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Winners are grinners!
So thrilled to win this with @sjhmorris for @FT
Business journalists of the year at @PressAwardsuk for our scoop on Barclays’ ex CEO Jes Staley’s correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which you can read here:
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HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018 ft.trib.al/j8RrZng
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Top UK graft prosecutors joined Trump’s Venezuela oil baron during Swiss probe ft.trib.al/4C5mkwE
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EXCL: From Donnay socks to designer handbags what is Mike Ashley doing with his rash of luxury deals?
The day after striking Harvey Nicks hear it straight from the retail tycoon:
“We’ll show them a bit of Dunkirk spirit — quote me, I don’t care” 👌🏻
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Exclusive: Mike Ashley says Harvey Nichols in death spiral even as he vies to buy it. Bids in for less than £40mn for department store chain which has been put up for sale by Sir Dickson Poon, who is now facing an insider trading charge too.
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BIG ONE: Liverpool FC owner FSG in talks to sell minority stake to Mittal family-backed consortium in a deal that will value the club at more than $6bn
Scoop via @SamuelAgini @carolinebinham @JFK_America
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💥There have been just 7 new London listings so far this year, with a market value of £2.2bn. By comparison there have been 28 bids for UK companies worth almost £60bn -27 times the value. LSE will keep shrinking if companies leaving are not being replaced as.ft.com/r/7a3fb2ab-d3ec-41…
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🍿 Ocado major shareholders are mounting rearguard action to save CEO Tim Steiner.
Move to replace Steiner driven by chair Warby & investor Tetra Pack billionaire Rausing. But significant investors have said it’s an act of “self harm” & to keep him as.ft.com/r/afc62b31-c719-4d…
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EXCLUSIVE: UK government is in talks with large supermarkets about voluntarily capping food prices on basic food items, four people told @FT. Comes after SNP’s food caps were branded a 1970s style gimmick.
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ICYMI - MIKE ASHLEY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Sports Direct tycoon doesn’t hold back about orchestrating the downfall of his rivals and his obsession with winning .
“I’ve always been business first and family second”, Mike Ashley told me.
Fresh link: as.ft.com/r/d3ff34e1-47c2-4a…
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Ashley rare interview - the sportswear tycoon admits to being behind the covert filming of arch rival Peter Cowgill for first time. Also confirms Reform UK asked for a donation which he turned down as he’s “anti-politics”.
Article here: as.ft.com/r/e42a9a32-6ec8-47…
My festive gift to the world was a concerted effort to kill off “6-7” by writing about it in the FT. Merry Christmas!
Year in a word: 6-7 ft.com/content/3b2eb64a-e49d… via @ft
Very much enjoyed speaking about walking meetings whilst conducting a walking meeting today with @EvanHD for @BBCRadio4 PM.
My column here: ft.com/content/d98286af-900c…
You can listen to the end result here, ~17:27
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In the spirit of public-service journalism, I took a trip to the front lines of daytime clubbing and reported back for the FT. You’re welcome!
Why I’m a convert to daytime clubbing ft.com/content/edd6361b-0015… via @ft
Of all the courtrooms in all the world…
Crispin Odey makes courtroom visit to Staley case over Epstein ties ft.com/content/a374db6d-5cb3… via @ft
@OrtencaA57227 @MAmdorsky @journosooz & Alistair Gray
Staley called Epstein ‘uncle Jeffrey’ in email to daughter, court hears ft.com/content/7e9aa20e-4267… via @ft @OrtencaA57227
The former Barclays boss is trying to clear his name over alleged ties to dead sex offender
I know the bar on “WTF?” stories is high… but WTF?
Donald Trump Jr invests in ‘steroid Olympics’ ft.com/content/8f065bdb-1574… via @ft
President convicted of financial crimes says financial crimes are rubbish.
What a bribers’ charter.
Donald Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials ft.com/content/f880bfc3-6069… via @ft
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Hands' representatives denied he had a tendency to talk about sex or books about sex.
Read our full story online and in print in @FT today.
My DMs are open or [email protected].
Thanks to superstar @carolinebinham and tireless @mattvella, plus wider FT team.
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Several staff said Hands’ commented on the size of women’s breasts. Another said he told a story about a business associate masturbating in the bath.
They said he was volatile & unchallenged; “charming and charismatic” one moment, “harsh [and] domineering” the next.
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We spoke to 25 former employees and business associates who worked with Hands between 2002 and 2023.
Together, they said he was a bully who raged and screamed at staff, humiliated underlings, and made sexually explicit comments.
Hands and Terra Firma deny the allegations.
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NEW 🚨
In recent years, Guy Hands has focused on legacy. He retired from Terra Firma to focus on philanthropy, & last week ended a controversial deal with a £6bn swan song.
But former staffers described to me & @carolinebinham another side to Hands.
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