The discreet charm of non-executive directors: Sharp hires at The Guardian and The Telegraph
What do non-executives get paid for? Actually, the money isn’t great (at least not by the standards of Masters Of…
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Freefall Friday: Richard Littlejohn might laugh at Banki Hankipanki, but the City is running scared
Another massive downward lurch on the markets today. Partly caused by technical issues relating to the liquidation of Lehman Brothers.…
ByMeltdown implications: Eerie silence hangs over media stocks
You’re probably assuming that the worst has happened to the share prices of media companies this week. Not quite. Much…
ByEr, what was that about a broad-based recession?
This morning, United Business Media turned in revenues up by 10.4% YOY for the six months to the end of…
ByMemo to private equity: Why not try a proper challenge?
So a consortium of private equity firms has got round to bidding for Informa. This, however, feels like one of…
ByWho will save Kelvin?
The happy-go-lucky saga of Kelvin MacKenzie’s potential candidacy in the by-election at Haltemprice and Howden cannot be allowed to hide…
ByPrivate equity consortium confirms Informa approach
Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has teamed up with The Carlyle Group and approached B2B publisher Informa with a…
ByMorgan Stanley hails Roger Parry as King of the Bears: Prepare your handbasket for hellish ordeal, say bankers
Nasty. Morgan Stanley has slashed its profits forecasts for the media sector in 2009 and 2010. In an aggressively-worded note,…
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