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...In today’s newsletter: Apollo’s personal expenses scandal resurfaces Blockbuster US deals throw M&A a lifeline Swedish software group attracts short sellers Brother Jimmy’s and buyouts: Apollo’s expenses...
...Apollo has dramatic ambitions for both sides of its balance sheet. Its M&A strategy should therefore be viewed through the prism of both assets and liabilities....
...I’m sure she hasn’t hurt ratings”....
...He is currently a partner and chief economist at Apollo Global. He spoke with Unhedged last week....
...He also said there had been an increase in M&A activity this year and that financing markets “appear to be supportive of public to private transactions”....
...JPMorgan’s vice-chair of investment banking Andy Lipsky and co-head of strategic investor group M&A Haidee Lee are leaving the bank, according to a person familiar with the matter....
...Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired M&A lawyers Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist as partners in Tokyo. They join from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown, respectively....
...In 2023, Apollo took chemicals group Univar Solutions private at an aggregate value of $8.1bn....
...“Sweet” found him virtually licking his lips as he repeatedly watched a video of the protagonist’s lover taking a shower: “You know that I’m obsessed with your body.”...
...Latham & Watkins has hired Yohei Nakagawa as partner in the M&A and private equity practice in Tokyo. He previously worked for Morrison & Foerster....
...“Old Rock n Roll” found Bankole reciting, “I’m tired of playing the good black, I’m tired of blaming the white man . . . ” Their sloganeering was all the more compelling for being gnomic and difficult to...
...JPMorgan has named Alex Bruce as head of Emea M&A for its financial sponsors group, and tapped Nitin Maheshwari as head of Asia-Pacific strategic investors group M&A....
...Last year, Oasis, which largely owns stocks in Japan, became the biggest shareholder in The Restaurant Group before the Wagamama owner agreed a £506mn sale to private equity group Apollo....
...In contrast to some M&A, there can be room for both sides to think they are getting a marvellous deal....
...Smaller rivals like Apollo, Ares and KKR have experienced somewhat sharper share price appreciation, based on faster asset growth....
...Kirkland & Ellis M&A partner Roger Johnson was asked to leave the firm after news leaked that he was in talks with a rival, Financial News reports....
...More recently, these pools of capital have even pulled back their commitments amid the drought in initial public offerings and M&A....
...H&M’s chief executive Helena Helmersson has quit after just over four years in the top job as the Swedish fast-fashion group struggles to improve profitability....
...News round-up Axel Springer strikes landmark deal with OpenAI over access to news titles (FT) Apollo plots £5bn takeover of Pension Insurance Corporation (Sky News) Bain Capital buys controlling stake...
...Mario Kart and M&A The FT’s Leo Lewis makes a thought-provoking argument as to why Japan should part with its crown jewel, Nintendo....
...“I’m just going to go to lawyers . . . I’m dying to talk to other people about it. I’m dying to talk to the press.”...
...“I’m not seeing any evidence of it whatsoever.” “For the last six months at least, clients have been coming to us asking ‘Where do I get into the bond market? When do I get into the bond market.’...
...And here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: Economic data: New applications for unemployment aid are estimated to have edged up to 214,000 in the week ended March 30, compared with 210,000 in the previous...
...I want to share where I’m coming from in the most enjoyable way.”...
...Shares in Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global, Ares Management and TPG have neared or eclipsed record highs due to better-than-feared financial results....
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