A £550m deal to rescue a portfolio of Neil Woodford’s stakes in biotech start-ups has collapsed — a development that is likely to deal another blow to investors in his failed fund and lead to a fire sale of 20 promising companies.
ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall is to urge MPs and the media regulator to level the playing field with American streaming giants by overhauling “outdated” laws for public service broadcasters.
BP (BP.)’s new boss will accelerate plans to clean up the oil giant’s emissions in a landmark speech this week.
Bookmaking giant William Hill (WMH) is close to signing a media deal with an American partner as it battles to secure a slice of the lucrative sports betting market.
Support services giant Babcock International Group (BAB) could suffer a fresh blow as a contract to decommission Scotland’s oldest nuclear reactor is taken back in-house by the state’s agency.
