UK companies
Coverage of UK companies in the Nexus archive.
- Foreign bidders woo UK companies with ‘bear hug’ takeover offers
Foreign bidders are making unsolicited public takeover offers to London-listed UK companies, aiming to pressure their boards into accepting the deals. The surge in such 'bear hug' offers highlights increased foreign interest in UK businesses.
- London’s Messi relationship with listed companies
The article discusses the ongoing trend of foreign takeovers of UK companies and highlights London's connection with listed companies, though the specific nature of 'Messi's relationship' remains unclear from the provided text.
- ‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
UK companies are pressuring PR firms to rebrand ordinary automation as artificial intelligence to capitalize on AI's popularity. Public relations executives report that businesses in low-tech sectors or those using non-generative automation are demanding to be labeled as AI specialists.
- ‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused
UK companies are pressuring PR agencies to rebrand their automation-based operations as 'artificial intelligence' to capitalize on AI's popularity. Communications executives report being asked to exaggerate their firms' AI capabilities, even for businesses in low-tech industries.