Hints and tips:
Related Special Reports
Family had turned to Abu Dhabi to back its latest offer to regain control of UK newspaper group
...Polestar’s chief executive Thomas Ingenlath told the Financial Times that he had been contacted by Hertz’s chief executive Stephen Scherr last autumn to ask whether he could pause their agreement to buy...
Gulf finance in demand as rival media groups circle conservative broadsheet
...Stephen Welker, chair of Hostmore, said it would “reunite two businesses that are a natural fit, and were one business until as recently as 2014”....
...As a child, my first career ambition was to be a train, because I loved watching Thomas the Tank Engine....
...Other new series include The Penguin, based on the Batman villain, Dune: Prophecy and a spin off from Stephen King’s It....
...The plans were outlined on Wednesday by Lord Stephen Parkinson, culture minister, in the House of Lords....
Former minister David Davis among those calling for greater scrutiny of proposed deal
Conservative backbencher move comes as culture secretary is set to ask watchdogs to probe RedBird IMI’s bid
Redbird IMI plans to offer further assurances to ensure independence of the newspaper
Investor run by former CNN boss offers to help finance deal as German publisher Axel Springer pulls out of auction
...As George Parker and Daniel Thomas explain in their excellent piece on the broadcaster: Conservative MPs said they sometimes received “cranky” emails from party members....
...Thomas Cangemi, NYCB chief executive, was asked on a call with analysts about the Signature acquisition and the reason for the unexpected loan losses....
Family increases bid to £1bn as bank prepares for sale of newspaper and Spectator magazine
...Lord Stephen Parkinson, culture minister, announced in the Lords on Wednesday around 5pm that the measure would “amend the media merger regime explicitly to rule out newspaper and periodical news magazine...
...DiNello had been serving as non-executive chair, but the lender said he would now become executive chair and work with chief executive Thomas Cangemi “to improve all aspects of the bank’s operations”....
...A week after January 31, former Flagstar CEO Alessandro DiNello took over as NYCB’s executive chair, in effect superseding chief executive Thomas Cangemi....
Regulators to investigate RedBird IMI’s debt for equity deal, but not its repayment of bank loans owed by the Barclay family
...Another person said the role does not have official term limits but added that the extension was “only for one year” and said Thomas would not “go on and on” in the position....
Abu Dhabi-backed group run by former CNN boss agrees to help Barclay family pay off its loans
...Stephens is on a short list of names alongside former BBC executive Samir Shah to take the BBC chair job permanently. The appointment is made by the government....
...Coates also narrowly trumps the best-paid executives in the US S&P 500, where Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman earned $253mn last year (he separately received about $1bn in dividends) and Alphabet’s Sundar...
...Things I have enjoyed this week You may already have realised that if you’re looking for classical music and film recommendations in this section, then you need to sign up to Stephen Bush’s Inside Politics...
Lender that seized Telegraph Media Group holds a guarantee over the retail and financial services business
Former Tory chair acting as middle man between family and Middle East backers
International Edition