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  • Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

    Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.


    Deal confidence is rising faster than credit market trust can follow. A stronger M&A outlook now sits alongside strain in private credit, leaving boards to reconcile strategic ambition with harder questions about liquidity, underwriting, lender concentration, covenant quality, and whether the financing supporting a transaction is as durable as the…

    Read the full story: Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

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    ‘Almost right’ AI advice is driving a new wave of SME disputes

    February 19, 2026

    UK SMEs are leaning on AI, and disputes are rising.…

  • Audion unveils outcome-focused AI agent for digital audio advertising

    Audion unveils outcome-focused AI agent for digital audio advertising

    February 19, 2026

    Audion has launched Audion AI to optimise digital audio campaigns.…

  • Finance hiring rises as employers chase analytics and generative AI skills

    Finance hiring rises as employers chase analytics and generative AI skills

    February 19, 2026

    UK finance hiring plans climb as AI skills remain scarce.…

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    Retail CFOs brace for UK labour reforms

    February 19, 2026

    UK retailers are bracing for higher employment costs this year.…

  • ESSEC opens Mumbai hub for India push

    ESSEC opens Mumbai hub for India push

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    ESSEC has opened a Mumbai hub during Macron’s India visit.…

  • Funding gap threatens UK’s small businesses

    Funding gap threatens UK’s small businesses

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    Record numbers of Brits starting businesses, but growth risks remain.…

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    AI hiring caution meets rising UK unemployment

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    UK unemployment rises as AI reshapes hiring decisions. New data…

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    Wages dip as SME hiring strengthens

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    UK SME wages fell in January. Employment growth reached 4.4%…

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    Endava embeds Miro into AI-native delivery model

    February 18, 2026

    Endava expands AI-native strategy through global Miro partnership. The technology…

  • ISO unveils new climate adaptation standard

    ISO unveils new climate adaptation standard

    February 18, 2026

    New ISO standard aids climate adaptation efforts for organisations. The…

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Featured —

  • Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

    Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

  • Six months until organisations face 24-hour cyber reporting deadline

    Six months until organisations face 24-hour cyber reporting deadline

  • When AI stops advising and starts acting

    When AI stops advising and starts acting

  • Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

  • Why this energy crisis feels different

    Why this energy crisis feels different


Leadership —

  • Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live now

    Business Quarter Issue 3 is live, helping leaders navigate uncertainty. The new edition examines planning, AI, trust, and growth in a market where certainty is scarcer than it once was.


  • Adobe’s succession challenge arrives in the middle of an AI reset

    Mar 19
    2026
  • Women in business are building momentum — and business is better for it

    Mar 6
    2026
  • Why CISOs must link cyber decision-making to an organisation’s profit and loss

    Mar 5
    2026
  • UK leaders cite rising complexity since 2020

    Mar 5
    2026
  • The powerful questions any entrepreneur should ask before selling an asset

    Feb 20
    2026
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Finance —

  • Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

    Deals may be back. Trust in the credit machinery is another matter.

    24 Mar 2026
  • 24 Mar 2026

    TreviPay flags friction in European B2B buying

  • 24 Mar 2026

    Imagination appoints new UK finance director

  • 24 Mar 2026

    Oracle remakes finance and procurement software for AI agents

  • 23 Mar 2026

    AIM transfers gather pace on reforms

  • 23 Mar 2026

    FCA rules sharpen third-party cyber oversight

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Technology —

  • Six months until organisations face 24-hour cyber reporting deadline

    Six months until organisations face 24-hour cyber reporting deadline

    24 Mar 2026
  • 24 Mar 2026

    Tech West sets 2026 China mission

  • 24 Mar 2026

    Oracle remakes finance and procurement software for AI agents

  • 23 Mar 2026

    When AI stops advising and starts acting

  • 23 Mar 2026

    ICS.AI targets university AI access gap

  • 23 Mar 2026

    Meta breach exposes agent oversight gaps

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Spotlights —

  • Trang Do on redefining modern heirlooms through meaningful luxury

    Trang Do on redefining modern heirlooms through meaningful luxury

    15 Dec 2025
  • 5 Dec 2025

    How security tech entrepreneur Marie-Claire Dwek mastered the art of resilience

  • 25 Nov 2025

    Eddy Massaad: The minimalist restaurateur rewriting global comfort dining

  • 19 Nov 2025

    Zineb Faress on elevating Moroccan gastronomy

  • 6 Nov 2025

    Building a purpose-led food brand for modern families

  • 22 Oct 2025

    Chris Kaspar: Redefining Digital Wellness

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