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...Over the past decade, private equity has taken on an increasingly influential role in the UK economy, acquiring retailers Morrisons and Asda, and sports clubs and franchises including Chelsea and the Six...
...BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, is pulling out as a corporate member and transferring its participation to its smaller international arm....
...Jim PickardSo the interesting thing about this is that as the franchises come up for to reach their end, they literally just no longer have a franchise and the government takes over....
...Duncan Hames, director of policy at Transparency International UK, an anti-corruption charity, said it was hard for people working in government to delineate between political discussions and official state...
...“If there are international investors, Eddie seems to lead those relationships.”...
...This week the Italian car brand announced it will design yachts that can compete in international sailing competitions....
...Since EA debuted Fifa International Soccer in 1993 on Sega’s Mega Drive, its football franchise has sold hundreds of millions of copies and attracted more than 150mn regular players across platforms....
...One month after describing First Republic as a “very good bank”, FTAV’s favourite stockpicker Jim Cramer turned his attention to luxury goods, tipping Estée Lauder, like LVMH and Hermès, to benefit from...
...“Rates are attractive here and it seems like it creates a hurdle or disincentive to put cash to work if you can earn 4 per-cent risk free,” said Jim Shanahan, an analyst at Edward Jones....
...Anita Costello, Chick-fil-A’s chief international officer, said the franchise model would bring “one of a kind access to entrepreneurial opportunities”....
...Deficits are “out of control and the real story is that there’s no mechanism for bringing them under control”, said Jim Cielinski, global head of fixed income at Janus Henderson....
...Sir Jim Ratcliffe finally announced his deal to buy into Manchester United on Christmas Eve. Now the hard part begins....
...But who would have predicted a Christmas-themed Darwin Nunez X Jim Royle mashup?...
...Domino’s Pizza will no longer be available in Russia after the US brand’s local franchise operator on Monday announced it was following other western companies in leaving the country....
...Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to buy 25 per cent of Manchester United included a further $300mn investment dedicated to the stadium....
...It secures their financial dominance over the rivals, and provides four more years of certainty during which the league can try to squeeze even more juice from international rights....
...They accept the conclusions of a two-year safety review by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN nuclear watchdog, which found “negligible radiological risk” to people or the marine environment...
...A full sale would beat the $4.65bn paid by Rob Walton, heir to the Walmart retail fortune, to acquire the Denver Broncos American football franchise last year....
...It has become a global hit in a competitive genre largely dominated by comic book franchises and high-end computer generated imagery....
...But the deal appears to have more lives than players in the video game developer’s Call of Duty franchise....
...International galleries in the Pacifico Yokohama convention halls will include Sadie Coles and Almine Rech, although some of the biggest international gallery franchises, such as Gagosian and David Zwirner...
...The risk of contagion to other markets, including international commodities, is growing....
...“There is growing competition in the electric car market, which should result in lower prices,” said Elizabeth Connelly, analyst at the International Energy Agency....
...“Licensing and merchandising being one of them, international television distribution being another, leverage when it comes to negotiating for venues.”...
...Walk away from the deal, and you can probably forget about having an investment banking franchise in India....
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