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...Thomson Reuters has an $8bn war chest to spend on acquisitions and investments in artificial intelligence, its chief executive has told the FT....
...“I’m innocent,” Kažimír said in the emailed statement. “I’m yet to receive the court’s decision and order....
...Former Elliott investor Leo Markel and ex-ValueAct investor Daniel Urdaneta have launched a new London-based fund called Finch Bay Capital, per Reuters....
...A playboy with a puritanical streak, Fleming found his métier as a Reuters reporter....
...But the country is only ripe for M&A in theory....
...With Darren enjoying a well-deserved Friday in the sun, I’m with you today to navigate through these disrupted times....
...Moelis has hired M&A veteran Skip Fahrholz as a senior dealmaker within its private funds advisory group in London....
...Deutsche Börse chief Theodor Weimer said he won’t pursue another term when his contract runs out next year, per Reuters....
...You know, I'm not sure if I can stand here and say that in 2021 we would have put in a minimum-wage law, which is the first of its kind in the GCC region, without the World Cup....
...M&A rodeo Any investor that hitches their wagon to cable cowboy John Malone is in for a bumpy ride. Reuters’ Breakingviews digs into the avid dealmaker’s latest financial manoeuvre....
...Last week Peter Wennink, chief executive of ASML, had some blunt things to say on the matter to the Dutch newspaper NRC (original interview in Dutch here, with a Reuters write-up of the interview in English...
...I’m now late in my career, so I’m going to say it’s not going to happen.”...
...Masimo is working with Paul Hastings, which recruited star M&A lawyer Eduardo Gallardo from Gibson Dunn earlier this year along with litigators at Quinn Emanuel....
...Fried Frank has named Andrew Rearick as a partner in its M&A and private equity practice, based in London. He joins from Debevoise & Plimpton....
...M&A overload A consolidation wave has been making its way through asset management....
...Smart reads Plan B Rightwing tycoon Peter Thiel’s political donations have yet to spark the change he’d hoped for....
...Squire Patton Boggs has hired private equity and M&A lawyer Carlos Blanco Morillo as a partner in Madrid. He arrives from Spanish firm Roca Junyent....
...Peter Brooks-Johnson, the chief executive of Rightmove, is stepping down after more than 16 years at the UK property portal....
...Deutsche Bank has named New York Fed economist and policy adviser Matthew Raskin as a managing director and US head of rates research, per Reuters....
...Flip-flopped The Republican party has found itself in a stand-off with Peter Thiel after the billionaire turned his back on two top candidates of the MAGA movement....
...So has Ping An’s chair Peter Ma....
...Moelis has promoted Anton Sahazizian to global head of M&A. He was previously head of US M&A at the bank....
...Letter in response to this article: Why Hilfiger’s schnitzel should arouse suspicions / From Vivien Reuter, London SW19, UK...
...Job moves Alternative meat company Impossible Foods has named Peter McGuinness, the former chief operating officer of Greek-yoghurt maker Chobani, as its new chief executive....
...Sidley Austin has hired Tony Downes as a partner in its M&A and private equity practice, based in London. He joins from Proskauer....
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