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...DD will be watching to see if Redstone can finesse a deal without winding up in a familiar position — fending off a litany of shareholder lawsuits....
...If DD readers have the answer, we’d be interested to hear it....
...Georgiadis and Euan Healy and DD’s Will Louch....
...The pair were on the teams responsible for two $10bn-plus fundraisings that closed in 2008, DD’s Eric Platt reports....
...Job moves BT has appointed Allison Kirkby as the first female chief executive in its history, taking over from Philip Jansen by the end of January....
...News round-up Goldman Sachs weighs fresh job cuts as dealmaking drought persists (FT) Temasek cuts pay of employees behind failed $275mn bet on FTX (FT) Philip Morris on path to becoming an ESG stock,...
...Small accounts were among the bidders this past week that helped send shares of the railroad-to-confectioner conglomerate to a record high, DD’s Eric Platt reports....
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...Singapore is one of the early battlegrounds, DD’s Kaye Wiggins and the FT’s Mercedes Ruehl report....
...Linklaters has appointed London-based partner Rebecca Jarvis as global co-head of banking, succeeding Philip Spittal following his retirement....
...But a US listing could help narrow the valuation gap between rivals such as Philip Morris International and Altria as it tries to accelerate new products, Lex notes....
...Former UK chancellor Philip Hammond has taken on a role as chair of crypto firm Copper....
...DD’s Antoine Gara digs into the curious case of his resignation....
...Tobacco group Philip Morris International caved to pressure from activist funds to increase its offer to buy its smaller rival Swedish Match by about 10 per cent....
...This is something we’ve talked a lot about on DD....
...Smoke signals Cigarette maker Philip Morris International’s quest to buy nicotine pouch maker Swedish Match has run into trouble with hedge funds in search of a bigger payday....
...For owners of English football clubs, DD imagines it must’ve been hard to see Chelsea FC sell for £2.5bn and not think about doing the same....
...Job moves The chief executive of Dutch company Philips, Frans van Houten, has left the business following a costly recall of faulty medical devices that led to a profit warning....
...DD can only assume it is the corporate communications staffer who drafts the deals press releases....
...DD wonders whether that includes more investors to back Musk’s bid....
...One invite to start: The next DD: Dialogues online event is just around the corner....
...Private equity firm Hg has appointed Philip Marshall, the former finance chief of cyber security group Avast, as its new chief financial officer....
...Inside CVC’s IPO plans DD regulars will by now be familiar with what we’re calling the private equity IPO 2.0....
...Jefferies has appointed Philip Yates as vice-chair of its UK investment banking unit....
...First, some news to come out of our panel with Philip Morris International chief Jacek Olczak: the company will no longer pursue a combination with fellow tobacco group Altria, from which it split in 2007...
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