Author: Nathan Bissitt

One of the UK’s largest peer-to-peer lenders is in talks about a £30m fundraising that is expected to be a prelude to a long-awaited effort to join the London stock market. Sky News has learnt that Ratesetter has kicked off talks with prospective backers in the

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A spate of suicides at a leading French company will see a number of top executives stand trial over alleged workplace bullying. The former head of France Telecom Didier Lombard, six other executives and telecoms operator Orange, formerly France Telecom, are to be

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The industrialists who bought GKN, the British engineering group, in a controversial £8bn takeover this year are plotting the £1.5bn sale of one of its most valuable divisions. Sky News has learnt that executives at Melrose are drawing up plans to kick off an auction

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US cable giant Comcast’s £22.1bn takeover bid for Sky plc, the owner of Sky News, has been cleared unconditionally by the European Commission. The decision removes the last regulatory hurdle that stood before Comcast as the bidding war for Europe’s largest

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Sainsbury’s is trialling a new relaxed shopping lane for those who need extra time to do their grocery shopping. The idea is being tested at the supermarket’s Prestwick store in South Ayrshire, Scotland, and is aimed at people who suffer from dementia. The

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Before the financial crisis, before the state bail-outs of Northern Rock, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, there was Equitable Life. The near-collapse of a centuries-old institution, moreover one with which millions of the UK’s wealthiest professionals had

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China’s government has said it will retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s tariff hike by immediately imposing penalties of the “same scale” on American goods. The Commerce Ministry said on Friday it would also scrap deals made with

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The chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway has tendered his resignation, the company has confirmed. Charles Horton said “I recognise that passengers have been hugely frustrated at the significant disruption caused by the introduction of new timetables.

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EDF Energy will pay £350,000 after missing its target to install smart meters for customers last year, regulator Ofgem said. Ofgem found that EDF failed to meet its annual installations target for 2017, although it was achieved almost a month after the deadline in

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