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...Dan Martensen is a fashion and portrait photographer who shoots for publications such as i-D and Vogue, and brands including Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger....
...And last year, under pressure from activist investors, he spun off Jackson, the US business. What remains is an insurance company focused on growth markets in Asia and Africa....
...Wells demerged UK operation M&G in 2019 and last year spun off US business Jackson under pressure from activist investors....
...In the UK, online gambling makes up about 60 per cent of the market, a level that Jackson said he expected Italy to reach in time....
...Flutter chief executive Peter Jackson said that the deal would give the company a “gold medal” position in the Italian market, which it had been targeting for some time....
...Amazon paid $250mn for its TV rights — almost as much, before a single scene had been scripted or shot, as Jackson spent bringing the trilogy to cinemas....
...In his speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson urged the American people to find common ground and unity....
...In Florida, the Jackson Health System reported that out of their current 508 Covid-positive patients, 53 per cent were incidental admissions....
...While an IPO of Jackson would have delivered capital to head office, the same would not be true in a demerger....
...north of town where he could meditate away from the Wild West shootouts (and the emerging tourists who came in search of the sort of dude-ranch glamour then made fashionable by Edward S Curtis, before Ralph...
...During her first runway season, in 1996, she walked for Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan. In the ’90s, the fashion industry was almost exclusively white – which made Wek a trailblazer....
...This year Athene bought a $500m stake in Jackson, which is Prudential’s US business....
...Adjusted operating profits slipped 3 per cent to $2.5bn as growth in Asia was offset by lower profits from Jackson....
...Athene will aim to generate better returns from the assets by investing them more aggressively than Jackson has done....
...Prudential did not give any update on plans to float Jackson, its US business....
...“The [Prudential] shareholder base is not a natural holder of Jackson,” said one banker....
...Mr Wells said Jackson, which is based in Michigan, was “in extremely good shape from a standalone point of view.” Analysts at Citi have valued Jackson at about £6.5bn....
...But a split from Jackson could lead to more corporate activity for Prudential Asia. “Jackson is a poison pill that stops Prudential being a takeover target,” said one banker....
...That would enable Prudential Asia to invest more in growth and Jackson to change its investment portfolio and improve its earnings.”...
...I don’t think being tied to Jackson does it any favours.”...
...VW australianantiques.com.au Midcentury masters Jacksons, Stockholm Fashion designer Sophie Hulme is one of many midcentury fans who source furniture from Paul and Carina Jackson....
...For the moment, analysts expect the company to try to diversify Jackson, possibly with some bolt-on acquisitions....
...“I don’t think being tied to Jackson does it any favours — it very clearly damages the valuation. It would be to the benefit of shareholders to have Jackson out of the group, almost at any price.”...
...Insurance correspondent Oliver Ralph reports on an industry working flat out to attract new funds....
...Bankers say that, with other life US life insurers trading on low valuations, it would be difficult to float Jackson....
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