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...The holding company owned by French billionaire François Pinault and his children will end up holding a 56 per cent stake, the documents show....
...The deal allowed Credit Suisse to cut its holdings of such assets from $75bn to $20bn. Apollo rebranded the business as Atlas....
...The Conservatives should eschew “posturing” in favour of delivery to have any chance of holding on to power at the general election, according to one of the party’s most high-profile regional mayors, who...
...They won’t say it publicly. But as soon as Gensler’s out of there, they will breathe a sigh of relief because a lot of them don’t believe in any of this bull(expletive)....
...In 2012, Bill Ackman convinced 3G Capital to merge with Justice Holdings, a UK special purpose acquisition company, sponsored by the hedge fund manager, Martin Franklin and Nicolas Berggruen....
...A joint venture between First and Italy’s main rail operator Trenitalia, Avanti won the franchise for services on the UK’s busiest intercity rail artery in 2019....
...During his time as editor, Lewis and the Telegraph won multiple awards for its investigation into the misuse of expenses by British members of parliament....
...“If they [foreigners] don’t come, there will be a gap because they won’t understand China’s current development,” said Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, a government think-tank, and a member...
...VinFast’s share price has plunged since August, and the company acknowledges the window to act won’t remain open for long as investors’ patience for losses wears thin....
...The real excitement for bitcoin won’t come from the SEC authorising new ways to speculate on it, but rather when there’s more to it than just speculation....
...My timing continues to be flawless: I promise a newsletter today on why there won’t be a May election and Rishi Sunak helpfully rules one out the evening before on ITV....
...Opposition leader María Corina Machado, a market-friendly former lawmaker who overwhelmingly won a primary in October, is banned from holding office, while three of her aides were arrested in January....
...The US currently has only one F1 driver — Logan Sargeant of Williams — and no American has won a grand prix since Mario Andretti in 1978....
...And in 2021, Apollo fully merged with Athene Holding, the annuity insurance company it created in the wake of the global financial crisis....
...In 1985, Tag had acquired the Heuer brand which, logically, sponsored the McLaren team with which Senna won the Formula One World Championship in 1990 and 1991 — before moving to Williams, ahead of the 1994...
...“The climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis and we have not been holding those polluters accountable,” Newsom declared at a lunch that I attended....
...Unfortunately for current CVC employees, they won’t be selling down any time soon due to lock-up restrictions....
...She won’t watch it and says she won’t discuss it, wanting to focus on new work. If The Rolling Stones can release fresh material, I think, so can Wood....
...The Pinault family’s holding company Artémis, whose other holdings include a controlling stake in luxury group Kering and auction house Christie’s, plans to use $2.8bn in equity and $425mn in debt to buy...
...British Land has appointed William Rucker as chair designate. He was most recently chair of Lazard in the UK....
...I’m at aime.williams@ft.com....
...“Sponsors will make rational decisions to support their great assets and they won’t let a small amount of interest expense or leverage get in the way of the future of business....
...But now they’ve won a big victory involving Spirit Airlines, a carrier often scorned by air travellers....
...We talked about our forecast, but maybe things won’t develop as we expect....
...Serena Williams, the retired tennis star, is also joining as a senior adviser....
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