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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....
...By a piquant irony, Abigail Morris now finds herself at the receiving end of accusations about systemic inequality. This time the claims relate to class....
...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....
...Authentic owns several fashion brands, including Juicy Couture and Nine West, and last year it bought the intellectual property of upmarket wellington brand Hunter Boots after it collapsed into administration...
...Additional reporting by Stephen Morris and George Hammond in San Francisco...
...Bubble hunters might be able to make a better case against Apple or Microsoft: they look more expensive than the two advertisers, but without better near-term growth (in Apple’s case, growth is much lower...
...Silver Lake first invested in Endeavor in 2012 when it was called William Morris Endeavor, a standalone talent agency run by Emanuel....
...Hunter’s revenues peaked at £114mn in 2018, when it made pre-tax profit of £6mn....
...The news comes weeks after Hunter Boots, another upmarket British brand with a 167-year history, collapsed into administration, owing creditors more than £100mn....
...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
...I can’t just stick to morris dancing music and accordions, which probably aren’t English either. It’s about being respectful....
...The writer is chief executive of Hunter Lewis LLC and a co-founder and former chief executive of Cambridge Associates Since the financial crisis of 2007-08, buyouts have benefited from the gift of virtually...
...Each channels the characters’ intrepid spirits, including a modular chocolate suede Hunter messenger bag (£1,750) inspired by the one worn by Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s character, Helena, that can be combined...
...FT pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney embarks on an unlikely quest to replicate his favourite singer’s voice. Additional contributions by David Hindley and Emily Goldberg...
...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....
...Classic Cuvée MV sparkling wine, £39.50 Anderson & Sheppard silk neckerchief, £95 886 by The Royal Mint gold King Charles III hallmark cuff, £19,995 New & Lingwood cotton dressing gown, £595 David Morris...
.../ From James Morris, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, UK...
...to follow through on deals for publisher Pearson, gambling company William Hill and packaging business RPC Group.Apollo is considered to be one of the buyout industry’s savviest practitioners, a bargain hunter...
...In 2019, she moved to one of the biggest talent agencies in the world, the US-based William Morris Endeavor....
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