Mark Leftly

Recent Articles by Mark Leftly

May 18, 2010

KLM Counts the Cost of the Ash Cloud

Peter Hartman swings open the door to the cockpit and pokes through his large, bald head. "Easy!" he beams, delighted by the captain's skills. The first KLM 881 ...

March 23, 2010

Azerbaijan: Key to European Natural Gas

A chill wind blows in from the Caspian Sea, bringing with it a faint but distinctive stench of oil. At the front of the brutalist Dom Soviet building, where once a ...

January 20, 2010

Why Rusal's Hong Kong IPO Hurts the LSE

It's all eyes to the East at the London Stock Exchange this week as the great City institution comes under threat from an emerging – and roaring – dragon. For decades,...

November 22, 2009

Orange and T-Mobile Deal to be Fast-Tracked

Orange and T-Mobile, the UK mobile phone companies, are likely to see their proposed merger sent to Europe for approval to speed it up by six months. Although a final ...

October 14, 2009

NBA Sets Its Sights on Britain

In barely five seconds, desperate defence turns into devastating attack. The Utah Jazz forward has missed his shot, the ball rebounding off the rim of the basket to ...

September 7, 2009

Wax Museum Owner Plans $3.3 Billion IPO

Madame Tussauds owner Merlin Entertainments Group is in final preparations for a £2bn London Stock Exchange listing in early 2010 that could propel it into the ...

June 22, 2009

Funds Eye Commercial Property Bargains

Depressed commercial property prices have prompted a wave of interest in the market with up to 16 firms currently working on or readying plans to launch real estate ...