• Is the Bank about to cut again?

    A fifth rate cut looks likely despite persistent inflation signals. With the labour market cooling and GDP contracting, the Bank appears ready to resume easing. Our read: a divided MPC will vote for a 25bps cut, with caution in its tone but confidence in direction.


  • UK M&A deals of the week: 1 August 2025

    The UK’s M&A market saw five major deals this week. Strategic buyers, from Wall Street banks to dairy giants, drove activity across financial services, consumer, and biotech sectors. Global capital, succession, and sector shifts shaped the dealmaking landscape.


  • What Trump’s US tariffs mean for UK business

    US tariffs are reshaping the UK’s trading relationship with America. British businesses face a 10% baseline tariff on most exports, with new sector-specific quotas and compliance hurdles fundamentally altering access to the world’s largest market.


  • Europe’s 15% tariff era begins

    A new transatlantic trade era begins with a 15% tariff. European business leaders face lasting uncertainty as the US and EU strike a high-stakes deal that averts a full trade war but cements tariffs at levels unseen in nearly a century.


  • Leading across boundaries: Dr Megha Kumar on trust, digital risk, and resilient leadership

    Curiosity and connection shaped Dr Megha Kumar’s path to CyXcel. Now, as digital risk becomes boardroom priority, her interdisciplinary leadership helps companies navigate trust gaps and a new era of accountability.


  • US M&A deals of the week: 25 July 2025

    US M&A rebounded this week with bank tie-ups, rail megadeals, and a media merger finalised. Five standout transactions revealed strategic integration, regulatory shifts, and consolidation pressures.


  • UK M&A deals of the week: 25 July 2025

    Five major UK deals defined this M&A-heavy week. Cross-border buyers dominated activity, UK corporates stepped up, and private equity returned to London listings with cash in hand.


  • How businesses are enhancing accessibility for disabled customers

    What if accessibility was more than a compliance box? Across the UK, businesses are discovering that practical changes — from digital audits to inclusive product design — are driving growth, loyalty, and innovation. Is your organisation ready to move from obligation to opportunity?


  • Nostrada.ai and the power to forecast the future

    Nostrada.ai began as a frustrated idea inside Parliament’s corridors. The platform now predicts how every UK MP will act. With its rise, political risk analytics is changing fast — and Nostrada’s “digital twins” are giving lobbyists, diplomats, and global businesses an edge in a high-stakes world.


  • US M&A deals of the week: 18 July 2025

    Chevron’s $55bn Hess close led this week’s US dealflow. A surge of high-value US transactions defined the week, from Chevron’s landmark offshore energy win to Walgreens’ historic exit from public markets and a string of debt-financed acquisitions spanning healthcare, energy, and real estate.