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...Join us on October 17 at the Biltmore Mayfair in London as we gather the biggest names in M&A, private equity and corporate finance. DD subscribers get a special discount....
...Earlier this month, Lloyd’s of London issued a bulletin noting that, “when writing cyber attack risks, underwriters need to take account of the possibility that state backed attacks may occur outside of...
...My train from Swansea consists of a single carriage and at certain stations only stops on request....
...Brokers and underwriters gathered this week in Lloyd’s of London’s historic underwriting room to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee, twice ringing the Lutine bell — a symbol of the insurance market’s...
...At Lloyd’s, marine, aviation, transport and energy made up 12 per cent of business in 2020....
...Greensill Capital is locked in talks with Apollo about a potential rescue deal, involving the sale of certain assets and operations. It has also sought protection from Australia’s insolvency regime....
...(FT) Haunted by the past Lloyd’s of London, founded in 1686, has launched an internal investigation into whether it owes reparations for its underwriting of slaves and the cargo vessels that carried them...
...Juan Colombas, who served in risk roles at Lloyds Banking Group and Santander, will also join the board....
...The crucial step now is striking a deal with a big energy company that can help Nikola build its hydrogen fuel stations....
...Apollo Global Management and Elliott Management this week abandoned earlier plans to refinance the US oil and gas driller EP Energy....
...One thing to start: The UK’s largest lenders — Lloyds, RBS, Barclays, HSBC, Santander and Standard Chartered — bowed to pressure from Britain’s top financial regulator and halted their dividends after they...
...Iain Conn will step down as chief executive of Centrica, Britain’s biggest energy supplier, after next year’s annual meeting....
...When we met at the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, I asked him why Mars cast such a spell. You can see it with the naked eye, that matters....
...In terms of the sightseeing pecking order, the V&A comes in at “about number six” in London, after the Tate Modern and the British Museum....
...Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management has reacted to its weak valuation by repurchasing shares. Blackstone, despite its pre-eminence, remains just below the level at which it priced its 2007 IPO....
...US court told PwC cut corners in Colonial audit Control+C, Control+V....
...Andrew Duguid — who wrote On The Brink about the crisis at Lloyd’s of London two decades ago that almost caused the market to collapse — said the new title was “very welcome and detailed”....
...Back in 2010, Mr Ward, who was chief executive of Lloyd’s of London, let down controversy-hungry hacks by welcoming investment from private equity investors....
...Brit, which has appointed ex-Lloyd’s of London chief executive Richard Ward as its chairman, has been transformed in recent years from diversified insurer to a dedicated global underwriter....
...and the energy of Punk”....
...Mr MacKenzie is working with London-based investment firm Audley Capital to raise between $300m to $700m via a publicly listed vehicle....
...which are required by the European Union to dispose of assets within a certain timeframe following their state bailout....
...Apollo Global Management, a US-listed group, in February paid $7.15bn for parts of El Paso, an energy producer, just months after rival KKR led a $7.2bn buyout of Samson, a US oil and gas explorer....
...Brit Group has completed its transformation from diversified insurer to a specialist Lloyd's of London underwriter by disposing of its remaining UK general insurance business for about $300m....
...“There is a certain section of society that has moved ahead in life, and others have not,” says V. Sibi, a 32-year-old former techie who is now co-owner of Toit Brew Pub, a new microbrewery....
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