One of Britain’s electricity grid operators pays billionaire owner £237m dividend for second year in a row By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 16:50 EDT, 1 August 2021 | Updated: 16:50 EDT, 1 August 2021 One of Britain’s electricity grid operators has paid its billionaire Hong Kong owner a £237m dividend for the … Read more
The Remember Me campaign shifted up a gear yesterday thanks to a stunning £100,000 gift from businessman Mohamed Mansour – taking the cash raised by the Mail’s drive past £1million. Making his pledge, the Egyptian tycoon said he felt ‘privileged and compelled’ to support the multi-faith memorial to Covid victims at St Paul’s Cathedral after … Read more
The Remember Me campaign shifted up a gear yesterday thanks to a stunning £100,000 gift from businessman Mohamed Mansour – taking the cash raised by the Mail’s drive past £1million. Making his pledge, the Egyptian tycoon said he felt ‘privileged and compelled’ to support the multi-faith memorial to Covid victims at St Paul’s Cathedral after … Read more
Football chairman Steve Gibson’s chauffeur mistakenly sent the tycoon’s wife Polly a text calling her ‘f***nuts’ and saying she was ‘taking the p***’ – but tribunal rules sacking him was unfair Gerry Glover, 53, said Polly Gibson was ‘taking the p***’ when she asked for a lift He claimed the messages were about his dog … Read more
Football chairman Steve Gibson’s chauffeur mistakenly sent the tycoon’s wife Polly a text calling her ‘f***nuts’ and saying she was ‘taking the p***’ – but tribunal rules sacking him was unfair Gerry Glover, 53, said Polly Gibson was ‘taking the p***’ when she asked for a lift He claimed the messages were about his dog … Read more
Three Bitcoin tycoons who founded Blockchain.com are believed to be worth hundreds of millions after their cryptocurrency firm was valued at £3.8billion. Founders Peter Smith, Nicolas Cary and Ben Reeves are thought to have kept considerable stakes in the company, which monitors crypto transactions and traces its beginnings to a ‘small, crowded’ two-bedroom flat in … Read more
Billionaires seize control of UK’s largest pubs group: Caribbean-based tycoons ride to rescue of Mitchells & Butlers By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 15 February 2021 A group of super-rich tycoons based in the Caribbean has seized control of Britain’s biggest listed pub chain. … Read more
The coronavirus has triggered the worst global economic crisis for nearly a century. But that has not prevented some entrepreneurs, tycoons and investors from making spectacular multi-million pound jackpots through floats, bids and deals. In the thick of the pandemic, tech companies have made blockbuster stock market debuts and private equity has swooped on British … Read more
A new TV series is giving a rare glimpse inside some of the most lavish homes in the UK, including a Mayfair mansion so grand it has its own life and a Devon stately home that dates back to the Domesday Book. Sally Lindsay’s Posh Sleepover, which debuts on Channel 5 this Saturday at 7pm … Read more
Asos shares continued to surge yesterday after it bought parts of Sir Philip Green’s stricken retail empire. The stock has risen 13 per cent in the two days since it sealed the £295million takeover of Miss Selfridge, Topman and most significantly Topshop – the jewel in the crown of the once mighty Arcadia group. Asos … Read more