Business

Donald Trump has been unambiguous that Venezuela’s huge oil reserves, and the commercial opportunity they represent for American oil companies, were a primary motivation...

The advisory firm which oversaw a controversial costs purge at Manchester United Football Club is being sold to the owner of Burger King’s British...

The private equity firm which has backed Time Out and Britain’s next tilt at the Americas Cup has landed a £1bn-plus deal to buy...

The travel experiences marketplace GetYourGuide is exploring a share sale at a multibillion Euro valuation that would underline the sector’s recovery from the depths...

The private equity backers of London’s biggest estate agency chain are exploring a potential sale valuing it at more than £500m, despite the looming...

Next, the FTSE-100 retail behemoth, is among a pack of suitors considering a new year swoop to buy LK Bennett, the struggling fashion retailer....

Hundreds of British hospitality workers face losing their jobs in the coming days as the owner of TGI Fridays finalises plans to buy back...

The UK’s flagship stock index has broken the symbolic 10,000 points mark for the first time. The new high was reached within a half...

Rachel Reeves is “quietly hammering” workers with stealth taxes as a result of her budget last year, a think tank has said. While the...

Britain’s biggest private hospital operator has handed prospective suitors a deadline to pursue a takeover of the company amid shareholder pressure on it to...

The London-listed company behind the Revolution bars chain has set a deadline for bids next week after warning shareholders that they face being wiped...

The UK’s flagship stock index has had its best year since 2009 after a series of record-breaking days. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE)...

Annual energy bills are set to fall by £138 in April due to government changes, trusted forecasters have said. Initially, costs had been expected...

The owner of the Daily Mail is lining up one of Britain’s biggest high street lenders to help bankroll its £500m deal to buy...

The private equity backer of Burger King UK has injected millions of pounds of new funding as part of a deal which paves the...

The fast food chain LEON has taken a swipe at “unsustainable taxes” while moving to secure its future through the appointment of an administrator,...

The UK’s biggest water supplier has been dealt another blow as the regulator decided to reduce its income. Thames Water, which supplies 16 million...

A huge takeover that would rock the entertainment industry looks imminent, with Netflix and Paramount fighting over Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Streaming giant Netflix...

A former chairman of NHS England is among the candidates being considered as the next chair of Prudential, the FTSE 100 insurance group. Sky...