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    Arash Massoudi is corporate finance and deals editor based in London, where he has worked since 2014. Arash joined the FT in 2011 and has also worked in the New York bureau where he covered capital markets. He previously served in the US government's commerce department.

    Arash's reporting with colleagues on companies including Greensill Capital, Tesla, SoftBank and HNA Group has been recognised for journalism awards in the UK, US and Asia.

    Arash is the editor and co-creator of Due Diligence, the FT's newsletter briefing on finance and deals. He also helped create and launch the FT's sport business coverage and the weekly Scoreboard sports newsletter. Arash hosts two annual FT conferences - DD Live and the Business of Football Summit - in London.

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      JAB Holdings Ltd
      Pret A Manger owner JAB names new chief as Olivier Goudet steps down

      Successor Joachim Creus has worked at the European investment group since 2010

      Composite images of Olivier Goudet, Joachim Creus and Peter Harf
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      Golf
      Talks between PGA Tour and Saudi sovereign wealth fund set to drag into 2024

      Compensation for players who stuck with the US tour and LIV’s team-golf format are among the big stumbling blocks 

      Rory McIlroy plays his second shot
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Media
      Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI backs latest Barclay offer for the Telegraph

      Investor run by former CNN boss offers to help finance deal as German publisher Axel Springer pulls out of auction

    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Elliott Management Corp
      Elliott’s top London trader leaves hedge fund

      James Bayliss is the latest veteran to leave the firm’s main European office

      AC Milan owner Paul Singer and his son Gordon Singer attend the award ceremony for Italian Serie A championship title
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
      Takeover Panel UK
      UK Takeover Panel falls victim to deal drought

      City mergers and acquisitions regulator posts rare loss after fees from deals dip

      View of the City of London from near the Thames river, in London, England
    • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
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      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

      BYD showed off its U8 at the automaker’s first-ever appearance at the Japan Mobility Show
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      Broadcom Inc
      Broadcom-VMware merger held up as China delays $69bn deal

      US chipmaker and cloud software companies insist transaction will complete ‘soon’ despite missing Monday’s scheduled close

      A Broadcom office in San Jose, California
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      Arriva PLC
      Deutsche Bahn nears sale of red London bus operator Arriva

      International transport group with strong UK presence being pursued by investor I Squared

      London buses
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      Metro Bank
      NatWest and Lloyds among rivals weighing bids for parts of Metro Bank

      Some of Metro’s bondholders are separately pursuing a proposal for a capital injection

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    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      ExxonMobil
      ExxonMobil in talks to buy US shale behemoth Pioneer

      Potential deal would be oil supermajor’s biggest for almost a quarter of a century

      A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Revolut Ltd
      Revolut strikes share deal with SoftBank to remove barrier to UK licence

      Britain’s most valuable fintech still faces obstacles to gaining Bank of England approval

      Nik Storonsky
    • Saturday, 23 September, 2023
      Daniel Křetínský
      Daniel Křetínský sells Le Monde stake to Xavier Niel

      Sale by Czech tycoon will advance French billionaire’s ambition to put newspaper’s ownership into foundation

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Chelsea FC raises $500mn from Ares

      Premier League club joins forces with US alternative asset manager as it looks for ways to boost revenue

      Nicolas Jackson, right, of Chelsea is challenged by Willy Boly during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      Daniel Křetínský
      Deal-hungry Křetínský adds the UK’s Telegraph to his shopping list

      Czech billionaire has been on a buying spree but says he will not pay outsized prices for ‘trophy’ assets

      Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Arm prices shares at $51 apiece ahead of IPO

      Move values UK chip designer at more than $52bn as it prepares to begin trading on Thursday

      The Arm logo on its US headquarters in San Jose, Calfornia
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Strong demand pushes Arm to close IPO order book early

      Pricing could land towards the top end of the initial range of $47-$51 a share

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    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Paul Weiss
      US law firm Paul Weiss mounts further raid on rival Kirkland

      More partners set to move as firm signals its ambition with expanding London office

      Paul Weiss office sign
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Goldman Sachs Group
      Goldman plans new job cull for bankers deemed underperformers

      Cuts under annual ‘strategic resource assessment’ scheme expected to be at lower end of range

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    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Arm Ltd
      Arm targets valuation of up to $52bn in IPO

      Updated filing shows chip designer will raise an initial $4.9bn for current owner SoftBank

      Arm and SoftBank logos on a board
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      CVC Capital Partners Ltd
      CVC to buy Dutch infrastructure firm DIF Capital Partners for €1bn

      Private equity house seeks to extend range of investment strategies ahead of expected IPO

      A smartphone with logo of private equity company CVC Capital Partners on the screen in front of the business website
    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
      EY
      EY rejects TPG plan to break up firm

      US buyout group had proposed to take stake in consulting arm

      Montage of the logos of EY and TPG
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      CVC Capital Partners Ltd
      Private equity group CVC revives listing plans

      European buyout firm targets multibillion-euro IPO in Amsterdam and potentially before year-end

      FT montage including a CVC logo, and photos of PG Tips tea, rugby players and a Formula One driver
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Legal services
      Paul Weiss raids rival Kirkland for top lawyers in London and US

      Elite firm poaches private equity and debt finance specialists as competition for top hires intensifies

      Canary Wharf
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      Private equity
      CVC explores sale of troubled Kenyan tea plantation

      Kericho site in Kenya had a history of violence and sexual abuse allegations before Unilever sold it to private equity last year

      Farm workers emerge from a plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands
    • Monday, 31 July, 2023
      News in-depthAltice Europe NV
      Altice fraud arrests throw spotlight on Drahi’s elusive right-hand man

      Co-founder and key troubleshooter Armando Pereira was kept away from investors

      Montage of Altice logo, Armando Pereira and Patrick Drahi
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