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...Clips from Activision Blizzard For further reading: How Brad Smith used Microsoft’s $1bn law and lobbying machine to win Activision battle The newfound influence of the UK’s competition watchdog US v...
...Before most people knew what a camera was, the V&A was already amassing photographs....
...“Our big banks are too big, but right now it’s a matter of minimising the cost,” said Brad Sherman, a Democrat in the House of Representatives....
...The firm has made a number of well-timed and well-priced acquisitions like those of Smith Barney and the E*Trade broker network. But it’s also been acquiring brokers team by team....
...Arrival’s deal with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp V values the company at $524mn....
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...Vladimir Putin said he would be vaccinated with the Sputnik V jab on Tuesday....
...Hungary is the only EU member to have approved both the Chinese-made Sinopharm and Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines....
...Russia is seeking to manufacture its Sputnik V vaccine in Italy to meet a surge in overseas contracts....
...Almost two-thirds of Russians are unwilling to receive the Sputnik V vaccine and about the same number believe Covid-19 was created as a biological weapon, a pollster said on Monday....
...He joins from Travers Smith. Goodwin has hired Hugh O’Sullivan as a partner in its private equity practice. He joins the firm’s London office from Kirkland & Ellis....
...(FT) The risk of a US double-dip depression With the US economy in effect already in depression, the temptation to go for a V-shaped recovery before the November election looks too great for Donald Trump...
...Briefly Whitbread confirmed the acquisition of 19 hotels in Germany this morning, expanding the presence of Premier Inn in the country....
...Former AT&T executive William Smith will step in as interim chief executive....
...(Forbes) Anna v Andrea It’s one of those boardroom battles that has captivated the global industry....
...Against the general trend, yesterday Ferrari confidently guided to a V-shaped recovery in its P&L from H2/20....
...The activist, run by billionaire Paul Singer, criticised AT&T’s “prolonged and substantial underperformance” and its acquisitions, including the $80bn takeover of Time Warner....
...NYSE v Nasdaq: may the best board win Next to the Red Sox and the Yankees, Nasdaq and NYSE have one of the most longstanding bitter rivalries in America....
...Xerox wants to give HP’s board its walking papers We’re all guilty of overusing the David v Goliath trope but in the case of Xerox and HP, it really does apply....
...(FT) Stakeholder v shareholder debate Rodgin Cohen, who is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell, makes the case for why boards should consider the public interest: it’s good for the business and for shareholders...
...FT) Santander profit drops 10% as Brexit and Argentina hit earnings (FT) JPMorgan backs $3.8bn Sirius Minerals fundraising (FT) Due Diligence is written by Arash Massoudi, Javier Espinoza and Robert Smith...
...Smith & Nephew’s bought a grommet maker. ... Plague sentiment has shifted to the positive. ... Captain Corelli’s pyrrhic win .......
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