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The EU plans new rules to commercialise European innovation faster. The proposed Innovation Act targets intellectual-property finance and public R&D procurement as Brussels seeks to improve the route from research to scaled businesses.
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McLaren plans £450m Woking investment creating around 1,000 UK jobs. The programme comes as new ownership reshapes the manufacturer’s product, engineering, and technology strategy.
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Cegid and Silae plan a €10bn European software combination deal. The merger would combine accounting, payroll, HR, payments, and digital finance platforms under a Silver Lake-controlled technology group.
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Amazon has raised £4.25bn through its first sterling bond sale. Investor orders reached £10.65bn as hyperscale technology groups increasingly use global debt markets to finance AI infrastructure.
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Brussels is proposing new rules across Europe’s €2.5tn procurement market. The planned overhaul combines simplification and digitalisation with European-preference, resilience, innovation, and strategic purchasing measures.
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Goodwin has agreed a £1.1bn engineering division sale to Cerberus. The transaction covers major industrial businesses and is expected to complete in early 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
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Google is committing €13bn to expand AI infrastructure across Finland. The programme combines new data centres with long-term nuclear power, wind, battery storage, skills investment, and grid agreements.
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UK retail sales growth slowed to 0.7% during August overall. Food remained positive, but non-food sales declined as summer demand cooled and retailers turned towards the crucial final-quarter trading period.
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Journeo has delivered record first-half revenue and a larger pipeline. Sales increased 53% to £37.6m, while the transport and critical-infrastructure technology group’s opportunity pipeline expanded from £80m to £200m.
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Mobico is simplifying operations while quarterly revenue continues to grow. Group revenue rose 5% as stronger Alsa and German Rail trading offset weaker areas and management progressed its restructuring programme.
