Business

A digital start-up which promises to give small businesses credit decisions within minutes has secured close to £100m of new funding to accelerate its growth. Sky News understands that Triver, which was founded in 2023, will announce on Wednesday the completion of a £14m Series A equity fundraising led by US-based investor AlleyCorp. The equity-raise…

The French infrastructure investor Antin is muscling in on the booming interest in marina assets as it nears a deal to buy the British company Aquavista. Sky News has learnt that Antin Infrastructure Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Aquavista, which owns more than 30 marinas around the UK. Aquavista has been owned by…

The digital wallet provider Curve has scheduled a showdown with investors next week amid anger over the company’s proposed £120m takeover by Lloyds Banking Group. Sky News understands that Curve has agreed to convene an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in the first few days of October following a demand from IDC Ventures, its biggest external…

High Street beauty chain Bodycare is to close its 56 remaining stores, resulting in 444 redundancies, administrators have said. Last week, it announced the closure of 30 shops, having collapsed into administration earlier this month. A shortage of stock and the cost of running stores meant it was no longer viable to keep its 115…

Donald Trump has revealed that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan could be part of a deal in which TikTok in the United States will come under American control. The US president also namedropped Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, as a possible participant in the deal during an interview…

Gatwick’s second runway has been given the go-ahead by the government. The northern runway already exists parallel to Gatwick‘s main one, but cannot be used at the same time, as it is too close. It is currently limited to being a taxiway and is only used for take-offs and landings if the main one has…

The former head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has been banned from serving as a director for “abusing” state COVID-19 business loans. Award-nominated businesswoman Anna Daroy has 35 years experience advising company boards in the public and private sector and served as the interim director general of the Institute of Directors‎ (IoD), a…

Football and the royals are two subjects which have always attracted very outspoken fans. Now, aged 90, Lord Norman Foster is attempting to please both. One of the one of the world’s most important living architects, he is known for being the vision behind some of the world’s most iconic designs – including London’s “Gherkin”…

TalkTalk Group has picked advisers to spearhead a break-up that will lead to the sale of one of Britain’s biggest broadband providers. Sky News has learnt that PJT Partners, the investment bank, is being lined up to handle a strategic review aimed at assessing the optimal timing for a disposal of TalkTalk’s remaining businesses. PJT’s…

One of Britain’s biggest estate agency groups is drawing up plans for an £800m sale amid speculation that Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, is plotting a fresh tax raid on homeowners in her autumn Budget. Sky News has learnt that LRG, which is owned by the American buyout firm Platinum Equity, is being groomed for an…