French hypermarket group’s agreed property sale to raise €392m upfront

Brightline, which runs services in Florida, will rename itself Virgin Trains USA

Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens acquire 55% of one of English football’s oldest clubs

US regulator wanted Japanese group to keep distance before approving $3.3bn takeover

Trend of fewer but larger deals set to be followed by rise in cross-border mergers

OneMain has grown rapidly as many American consumers struggle to make ends meet

Colony abandons capital injection as film studio reels from sexual harassment claims

Orders placed with UK and Singapore brokers before deal were suspicious, says regulator 

Market experts suspect information leaked before $3.3bn SoftBank deal became public

Masayoshi Son makes push into private equity with deal for US asset manager

Spending watchdog queries scope and timing of HMRC move into regional centres

Pressure mounts in crowded sector after another mediocre year

Asset manager’s Global Ascent fund suffers its worst-ever period of fund performance

BlackRock has completed its acquisition of an infrastructure investment firm in Mexico

Second big fund to close this week as market volatility affects performance

Vehicle’s demise follows weak performance and failure to attract outside investors

Manager Mike Novogratz expected to leave the investment group after being hit by Swiss franc surge

Odey and Fortress among some of the worst performers this year