Xavier Niel is set to become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after a £4.4bn deal with e&. What the French billionaire’s arrival means for UK firms.
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Piers Morgan’s Uncensored valued at $145m, five years after ITV showed him the door
Piers Morgan’s Uncensored has been valued at $145m after a $27m raise backed by Elisabeth Murdoch and the Reuben brothers, just 18 months after he took ownership of the brand.
Mark Dixon hands the reins of his Regus empire to a new chief after nearly 40 years
The founder of the world’s largest serviced office provider is stepping back from the day-to-day running of the business he built from a single idea in a Brussels coffee shop.
Kanya King, the single mother who remortgaged her home to build the MOBO Awards, dies aged 57
Kanya King CBE, the entrepreneur who remortgaged her home to launch the MOBO Awards and went on to reshape the British music industry, has died aged 57.
Caudwell turns on ‘disastrous’ Starmer: billionaire Labour backer says he was misled and may bankroll the tories again
Billionaire Phones4U founder John Caudwell tells Business Matters he was ‘misled’ by Labour’s pro-business promises and could back the Tories at the next election.
Dragons’ Den’s Tej Lalvani lines up £900m sale of Vitabiotics to Bain Capital
Former Dragons’ Den investor Tej Lalvani is poised to sell family-owned Vitabiotics to Bain Capital in a £900m deal, ending a year-long auction for the UK’s biggest vitamin maker.
James Watt plots brewing comeback with community-owned Second Best venture
BrewDog founder James Watt returns to brewing with Second Best, handing up to 19.3% of his new community-owned venture free to former Equity Punk investors wiped out by March’s £33m Tilray rescue.
Alvotech founder Robert Wessman threatens to quit Britain over ‘anti-wealth’ tax regime
Icelandic billionaire and Alvotech founder Robert Wessman says inheritance tax, capital gains hikes and political instability are pushing him to leave the UK — taking jobs, capital and R&D investment with him.
Brad Burton interview: how the UK’s no.1 motivational speaker rebuilt after lockdown wiped out 4Networking, and survived a four-year online stalking campaign
Brad Burton on the four-year stalking ordeal exposed by BBC Panorama and Channel 4, why LinkedIn refused to act, and the new UK business network he is building to replace it. An exclusive Business Matters interview by Richard Alvin.
Britain’s billionaires are voting with their feet – and the rich list proves it
The 2026 Sunday Times Rich List lays bare a record wealth exodus from Britain, with one in six members dropping out, Dyson’s fortune halved and Revolut’s Nik Storonsky storming into the top 10.
JCB succession: Lord Bamford anoints younger son George as heir to £6.5bn digger empire
Lord Bamford has named younger son George as his successor at JCB, sidelining elder brother Jo and ending years of speculation over the future of Britain’s £6.5bn family-owned digger dynasty.
Getting to Know You: Fiona McCoss, founder of Wild Feminine Retreats
Fiona McCoss, founder of Wild Feminine Retreats, shares how she built a thriving women-focused business rooted in intuition, sustainability, nervous system healing, and authentic connection.
Alan Roper: ‘wage and tax policy has stripped £12.6m out of our profits’
Blue Diamond MD Alan Roper on the £12.6m hit from minimum wage and NI rises, his plans to double Britain’s leading garden centre group, the restaurant boom and what he would do as chancellor for a day.
Onlyfans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies aged 43
Leonid Radvinsky, billionaire owner of OnlyFans, has died aged 43 after cancer, following years of rapid growth and scrutiny of the platform.
Getting To Know You: Doménique Wissink, founder of Extra Ibiza
Doménique Wissink, founder of Extra Ibiza, shares how he built a fast-growing luxury travel brand using psychology, creativity and a new definition of modern luxury.
