Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said it is "likely" that British Steel will be nationalised.
A former executive at DAZN, the sports streaming platform, is to be appointed this week as the next chairman of Playtech, the London-listed gambling technology group.
The City financier Edi Truell has tabled a fresh proposal to buy De La Rue, the Bank of England's currency printer, fuelling hopes of a broader bidding war for the 211-year-old company.