Luxury sports car maker Aston Martin Holdings (AML) has sold a £182million stake to a consortium led by Formula One’s Racing Point team owner Lance Stroll as part of a major fundraiser to protect the future of the British manufacturer.
Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.), which heavily promoted funds run by Neil Woodford before they dramatically collapsed, has reported a slowdown in new business growth.
French Connection, in which Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley has a 26 per cent stake, saw its shares tumble as it shelved plans to find a buyer after over an year-long search.
The boss of Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) cut 60p off ten drinks originating in European countries in 700 of his British pubs to celebrate Brexit Day.
