Financial regulator finds suspicious stock market moves took place before 30% of takeover announcements
While Crédit Agricole’s move to bulk up suggests UniCredit has a tougher negotiation on its hands, there may be a silver lining too
All-stock pact is designed to give new advertising group heft to harness rise of AI
Approval of remuneration package twice by shareholders could sway courts
A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies
German and French groups could not find common ground on structure or who would control enlarged firm
French lender’s stake-building comes in wake of €10.1bn takeover offer from Andrea Orcel’s bank
Deal agreed to create a £16bn insurance giant with a fifth of the UK motor insurance market
Prominent M&A banker claims his firm was not paid despite its ‘extensive’ work on arranging the 2018 merger
There is plenty of growth in the private credit market yet, especially for those branching out beyond direct lending
Activist fund Palliser Capital has described the miner’s complex approach as an ‘unmitigated failure’
Not out of the woods yet
Scott Trust backs deal with digital start-up after concessions made to try to address fears among newspaper’s staff
Combined group would control a fifth of UK motor insurance market
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Plus, a new ‘anti-woke’ index fund makes its debut at Mar-a-Lago and the boomtimes ahead for American bank deals
UK investor is teaming up with French group as part of a bid for control of troubled utility
FTSE 100 insurer makes second bid for its smaller rival at 261p a share
Deal will reduce number of operators in the country from four to three
Merger is expected to create Britain’s largest mobile operator
Plus, Trump’s new antitrust regulator has her eyes on Big Tech and Mubadala Capital takes a stake in a Milken-backed financial firm
Investors and advisers prepare for consolidation among country’s thousands of regional lenders
Deal for $10bn Silver Rock Financial underscores Gulf nation’s ambition to evolve beyond passive investing
The one-time great European hope for the battery industry faces an uphill task to secure a financial rescue
Financier sparked backlash with takeover attempts but country has become more receptive to foreign funds
