Recent Posts

Johnson’s replacement is waiting in the wings

As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has only one more rung to climb on the UK political ladder — to the position so many of his predecessors have coveted and failed to get: prime minister. This week the most powerful man in Westminster after Boris Johnson pitched his future wares in his second budget and set out Britain’s post-pandemic ...

Read More »

Covid-19 variants can ruin summer

It’s been a year since Covid-19 first shut down much of Europe, and signs of preparation for a post-pandemic world are everywhere. Whether it’s the heated discussion over vaccine passport, the UK starting on its latest path out of lockdown or investors dumping safe-haven assets, there’s faith that the most ambitious vaccination campaign in history is going to deliver a ...

Read More »

Deliveroo’s London IPO is about making friends

It would have been a blow to London if the UK’s most prominent unicorn decided to list its shares in tech-friendly New York or Amsterdam. Instead, Deliveroo has picked its home stock exchange for an initial public offering. Valued at more than $7 billion in its most recent private funding round, the food delivery app is issuing a vote of ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend