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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      LexTransport
      Harland & Wolff: pier pressure prompts Scilly Isles ferry operator bid Premium content

      Reason behind ISSG’s rejection of offer is abundantly clear

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Daily Telegraph
      Jeff Zucker hits out at rival Telegraph bidders for ‘slinging mud’

      Former CNN boss says other media groups turned on his Abu Dhabi-backed deal after he cut them out

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Boots UK Ltd
      Boots offloads £4.8bn pension scheme to Legal & General

      Deal could pave way for sale of pharmacy chain and comes on same day as £4bn Co-op agreement

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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Due Diligence
      Why banks are desperate to get into private credit

      Plus, a clash of corporate titans in Japan

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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The downfall of Leon Black Premium content

      Plus, the fall of a powerful US bankruptcy judge and detangling the drama at OpenAI

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Entain PLC
      Activist investors pile pressure on Ladbrokes owner Entain

      Hedge funds take aim at chief executive of UK gambling company

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Bob Diamond
      Bob Diamond’s Atlas Mara sued over Zambian bank deal

      Lawsuit against lender co-founded by ex-Barclays chief alleges breach of acquisition terms

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Telegraph Media Group Ltd
      UK government ‘minded’ to probe Telegraph deal over Abu Dhabi links

      Redbird IMI plans to offer further assurances to ensure independence of the newspaper

      UK culture minister Lucy Frazer
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Thyssenkrupp AG
      Thyssenkrupp writes down value of steel business by €2.1bn

      German group’s shares rally as investors hope unit will be spun off

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The $156bn PE firm with a succession problem Premium content

      Plus, Beijing gives a tentative green light on Broadcom/VMware and Carlyle’s unexpected victory in China

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Private equity
      Permira and Blackstone lead €14bn bid to buy eBay-backed Adevinta

      Plan to delist Norwegian online classifieds company would be second-biggest buyout this year

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Daily Telegraph
      Telegraph auction paused while Lloyds reviews RedBird IMI offer

      Former minister David Davis among those calling for greater scrutiny of proposed deal

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Broadcom Inc
      Broadcom-VMware $69bn merger to close after China approves deal

      Beijing clears regulatory hurdle holding up tech tie-up as trade tensions ease with Washington

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      CRH PLC
      CRH buys Texas assets for $2.1bn from Martin Marietta

      Building materials group seeks new deals in US and Europe and upgrades earnings forecast

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Safran SA
      Italy blocks Safran deal over national security concerns

      Giorgia Meloni’s government exercises ‘golden power’ over jet engine maker’s purchase of Italian flight controls business

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    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      McDonald's Corp
      Carlyle wins big on $1.8bn sale of stake in McDonald’s China business

      Citic Capital to remain majority shareholder in fast-food chain’s local operation

      A McDonald’s outlet in Hong Kong
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Due Diligence
      OpenAI: Silicon Valley’s newest boardroom fiasco Premium content

      Plus, Jeff Zucker throws his hat in The Telegraph ring and private equity buys back its IPO flops

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Daily Telegraph
      Zucker’s RedBird IMI offers to take over Telegraph in debt for equity deal

      Abu Dhabi-backed group run by former CNN boss agrees to help Barclay family pay off its loans

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      News in-depthMars Inc
      Mars joins push into premium with Hotel Chocolat deal

      Changing consumer tastes and government pressure have led the confectionery sector to mix up its offering

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Sport
      Saudi-backed martial arts league challenges UFC with Bellator deal

      Acquisition by Professional Fighters League comes as kingdom seeks to bolster its global presence in sports

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      BT Group Plc
      BT in talks to buy smartphone reseller musicMagpie

      Potential deal sends Aim-listed company's shares soaring and marks deeper push by telecoms group into retail

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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      News in-depthPrivate equity
      Private equity resorts to buying back companies after IPO flops

      EQT, Cinven and General Atlantic among those involved in take-private deals for businesses floated two years ago

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    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Telegraph Media Group Ltd
      MPs urge use of UK national security law to vet Barclay family’s Telegraph deal

      Tories concerned that family’s offer to repay media group’s £1.1bn debt will use funding from Abu Dhabi

      Copies of the Spectator and Daily Telegraph
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      Japanese business & finance
      Japan embraces management buyouts as pressures mount at listed groups

      Highest number of takeover proposals since 2010 fuels predictions MBOs could become biggest driver of deals

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    • 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 

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