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...We have seen more managers looking for defensive liquidity to help them ride out the coronavirus storm,” says Leon Stephenson, a partner at Reed Smith, a London-based law firm....
...The decision is a victory for Randall Stephenson, the chief executive of AT&T, who has been arguing for years about the importance of diversifying the telecoms company’s business in an attempt to better...
...Judge Richard Leon ruled in favour of allowing the telecoms company to acquire Time Warner this week, dismissing the US Department of Justice’s view that deal would harm competition....
...AT&T’s unequivocal victory vindicates beleaguered boss Randall Stephenson, adding lustre to a checkered dealmaking record....
...Judge Leon asked Mr Stephenson about AT&T’s proposed consent order, which would impose conditions on how the merged entity negotiated with competitors and create an arbitration process for any complaints...
...Judge Leon had excluded the political argument from the case, but still came out comprehensively in the companies’ favour....
...“You folks are going around us,” Mr Stephenson told Mr Bewkes, according to Mr Conrath. Mr Stephenson told the court he was “just trying to make sure we had the same access” to Time Warner’s content....
...Randall Stephenson, the chief executive of AT&T, was expected to testify later this week. The Department of Justice rested its case on Tuesday....
...Leon Stephenson, a partner in the financial industry group at Reed Smith, the law firm, says there has been a “significant increase” in demand for borrowing facilities from private equity executives over...
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