Helen Cahill

4 days ago | thetimes.com | Helen Cahill

London’s efforts to jumpstart its flagging IPO market have so far been limited to smaller companies such as Raspberry Pi, the mini-computer maker, and MHA, the UK arm of Baker Tilly. Now, bankers are keen to deliver on something more substantial. Shein has shifted its effort to list in public markets from London to Hong Kong, prompting speculation about where the next big-ticket listing could come from.

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Helen Cahill

The government faces growing calls to protect domestic producers of bioethanol over concerns that the removal of tariffs on US imports could cause site closures and job losses in the UK. The British Chambers of Commerce is urging ministers to provide targeted financial support to UK-based groups after two of the largest domestic producers warned that the transatlantic trade dealposed a threat to their market position.

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Helen Cahill

The platinum operations of Anglo American will start trading as a separate listed entity on the London Stock Exchange todayas the mining group takes a big step forward in its restructuring efforts. Anglo American has spun off its platinum business into a new entity called Valterra Platinum that is the world’s most valuable producer of the metal with a market capitalisation of $11 billion.

5 days ago | thetimes.com | Helen Cahill

Bankers at Rothschild have been hired to sell off the logistics company seized from the Barclay family by HSBC. Rothschild has been appointed to find a buyer for ArrowXL to deliver a payout for HSBC after it pushed the delivery group’s parent company into administration last year. ArrowXL is one of two logistics operations built up by the Barclay family as part of a corporate empire spanning hospitality, retail and media.

1 week ago | thetimes.com | Helen Cahill

The British bidders for the Telegraph have been rejected as a lengthy takeover battle for the newspaper draws to a close. The Manchester-born entrepreneur Dovid Efune, who joined forces with Jeremy Hosking, a hedge fund manager, to make an offer of £550 million, has been ruled out of the race for the newspaper. RedBird Capital, a US private equity firm, confirmed last week that it had reached an agreement in principle to acquire the Telegraph Media Group.