Lombard gives readers the critical insights they need to judge UK companies’ prospects. It aims to provide lively commentary and analysis on UK plc and the City of London: the companies, the personalities, the deals and the challenges.
Chinese recovery will favour luxury group; cash shells help London compete in Spac race
Costs take shine off the online retail boom; Premier Foods takes cakes to the States
Line rental costs have long-term consequences; state support helps pull Funding Circle out of its tailspin
Worst day for Aim-listed tech star rekindles old concerns; Tritax Big Box builds on home shopping boom
FTSE needs more than Brexit relief to keep outperforming; fewer returns mark a return to a form at Asos
Online retail is complicated business for THG; board change could be useful for Rathbones
Bidders circle private jet services group; Ladbrokes owner Entain bruised not broken as another CEO exits
Investment funds push for boardroom change, not break-ups; SME financial services face a long hard winter
Bakery chain’s shares may not be worth the dough; no winners from LSE’s race to bottom
Price cuts and champagne give supermarket chain cause to celebrate; Plus500 still can’t silence the doubters
Expect a better offer for the Ladbrokes owner; Hipgnosis’ hit strategy is more luck than science
Cash could become tight for Caffè Ritazza owner; serial underperformer TalkTalk disconnects from public markets
PPE provider’s return to normality means revenues will shrink; Dixons’ Mr Nice Guy has yet to convince investors
Covid reshapes Central London property market; investors still wary of cash-cow miners
Bidding war is no certainty for UK racing games developer; Britain’s costly and risky nuclear option
Travel group’s Berlin bailouts won’t be unwound quickly; Inchcape makes distribution its driver
Bus investors should be able to rely on state support; Howden Joinery boost may not last
Tool hire proves a resilient niche; bookmakers have little to fear from another gambling review
Transatlantic bid for IMImobile is a blow to London; Heathrow pushes its luck with price increases
Investment platforms reel in the thirtysomethings; activism speeds change at Countryside
Social conscience is conveniently timed at Tesco; investors never tire of Avon Rubber
Unloved shares drove UK market’s best month since 1989; Hyve exhibits recovery potential
The Frasers boss is toying with old foe Philip Green; Reckitt is ruthless in pursuit of spin-off Indivior
Debt, derivatives and deadlines: Lombardier bows out after 25 years covering the Square Mile
Bidding for GoCo is an unwelcome distraction for publisher’s investors; Melrose keeps the big wheel turning
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