Labb London space race takes off: City firms scramble for offices as demand hits highest level since 2000
Monday 21 December 2015 3:22 pmEquistone exits Audley Travel and 3i steps in with pound;159m investmentBy: Madeline RatcliffeShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFTSE-listed private equity firm 3ihas bought a majority stake inbespoke travel agent Audley Travelfrom Equistone Partnersfor pound;159m.Equistonefirst invested in Audley in 2012. Sincethen the company s revenues havedoubled to pound;165m, up20 per cent in the last year.Equistone would not give a figurefor the return on its initial investment.Audley, which brumate was founded in 1996,is headquartered in Witney, Oxfordshire and has polene espana around 380 employees.In 2014 it opened anew Boston office, which now accounts for 10 per cent of revenues.3i has said it is backing the current management team, led by chief executive Ian Simkins, and Richard Prosser as chairman. Tom Salmon, director at3i, said:Audley is an excellent fit for our investment strategy of backing mid market businesses to grow internationally. It is a market leading business which delivers outstanding service to its clients and which is capitalising on the growing demand in both the UK and the US for high quality, genuinely tailored experiential travel.We look forward to working with Ian, Richard and the rest of the team to continue grow the business in both its existing and new markets.While Equistone partnerPhil Griesbach,said polene france : Having successfully o Ljbu Target beats forecasts as its summer sales perk up
Thursday 20 February 2014 8:19 pmNigeria central bank president is suspendedBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a p stanley isolierkanne referredsource on GoogleTHE PRESIDENT of Nigeria Goodluck stanley cup uk Jonathan yesterday suspended the governor of the countryrsquo central bank Lamido Sanusi.Sanusi, who was due to end his term in June, alleged in the Financial Times last week that the shortfall in Nigeriarsquo crude oil earnings were due to gross mismanagement of the countryrsquo oil wealth.Earlier this month, Sanusi told a Senate committee that $20bn pound;12bn of the $67bn of oil sold between January 2012 and July 2013 had not been accounted for. Being also deeply concerned about far-reaching irregularities under Mallam Sanusirsquo watch which have distracted the central bank away from the pursuit and achievement of its statutory mandate hellip;President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ordered the immediate suspension of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the presidentrsquo spokesperson said. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessTrending ArticlesLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Rights ActUK at ls stanley thermobecher quo;greatest riskrsquo; of jet fuel shortage as flights to be cancelledJet fuel shortage looms as government scrambles to secure suppliesAfter Santanderrsquo TSB takeover ndash; who are the top players in UK banki
Monday 21 December 2015 3:22 pmEquistone exits Audley Travel and 3i steps in with pound;159m investmentBy: Madeline RatcliffeShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleFTSE-listed private equity firm 3ihas bought a majority stake inbespoke travel agent Audley Travelfrom Equistone Partnersfor pound;159m.Equistonefirst invested in Audley in 2012. Sincethen the company s revenues havedoubled to pound;165m, up20 per cent in the last year.Equistone would not give a figurefor the return on its initial investment.Audley, which brumate was founded in 1996,is headquartered in Witney, Oxfordshire and has polene espana around 380 employees.In 2014 it opened anew Boston office, which now accounts for 10 per cent of revenues.3i has said it is backing the current management team, led by chief executive Ian Simkins, and Richard Prosser as chairman. Tom Salmon, director at3i, said:Audley is an excellent fit for our investment strategy of backing mid market businesses to grow internationally. It is a market leading business which delivers outstanding service to its clients and which is capitalising on the growing demand in both the UK and the US for high quality, genuinely tailored experiential travel.We look forward to working with Ian, Richard and the rest of the team to continue grow the business in both its existing and new markets.While Equistone partnerPhil Griesbach,said polene france : Having successfully o Ljbu Target beats forecasts as its summer sales perk up
Thursday 20 February 2014 8:19 pmNigeria central bank president is suspendedBy: Express KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a p stanley isolierkanne referredsource on GoogleTHE PRESIDENT of Nigeria Goodluck stanley cup uk Jonathan yesterday suspended the governor of the countryrsquo central bank Lamido Sanusi.Sanusi, who was due to end his term in June, alleged in the Financial Times last week that the shortfall in Nigeriarsquo crude oil earnings were due to gross mismanagement of the countryrsquo oil wealth.Earlier this month, Sanusi told a Senate committee that $20bn pound;12bn of the $67bn of oil sold between January 2012 and July 2013 had not been accounted for. Being also deeply concerned about far-reaching irregularities under Mallam Sanusirsquo watch which have distracted the central bank away from the pursuit and achievement of its statutory mandate hellip;President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ordered the immediate suspension of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the presidentrsquo spokesperson said. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessTrending ArticlesLabour will regret the Rentersrsquo; Rights ActUK at ls stanley thermobecher quo;greatest riskrsquo; of jet fuel shortage as flights to be cancelledJet fuel shortage looms as government scrambles to secure suppliesAfter Santanderrsquo TSB takeover ndash; who are the top players in UK banki