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  • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
    Crocs Inc
    Footwear: Crocs give dress shoes a kicking Premium

    While they may not be easy on the eyes, Crocs have been attractive to investors

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Trade unions
    Amazon: union stymied but labour costs are rising anyway Premium

    Warehouse staff vote down membership suggesting tough future for collective bargaining

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Frasers Group
    Frasers: the political capital of write-offs Premium

    Other retailers, while indubitably struggling, have not doubled impairments

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Companies
    Best of Lex: automation, innovation, exaggeration Premium

    Robots, SoftBank/AutoStore, Vaccitech/AstraZeneca, solid-state batteries, air taxis; international tax, and more

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Golf
    Golf/country clubs: the drive for $1m memberships Premium

    The loftier the bar, the greater demand will be from the status-conscious wealthy

  • Friday, 9 April, 2021
    Tencent Holdings Ltd
    Block trades: a short walk to price discovery Premium

    A monster block trade of a Tencent stake by Prosus is a credit to the old-fashioned accelerated book build

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    KKR & Co LP
    Box/KKR: private equity group is not quite a white knight Premium

    Boardroom dynamic at online data storage company just grew more complicated

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Property sector
    Offices: homeworking will save employers billions Premium

    Expect bosses at companies already suffering margin pressures to cut workplaces down to size

  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Corporation tax
    International tax: American revolution targets global winners Premium

    Success is not assured but the US has enough clout to engineer a deal

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  • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
    Hitachi Metals Ltd
    Hitachi/Bain: deal tests conglomerate’s metal Premium

    Sale of unit would be good move for Japanese group and offers potential to private equity firm

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    US banks
    Dimon/Greensill: his report of banking’s demise is exaggerated Premium

    The centrality of large, regulated lenders endures despite competitive pressure from shadow banks and fintechs

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Vaccitech/AstraZeneca: souring mood overshadows float plan Premium

    Investors are increasingly frustrated with reputational damage and claims on management’s time

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Fund management
    Amundi/Lyxor: whale seeks scale effect from ETF tiddler Premium

    Payback for the €1.7tn asset manager depends on punchy assumptions

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    UK equities
    FTSE 250: riding the liquidity wave Premium

    Britain’s woeful early response to the pandemic has left more room for rebound for UK stocks

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Scottish economy
    Scottish business: how to become a north star Premium

    Developing a core competency is one good strategy

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Toshiba Corp
    CVC/Toshiba: buyout would test Japan’s good intentions Premium

    For Tokyo, private equity group’s interest in conglomerate is bittersweet

  • Wednesday, 7 April, 2021
    Elaine Moore
    Lex Midweek Letter: Clubhouse is becoming less clubby as it grows Premium

    The bigger the social media start-up gets, the less intimate its audio rooms become

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Special purpose acquisition companies
    Topps: Spacs, baseball cards and other crazes Premium

    Former Disney boss Michael Eisner rides boom in collectibles

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    BP PLC
    BP: focus energy on debt reduction, not buybacks Premium

    The oil major’s early win on debt is worth celebrating but the balance sheet is still out of sync with the sector

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    Credit Suisse/Archegos: music stops for prime broking Premium

    The bank will need a spotless record for years to lose its share price discount

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    SoftBank Group Corp
    SoftBank/AutoStore: a logical investment in logistics Premium

    For the Japanese tech group, the deal could restore some confidence that not every investment has an ultra-long horizon

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Drug prices
    Drug prices: the lucrative world of not-so-cheap imitations Premium

    But there are limits to the inroads that biosimilars can make

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    GameStop Corp
    GameStop: cashing in on meme-stock rally Premium

    Retailer takes advantage of surging share price with $1bn fundraising

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    Technology sector
    Government contracts: big budgets and tricky customers Premium

    For certain industries, the state has long been the biggest game in town

  • Monday, 5 April, 2021
    LG Electronics Inc
    LG Electronics: life should be better without smartphones Premium

    After 23 lossmaking quarters, the South Korean group is right to be quitting the mobile industry

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