 2017

Australian investment bank Macquarie has sold its stake in Thames Water to a Canadian pension fund and a Kuwaiti infrastructure investor. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) today announced the sale of its 26.3 per cent interest in Kemble Water Holdings, the holding company of Thames Water. The buyers are Borealis Infrastructure, part of Canada’s OMERS pension fund, and Wren [...]
Other offers likely? This is how analysts are reacting to the Bovis-Redrow-Galliford Try love triangle

March 13, 2017

Bovis Homes’ share price leapt this morning after it emerged over the weekend that it is involved in a love triangle with rivals Galliford Try and Redrow. Bovis yesterday confirmed it was in merger talks with Galliford Try and had rejected a bid from Redrow. However, Redrow this morning indicated it is holding out hope [...]
UK oil services companies John Wood Group and Amec Foster Wheeler in £5bn merger deal

March 13, 2017

Two UK oil services firms have agreed to a £5bn merger. John Wood Group announced this morning it had agreed a takeover deal for FTSE 250-listed Amec Foster Wheeler. Amec’s share price jumped 18 per cent to £5.76 at the time of writing, while John Wood’s was up eight per cent to £8.10. [stockChart code="AMFW" date="2017-03-13 [...]
London IPO market set for £30bn boost, with Logicor, O2, Misys, TI Fluid Systems, BGL Group and Kuwait Energy weighing up flotations

March 12, 2017

London is set to benefit from up to £30bn of flotations in the coming months, with Logicor, O2, and Misys among a number of high-profile companies weighing up initial public offerings (IPOs) in the capital. After a rocky end to 2016, when several deals were pulled due to market uncertainty, 2017 saw a subdued start. [...]
German minister: London Stock Exchange “derailed” Deutsche Boerse deal and shifted blame on to Brussels

March 12, 2017

An influential German minister has accused the London Stock Exchange of having “derailed” its Deutsche Boerse merger and attempted to “pass the buck to Brussels”. Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of the state of Hesse, where Deutsche Boerse is based, suggested the deal has seemingly broken down because the UK company was unwilling to reconsider the [...]
Another shareholder spring? Execs, companies and institutional investors under pressure ahead of AGM season

March 12, 2017

Highly-paid executives, companies and institutional investors are expected to come under increased scrutiny in the upcoming AGM season, with remuneration policies in the firing line. Bosses at Shell, Glaxosmithkline and BAE Systems came under pressure last week, and experts are expecting plenty more investor challenges in the coming months. Many firms are facing the added complication this [...]
Sweden bids to prise financial services power from UK after Brexit as minister visits Citigroup and fintech firms in London

March 12, 2017

Sweden is the latest European country making a push to win financial services power after Brexit, having sent a minister to London to woo fintech firms and a major Wall Street bank. Per Bolund, the country’s financial markets minister, visited fintech incubator Level 39 in Canary Wharf on Friday before hosting more than a dozen more [...]

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Here We Are, National Theatre, review: Stephen Sondheim musical is more Severance than sing-a-long

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