777’s Football Empire Under Review After Lender Hires Moelis May 28, 2024 By David Hellier Moelis & Co. has been hired to review 777 Partners LLC’s portfolio of football teams, people with knowledge of the...
Soccer Injuries Cost Top UK, European Clubs More Than £500M Annually: Howden September 29, 2022 By David Hellier Footballers are getting injured more frequently across Europe’s top divisions, according to research from an international insurance broker, as the...
UK Broker Ardonagh Valued at $7.5B as Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Buys Stake December 15, 2021 By David Hellier Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has acquired a stake in Ardonagh Group in a transaction valuing the U.K. insurance broker at...
Europe’s Soccer Clubs May Face $1B Bill if Coronavirus Forces Season Cancellation March 16, 2020 By David Hellier and Thomas Seal If the coronavirus forces Europe’s soccer leagues to cancel the rest of the season, TV networks may be able to...
Insurance Executive and Partners Seek $52 M in Sale of U.K. Soccer Team Sunderland February 5, 2020 By David Hellier Sunderland AFC’s owners are targeting a valuation of as much as 40 million pounds ($52 million) as they seek a...
Broker Gallagher Loses $12.8M Poaching Lawsuit in London Against Ardonagh October 25, 2019 By Eddie Spence and David Hellier Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher Group lost a 10 million-pound ($12.8 million) lawsuit against rival Ardonagh Group Ltd. in a...
UK Financial Services Firms Fail to Improve Gender Pay Gap April 5, 2019 By Lucy Meakin, David Hellier and Hayley Warren Women working in the U.K.’s financial-services industry are seeing little improvement in their pay parity with male colleagues, according to...
UK’s GoCompare.com Attracts Interest From KKR, Other Private Equity Firms August 27, 2018 By Ruth David and David Hellier GoCompare.com Group Plc attracted takeover interest from potential acquirers, including private equity firm KKR & Co., in recent weeks, according...
Insurance Entrepreneur Looks to Save Storied English Football Club May 18, 2018 By David Hellier For the past 15 years, English insurance entrepreneur Stewart Donald has been steadily inching his way into soccer’s big leagues....
Some U.K. Professional Firms ‘Understate’ Gender Pay Gap as New Data Law Looms March 6, 2018 By David Hellier and Gavin Finch U.K. politicians are demanding law and accounting firms revise figures on how male and female staff are remunerated amid criticism...