Caledonia Investments, the quoted vehicle for the Cayzer family's holdings, is set to pursue a more aggressive investment policy to produce better returns and more income... more
New management at Caledonia Investments, the quoted investment company 46%-owned by the Cayzer shipping family, is taking a cautious view on the markets and raising its cash holdings for the time being... more
Corporate raider Guy Hands is closing in on his hostile takeover of Novera Energy, today raising his offer and securing the defection of a leading shareholder
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Green energy minnow Novera continued its campaign to fight off corporate raider Guy Hands today saying he, unlike Novera, has no record in delivering any wind farm projects ... more
Normally a cheery chap, my old friend Ian Harnett of the independent research outfit Absolute Strategy has come up with a cracking piece of analysis which you dare not show your children ... more
Guy Hands’ hostile green energy takeover bid for Novera exploded in acrimony today after blue-chip shareholders rallied behind Novera and accused the buyout baron of “ethically questionable” takeover tactics ... more
Energy analysis: They are going to start calling him Clean Hands. Guy Hands, probably the biggest name in UK private equity, has made his greatest declaration of intent yet to become the biggest name in clean technology... more
Stobart Group, famed for its Eddie Stobart green lorries with girls’ names, is clearly delighted to have bought Southend Airport for
£21 million... more
Companies pay the agencies to rate their securities, creating a conflict of interest. It is as if one side in a football match paid the referee... more
Caledonia chairman Peter Buckley says donations to the Conservative Party by the Cayzer family's quoted investment fund would rise from £60,000 to £75,000... more
Caledonian Investments, the quoted vehicle of the City's blue-blooded Cayzer family, is set to turn a fortune on the float tomorrow of a German shipping firm... more
While hotly tipped Glaswegian Amy MacDonald displayed a genuine pride in her roots, there was nothing tacky or forced about her Dingwalls's show.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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