Alana Schetzer

If the cash-and-shares deal goes ahead, it will create a portfolio worth £5.2 billion

Mike Ashley’s group has a week to find alternative or ask government to appoint one

Inditex announced a 7 per cent rise in half-year sales to €12.8 billion

Galliford’s begun to reduce the size of its construction business to focus on more profitable areas

Iain Ferguson will take up the role at the housebuilder from November, replacing Stephen Stone

Buyer inquiries and instructions to sell fell in August as political uncertainty hit the market

Sixteen stores a day shut their doors in the first half of this year, resulting in 1234 net closures

Softbank and its affiliated Vision Fund are said to be piling pressure on Adam Neumann

City veteran joins fashion retailer that quit UK in 2001 but boasts 1,500 stores worldwide

The company reported a 6.6 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to £129.9 million

Merian Chrysalis investment trust will raise at least £100 million from a share placing