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Spectris agrees £3.8bn takeover by Advent as KKR mulls rival bid

5 days ago | standard.co.uk | Holly Williams

Business | Business NewsAdvent will pay £37.63 per share for the FTSE 250-listed company, valuing Spectris at £3.8 billion, or around £4.4 billion including debts. Spectris has agreed to a £3.8 billion takeover by US private equity firm Advent International (PA)PA WireHolly Williams2 minutes agoSign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.
DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Holly Williams

Genetic testing firm 23andMe has been fined £2.31 million by the UK’s data protection watchdog for “serious security failings” after personal information of more than 155,000 UK users was accessed in a major cyber attack. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the DNA testing kit firm, which filed for bankruptcy in the US in March, failed to properly protect UK user data and also responded inadequately to the hack in 2023.
DNA testing firm 23andMe fined £2.31m for ‘serious security failings’

1 week ago | standard.co.uk | Holly Williams

News | TechA cyber attack on the genetic testing firm saw personal information of 155,592 UK residents accessed in a major cyber attack in 2023.
Oil prices surge after Israeli attacks in Iran

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Holly Williams

Oil prices have surged after Israel launched an attack on Iran's nuclear programme with financial markets anxious over retaliatory action. The price of Brent crude jumped nearly 10% higher at one stage before easing back a little to stand 7% higher at $74 a barrel.
Evri tie-up with DHL’s UK parcel arm being probed by competition watchdog

2 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Holly Williams

News | UKThe CMA will look into whether the deal could ‘result in a substantial lessening of competition’ in the postal delivery sector. Evri is hiring more than 6,500 colleagues to help it fulfil orders and deal with customers during the period between Black Friday and Christmas (Alamy/PA)Holly Williams1 minute agoEvri’s deal to merge with rival DHL’s UK parcel arm is being investigated by the UK competition watchdog as the tie-up promises to create one of the UK’s largest delivery firms.
Jobless rate surges to highest since 2021 while pay growth eases sharply - ONS

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Holly Williams

Britain jobless rate surged to its highest level for nearly four years and pay growth for UK workers eased by more than expected as employers faced surging staff costs, official figures have shown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, fell sharply to 5.2% in the three months to April, from 5.5% in the previous three months and the lowest since the third quarter of last year.
TikTok creating more than 500 new British jobs as UK users top 30 million

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Holly Williams

TikTok creating more than 500 new British jobs as UK users top 30 millionTikTok has unveiled plans to create over 500 new British jobs and open a second office in London as it cheered passing the 30 million milestone for users in the UK (PA)By Holly Williams, PA Business Editor©Press AssociationToday at 15:00TikTok has unveiled plans to create more than 500 new British jobs and open a second office in London as it cheered passing the 30 million milestone for users in the UK.
Pret A Manger says it may consider stake sale ahead of possible flotation

3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Holly Williams

Business | Business NewsJAB Holding bought Pret for £1.5 billion in 2018. The owner of Pret A Manger is reportedly considering selling a stake sale in the sandwich chain ahead of a potential stock market flotation. PA WireHolly Williams3 minutes agoSign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.
WH Smith to complete sale of high street chain within weeks

3 weeks ago | standard.co.uk | Holly Williams

Business | Business NewsThe sale to Modella Capital will mean the WH Smith name disappears from British high streets and is replaced by brand TGJones.
UK firms taking early action as they brace for hits from tariffs - survey

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Holly Williams

More than three-quarters of UK businesses are worried about tariffs and global trade uncertainty and have already taken pre-emptive measures to offset disruption, according to a new survey. The latest Barclays business prosperity report found that 79% of firms are concerned about the mounting global trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump’s move to hike tariffs.