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...But the actor himself is lispingly clichéd, his visual signature — facial scarring — a retread of Skyfall’s Javier Bardem and a dated touch for a series eager to move with the times....
...Additional reporting by Stephanie Findlay in New Delhi and Javier Espinoza in Brussels...
...Job moves IAG has more news out this morning, and has appointed Spanish executive Javier Ferrán as its new chairman....
...Additional reporting by Javier Espinoza and Oliver Ralph...
...Bennett Goodman — the G in GSO who just stepped back from running Blackstone’s powerful credit unit — cut his teeth there....
...The survey of likely voters for the FT and the Peter G Peterson Foundation found 34 per cent of Americans believe increasing healthcare costs are the darkest cloud hanging over the US economy, up from 26...
...But we bring up the video for another reason: the cameo appearance by Bennett Goodman, the G in GSO, who appears dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and clutching a tropical cocktail....
...raises $25.6bn in world’s biggest IPO (FT) HK Airlines/HNA: chop, chop (FT) Blackstone weighs £4bn bid for UK student housing company (FT) Euronext returns to M&A trail with €84m Nord Pool deal (FT) M&G...
...We got a product called ‘Eikon’, — enough said, G” Hopefully, this is the last time you’ll ever be subjected to this rap about Refinitiv....
...And D&G isn’t on $1bn China Railway Construction Corporation mandates, even if some of its top officials might enjoy the Italian company’s Domenico Mask sunglasses....
...He told investors and analysts on the call, which featured the song “Juicy” by Notorious B.I.G. as the interlude before the teleconference began, that the IPO process “restricts our ability to communicate...
...Just last week we brought you the news that Blackstone had slapped golden handcuffs on Bennett Goodman — the G in GSO — in a bid to prevent the co-founder from following his two original partners out of...
...(WSJ) News round-up Iliad chairman fined €600,000 for insider dealing (FT) Allianz in exclusive talks to buy L&G’s general insurance unit (FT) Sprint, T-Mobile push back deadline to complete merger (...
...The private equity giant has slapped golden handcuffs on Bennett Goodman — the G in GSO — in a bid to prevent the co-founder of their powerhouse credit business from following his two original partners...
...Blackstone, which prizes financial valuation skills among its employees’ superpowers, has opted for a pricier strategy with esteemed executives, including Bennett Goodman (pictured), the G in GSO, its credit...
...on Scor chief to quit as chairman (FT) Ferrero and Hostess vie for Kellogg’s Keebler cookies for about $1.5bn (CNBC) Biogen plots $5bn share buyback after Alzheimer’s drug setback (FT) Prudential’s M&G...
...Wellington has been followed by UK fund manager M&G, which has also made its first foray into activist investing....
...(FT) News round-up Lyft seeks $23bn valuation in New York IPO (FT) M&G takes activist stance against chemicals company Methanex (FT) EasyJet bows out of consortium weighing bid for bankrupt Alitalia...
...(FT) Africa Finance Corporation raises $300m from China’s Eximbank (FT) LeasePlan pulls IPO as market sell-off takes hold (FT) Follow the FT’s deals team Arash Massoudi in London — @ArashMassoudi Javier...
...For example, “company G” is clearly Avantor, whose debt-funded takeover of much larger publicly traded peer VWR last year saw the pharma group take on eye-watering leverage to also pay $1.4bn of dividends...
...(WSJ) News round-up M&G closes in on deal to buy FT building (FT) SAP acquires Qualtrics for $8bn (FT + Lex) SoftBank mobile unit cleared for record $21bn IPO (FT) Apple hit by fresh ‘peak iPhone’ fears...
...A former G&E law partner, whom G&E is suing over a fee dispute, has accused Grant in legal papers of sexually harassing junior female associates at the firm....
...But rather than giving up, P&G has no choice but to source, execute and integrate new brands. He makes a broader attack on P&G culture that he says has prevented accretive dealmaking....
...He was quick to anger P&G in the fight, too — by claiming the white ballot card....
...Traders needing to calm their recent jitters should put on some Kenny G. He’s on Spotify....
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