Dr Sanjeev Kanoria, is the founder and Chairman of Advinia Health Care, one of the top 10 private care providers in the UK which is now valued at around £250m.
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UK government under pressure to intervene in Arm sale to Nvidia
The government is under pressure to intervene in the $40bn (£31bn) takeover of the UK’s biggest tech company, Arm Holdings, after Labour, trade unions and the company’s co-founder voiced concerns about the deal.
Philip Hammond joins British bank OakNorth as adviser
The former chancellor Philip Hammond has taken his second job since quitting frontline politics last year, joining the British business bank OakNorth as an adviser.
Foreign investment hits record levels as £5.5bn goes into British tech start-ups
British technology start-ups are enjoying an unprecedented investment boom, shrugging off concerns over a no-deal Brexit.
London gives green light to Uber rival
London’s transport agency has given Ola of India, one of the world’s largest ride-sharing companies, permission to launch its ride-hailing service in London, intensifying competitive pressure on Uber.
O2 mobile phone network restored after day-long outage
Mobile operator O2 has said its data networks have been restored after a day of disruption for smartphone users.
Silicon Valley Comes to the UK returns for Twelfth Year
This November some of America’s most successful tech entrepreneurs will be visiting the UK to take part in ‘Silicon Valley Comes to the UK’.
Uber in early talks to buy Deliveroo
Uber is in early talks to buy food-delivery company Deliveroo for several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the plans.
UK leads the race in Europe’s record year of tech investment
The UK’s tech industry is leading the way in the creation of billion-dollar businesses despite Brexit fears, according to new research.
How Uber is winning over customers with new features
We all know that last year Uber went through a tough time, and while it did get drivers to sign on, it was also losing drivers to both bad publicity and inefficient app features. That’s why the new CEO, Dara Khsorowshahi got personally involved in the app development stage and even had the driver’s opinion […]
Worldpay and US suitor Vantiv haggle over UK HQ in £9bn merger
Worldpay and its American suitor are haggling over the future status of its British operations as they seek to finalise a £9bn takeover of the FTSE-100 payments giant.
Rising trend in deals between UK SMEs and corporates threatened by 28% fall
Deals between large organisations and UK SMEs dropped 28 per cent in 2016/7, after a three-year upward trend in collaborative investment, according to data released today.
UK M&A activity to drop sharply in 2017 amid Brexit uncertainty
Baker McKenzie predicts that the total value of M&A activity in the UK will reach just $125bn in 2017, a more than 60 per cent slump from the $340bn of deals seen in 2016
Scotland’s Skyscanner sold to Chinese travel giant Ctrip for £1.4bn
One of Britain’s most promising technology companies, the flights comparison service Skyscanner, has been bought by a Chinese travel giant for £1.4bn.
Big businesses warn UK will be the loser from government intervention on foreign takeovers
Top businesses have spoken out about the damage that a heavy-handed government clampdown on foreign takeovers is likely to inflict on the UK’s interests at home and overseas.