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...Mattia Binotto, team principal of Scuderia Ferrari, which has a firm grip on third place in the constructor’s championship, credits Netflix with attracting new fans....
...Grube was chief of Deutsche Bahn until 2017 and also served on the boards of Mitsubishi, McLaren, Hyundai and EADS....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on December 16, 2020. ©2020 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...While most racing teams never reach such a figure, the constructors that do — Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari — dominate the sport....
...Brakes on success Mr Ecclestone’s breakthrough came in 1978, when as chief executive of the Formula One Constructors’ Association he gained the rights to negotiate deals with TV companies on behalf of F1...
...lay to rest management tensions sparked by closer integration of the Franco-German aerospace group and break down the fiefdoms that still exist — and that add cost — within the group formally known as EADS...
...How about EADS and BAE? Never got off the ground. AOL Time Warner? Don’t even go there. Some deals that are called mergers work, of course....
...In 2012, defence secretary Philip Hammond threatened to block an €35bn merger with EADS unless the French and German governments reduced direct shareholdings in the continental group....
...The hedge fund, which has earned notoriety among boardroom executives for its often belligerent style, has this year called for defence conglomerate EADS to sell one of its most politically-sensitive assets...
...Spark Racing Technology, constructors of the 42 cars being produced for the first season, will unveil the vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show....
...The fund is excluded from owning 60 companies on ethical grounds – more than nearly any other fund manager in the world – and these include EADS, Boeing, British American Tobacco, Rio Tinto, Walmart and...
...BAE Systems Inc is run as its own company, giving Ms Hudson full autonomy and her own all-American board....
...Also sweating in August is Daniel Loeb after Sony rebuffed his proposal to spin off part of its entertainment business as well as Chris Hohn who is busy trying to convince EADS to sell its €4bn stake in...
...SBM Offshore rose 8.3 per cent to €15.40 after the constructor of offshore oil platforms raised its annual sales forecast....
...As head of UK equities at Invesco Perpetual, Mr Woodford made headlines over his defiant stand against the planned tie-up last year between BAE Systems, the UK defence company and EADS, Europe’s biggest...
...Mr Hohn has enjoyed big gains from investments in companies such as EADS in Europe and News Corp in the US....
...(Financial Times) EADS faces far-reaching shake-up: “EADS’ management is proposing a far-reaching restructuring of the European aerospace and defence group following the failure of the tie-up with BAE Systems...
...Similarly, TCI, the activist hedge fund, faces a challenge in its attempt to force EADS, the European aerospace group, to sell one of its most sensitive assets, a €4bn stake in Dassault Aviation....
...(Reuters) TCI demands EADS sell Dassault stake: The activist hedge fund, has written to EADS’ CEO to demand it sell one of its most sensitive assets in a direct challenge to the defence company’s management...
...Good morning New York, FT ALPHAVILLE This is worth reading – Joseph has posted the letter from TCI telling Tom Enders to flog the EADS stake in Dassault Aviation....
...(Bloomberg) TCI has asked the board of EADS to transfer its €4bn stake in Dassault Aviation directly to shareholders, saying such a method “avoid selling the stake at an unattractive price”....
...The state recently negotiated a right of first refusal on EADS’ 46 per cent stake in Dassault Aviation, in case EADS wants to sell out. In addition, Paris still holds a 27 per cent stake in Safran....
...(Bloomberg) Earlier: IMF warns of €11bn Greek bailout shortfall (Financial Times) EADS to be renamed Airbus in shakeup (Financial Times) COMMENT AND CURIOS: - Is the ECB learning how to manage its message...
...(Wall Street Journal) - How TCI’s challenge to EADS is putting Paris on the spot. (Financial Times) - Everyone (who is rich) wants a NY luxury apartment....
...Visiting New York during the 787 grounding, Tom Enders, chief executive of EADS, Airbus’s parent, said the industry had previously sometimes rushed immature technologies into production....
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