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Darren Woods explains ‘business is business’ as US supermajor pursues case that threatens $53bn Hess deal
Veteran dealmaker’s consolidator reports £27mn in losses after writing down ETF business
Enfamil judgment against the group marks just the latest in a long series of mis-steps
President Biden risks undermining sound economic policy and support for a key ally if he blocks the Nippon Steel deal
Private equity group will acquire majority stake from Bluegem as beauty market remains buoyant
Bid for Virgin Money comes as Labour seeks to double the size of the co-operative and mutual financial services sector
Accounting firms, consultancies and other professional services take outside cash to fund growth
Conservative politicians and journalists joined forces to block a £600mn acquisition of the news organisation by RedBird IMI
Architect of disastrous dotcom-era media merger was once renowned as the visionary behind HBO
Deal with New Mountain Capital is largest to date as PE firms rush into accounting sector
Billionaire owner of CMA CGM also set to acquire RMC radio from Patrick Drahi
Housebuilders already facing pressure over separate CMA investigation into suspected information sharing
UK telecoms group pledges to return €4bn to shareholders after ‘final step’ in reshaping of European operations
Plus, pressure builds on China’s Vanke after Evergrande collapse and DD remembers Ira Millstein’s career
President seeks to keep company ‘domestically owned and operated’ despite Washington’s alliance with Tokyo
Venture between US-based RedBird and Abu Dhabi’s IMI is aiming to recoup £600mn investment
The potential merger is not a risk-free proposition
The administration needs to articulate how Nippon’s acquisition breaches national security standards
Plus, UK dealmakers say carried interest tax increases could be worse than Brexit
FTSE 100 group hires Wall Street boutique Moelis to advise on possible disposals
The boutique has been a busy beast — but its share price has not budged for 5 years
Tycoon Mukesh Ambani bolsters media empire after game-changing Disney deal
Intervention comes as president courts union votes, but is likely to anger Japan
Rishi Sunak’s ‘hand was forced’ as PM acts to change law to stop foreign states from buying media groups
UK will change law to prohibit governments from owning British news organisations
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