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Talks show largest US lender’s appetite for a payments network to support its credit card business
...Other private equity deals in the agency world included Silver Lake’s investment in Ari Emanuel’s William Morris in 2012 and EQT’s investment in United Talent Agency last year....
Executives at Swiss bank believe Wall St veteran secured terms from Credit Suisse that were too generous
Shares of Google’s parent company jump after first-quarter earnings beat expectations and $70bn stock buyback
Teams tackling artificial intelligence models unified under leadership of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis
...It advised talent agency William Morris Endeavor on the sale of a minority stake to private equity group Silver Lake in 2012 and the group’s acquisition of sports agency IMG the following year....
...Philip Morris International and Altria, which share rights to the Marlboro brand, trade at a blended multiple of 12 times next year’s earnings, while BAT is on just 7.5 times....
...The heads of the risk advisory and financial advisory service lines, Andy Morris and Richard Bell, are also among those to leave the executive group....
...Additional reporting by Stephen Morris and George Hammond in San Francisco...
...Silver Lake first invested in Endeavor in 2012 when it was called William Morris Endeavor, a standalone talent agency run by Emanuel....
...Pitzhanger Manor and its accompanying gallery have just unveiled an emotionally charged new exhibition fearing the work of British contemporary artists Idris Khan and Annie Morris....
Scandals last year have cost UK bank hundreds of millions in fines and settlements
...An aggressive dealmaker, he merged Endeavor with rival William Morris, acquired sports media group IMG and Ultimate Fighting Championship, along with about 20 more transactions....
.../ From James Morris, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK...
Move is the group’s third shake-up of leading roles at the company in three months
...“People are worried across the board,” said Steve Kram, chief executive of investment group Content Partners, LLC, and former chief operating officer of William Morris Agency....
...In 2019, she moved to one of the biggest talent agencies in the world, the US-based William Morris Endeavor....
...The industry leader was created in 2009 when William Morris Agency combined with Endeavor, led by Ari Emanuel. The group went public last year and has a market capitalisation of about $10.5bn....
...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....
...It would be the first big merger of talent groups since the William Morris Agency combined with Endeavor in 2009....
...The contest between private equity group Carlyle and Philip Morris International over inhaler manufacturer Vectura was set to be settled the same way before Carlyle ruled out increasing its bid....
...Separately, the Takeover Panel announced on Monday an auction for the inhaler company Vectura, which tobacco group Philip Morris International and private equity firm Carlyle are vying for control of....
...On Friday, the private equity firm Carlyle raised its offer for UK inhaler-maker Vectura, outbidding the tobacco group Philip Morris International....
Shareholder adviser Glass Lewis has criticised CEO’s potential €7.5m pay as not linked to performance
...climate cost / From Ronald Kaiserman, Wynnewood, PA, US Ozone damage was a topic Thatcher worried about / From Euan G Nisbet, Egham, Surrey, UK Branson’s brand looks like an American navy copy / From Keith Morris...
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