The UK IPO market in 2021 doesn’t naturally conjure positive thoughts. In March, a government-sponsored review said sweeping reforms were required if London was to stay relevant to high-growth companies considering initial public offerings. Weeks later, food delivery firm Deliveroo Plc, the listing that was meant to herald a new dawn for a modernised market, crashed on its debut. Yet ...

Soho House looks like a members club, swims like a members club and quacks like a members club: “From the beginning, and throughout our 25-year history, our members have always been at the heart of everything we do.” But Soho House isn’t really a members club at all. A genuine members club is owned and operated by its members, who ...

Could Germans’ cherished right to drive as fast as they like on the Autobahn soon be outlawed? With the country’s center-left Social Democrats now leading the polls ahead of this month’s federal election, we shouldn’t rule it out: If voted in, they promise to limit motorway speeds to a maximum of 130 km per hour (81 miles per hour). Possible ...