As #HSBC announce that their CEO will step down, it is great to hear that they will be looking externally as well as internally for a replacement. Big firms are waking up to the benefits of an outsider CEO.

Spanish fashion group Puig is set to go public in what would be Europe’s biggest IPO of the year. Fresh off CVC’s recent announcement, Europe’s markets are now showing strong signs of revival.

News of the #BHP takeover of #AngloAmerican is a promising sign for the dealmaking sector yet will undoubtedly be viewed as yet another one of the UK’s most valuable companies leaving the capital…

Lloyds Banking Group has posted a 28 per cent fall in profit. As a bellwether for the British economy, this should serve as a reminder that the UK’s recovery has a long way yet to go.

Great article this morning around the delicate nature of CEO succession planning. The key to a seamless transition lies in effective communication around appointments. If ‘losers’ are properly informed or engaged with, then the life of a new CEO is made that much easier.

CVC to target a value of up to £13bn  when it launches a much delayed float in Amsterdam this week. London will look on enviously as another big IPO passes them by..

NHS doctors used haemophiliac children for reckless medical experiments. Decades on, many grieving families have never received a penny in compensation and the state has never taken responsibility.

The Sunday Times is calling for immediate action

Coventry Building Society has agreed a potential takeover of The Co-operative Bank in a deal worth up to £780m. Hopefully this can stem the job losses from the Co-op and add another major player to the UK’s stagnant banking market.

US Hedge Fund Citadel to take on over 250,000 extra square feet of office space in London this year. In the midst of this office recession, hopefully Citadel will provide a shining light to other businesses in showing the value of face to face work.

Hedge fund Citadel to expand its London office space with tower move on.ft.com/443xoLS

Almost a third of job listings in this country are now remote-first. My heart goes out to all the poor graduates that will miss out on valuable face-to-face social skills- how do companies expect to successfully integrate new hires when they’re sitting at home?

Further setbacks for the #LSE as Superdry and TClarke both commit to leaving the exchange this morning. Greater action urgently needed from #LSE G to stop the bleeding and inject some life into the exchange before it is too late.

UK digital bank Zopa eyeing up an IPO in what would signal a buck in the trend of low investor sentiment around the banking sector. Concern will surely lie with investors that earnings in these digital banks have been overblown by high interest rates soon set to fall.

CVC have finally committed to their long-delayed IPO with plans to list on the Amsterdam stock exchange later this year. Eyebrows will be raised at the timing considering two previous plans to go public were shelved due to geopolitical concerns in the Middle East…

Encouraging news coming out of the US today, with KKR co-CEOs predicting an upturn in global IPOs. With PE firms sitting on a towering backlog of unsold investments after a slow 2023, let’s hope they’re right.

Today’s GDP figures are rightly being celebrated as positive news with recession narrowly avoided. Much of this growth is however down to business services, with customer facing industries (especially hospitality) still facing a pretty grim outlook

Yet another blow for the #LSE as Gresham Technologies is set to give up its listing due to its buyout by an American private equity firm. Low levels of liquidity on the exchange are becoming untenable for small and midsize businesses…

UK National Air Traffic Service to appoint turnaround specialist Warren East as new CEO. After helping Rolls Royce navigate scandal after scandal, #NATS will hope East can help rebuild the public’s all-time lack of trust in the airline industry.

PE firm (and London-based) #CVCCapital rumoured to be listing on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange as soon as next week. This can only be seen as yet another snub to the UK IPO landscape after years of significant slowdowns for the LSE.

#Klarna 's recent decision to curb hiring in response to AI advancements heralds a looming seismic shift across industries. With AI purportedly shouldering the workload equivalent to 700 full-time employees, the pivotal question looms: will quality endure amidst automation?