Revealed: How Adrian Beecroft made a career out of cutting jobs

Source: The Independent

Mr Beecroft, the multi-millionaire who recommended that employers be allowed to fire staff at will, earned his business spurs at the management consultant, regularly ranked alongside McKinsey in lists of the world's best. Its alumni are hav ...
Full article at: The Independent  More like this  9 hours ago, 6:27pm CDT

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Apax faces ticking clock on Marken

Source: Financial News

Apax Partners has until the end of the month to mandate an adviser for a sale of its medical logistics business Marken, before it must return to the negotiating table with its lenders over the future of the business. Breaking industry ...
Full article at: Financial News  More like this  19 hours ago, 9:06am CDT

Free-to-list Weekends Begin on Bike Trader.co.uk

Source: PR Newswire

Helping private owners sell their motorcycle for free Bike Trader.co.uk, the UK's leading website to buy or sell your bike is launching its first ever 'free to list' weekend from Friday 25th to Sunday 28th May. Users will be ...
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The Aston Martin fanatic fatcat who is driving workers to ruin

Source: Mirror.co.uk

Tory fatcat Adrian Beecroft’s ­businesses stand to make even more money if his plans to slash employment red tape become law. Britain already has the weakest workplace protections in Europe but that’s not enough for the private equity multi-millionaire. ...
Full article at: Mirror.co.uk  More like this  2 days ago, 7:48pm CDT

Cable dismisses Beecroft proposals for outsourced public sector workers

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Vince Cable has dismissed plans put forward by No10 adviser and Tory donor Adrian Beecroft to tear up rules that protect public sector employees when services are contracted out to the private sector. The business secretary refused to rule out exam ...
Full article at: Guardian Unlimited  More like this  2 days ago, 11:43am CDT

CVC Said to Seek Up to $13.5 Billion for European Fund

Source: Bloomberg.com

CVC Capital Partners Ltd., the private-equity firm whose investments include Formula One racing and Samsonite luggage, is planning what may become the largest buyout fund on the market, said two people briefed on the matter. The firm, based in Lond ...
Full article at: Bloomberg.com  More like this  2 days ago, 9:54am CDT

Cameron has 'given up' on move to make dismissing staff easier, says venture capitalist behind plan

Source: This Is Money

David Cameron was accused last night of giving up on plans to reform unfair dismissal laws by the author of an official report on boosting jobs and growth. Adrian Beecroft suggested the Prime Minister was reneging on a deal to make it easie ...
Full article at: This Is Money  More like this  3 days ago, 2:18am CDT

Adrian Beecroft: Nick Clegg's threats to go nuclear are hollow

Source: The Telegraph

The £150,000 payoff that Mr Beecroft’s firm had to make to the under-performing employee was, he says, a typical experience for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Many people simply do not bother to hire because of the problems it can ...
Full article at: The Telegraph  More like this  3 days ago, 3:45pm CDT

CPPIB Returns 6.6% in Fiscal 2012

Source: Pension Pulse

Last week, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) reported its fiscal 2012 results: The CPP Fund ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2012 with net assets of $161.6 billion, compared to $148.2 billion at the end o ...
Full article at: Pension Pulse  More like this  3 days ago, 9:43am CDT