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Thursday, 19 May, 2022

Private equity
Private equity: Kanter must make a better case that roll-ups are bad Premium?content
Alternative asset managers now control $10tn in assets
3 hours ago
Thursday, 19 May, 2022

HomeServe PLC
HomeServe/Brookfield: scouting for bids results in another �Ͼ��ٷ�ע�� buyout Premium?content
There is a whiff of opportunism �� and conflicted interests �� about the deal
Thursday, 19 May, 2022

Google LLC
Google: closure further impoverishes Russian tech, not Alphabet Premium?content
Investors need not sweat, but subsidiary��s bankruptcy will stunt access to independent media
Thursday, 19 May, 2022

Automobiles
Daimler Truck: heavy vehicle is engineered for weighty challenges Premium?content
The Ukraine conflict will weigh heavily on customers for at least the year ahead
Thursday, 19 May, 2022

Markets
Asia sell-off: clumsy policymaking has exacerbated ��Ͼ��ĳ��վ crisis Premium?content
Difficulties have been worsened by lockdowns resulting from the ineffectiveness of state-backed coronavirus vaccines
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Target Corp.
Target: consumer demand guessing game foxes a pandemic winner Premium?content
Company blames mismatch on ��bulky categories�� such as kitchen appliances, televisions and outdoor furniture
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

UniCredit SpA
UniCommerz: Russian threat could catalyse merger war has interrupted Premium?content
A deal still makes long-term sense and Orcel may just have the diplomatic chops to pull one off
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Property sector
British Land: flight to quality boosts lettings as workers return to offices Premium?content
Investors should ponder how inflation affects property group��s prospects
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Electric vehicles
��Ͼ��ĳ��վ electric vehicles: fresh grants would provide a welcome recharge Premium?content
Extension of subsidies likely to boost foreign automakers as well as homegrown manufacturers
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Vanessa Houlder
The Lex Newsletter: wind power is booming but ��ŵ��Ͼ��s turbine industry has been blown off course Premium?content
Delays in approving new sites, rising costs and cheap Chinese imports have hit the sector
Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Twitter Inc
Twitter/Elon Musk: board must hold wavering tycoon to his word Premium?content
Billionaire��s grievances provide little justification to walk away from deal
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

Abbott Laboratories
Baby formula: ��Ͼ��ĳ��ַ shortage highlights industry concentration Premium?content
Crisis points to the vulnerability of a supply chain dominated by too few producers
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

KKR & Co LP
ContourGlobal/KKR: inflation shield is affordably priced for buyout giant Premium?content
Power generator has a good record of buying assets and increasing earnings and the result is plenty of cash for shareholders
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco: crude colossus?takes the crown Premium?content
Demand for the 2.5% of shares owned by foreign investors has risen with Russia��s pariah status
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

Life Insurance Corp of India
LIC/India: biggest ever listing marks IPO peak Premium?content
The dominance of the Mumbai-based group is now under threat
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Twitter Inc
Twitter/Elon Musk: fake accounts are old news Premium?content
An astonishing 40 per cent of all website traffic is made up of bots
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Mergers & Acquisitions
JetBlue/Spirit: hostile feint cannot overcome antitrust worries Premium?content
Tender offer and ��vote no�� campaign are simply pressure tactics to bring the Spirit board to the table
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Renault SA
Renault/VW: De Meo shows greater realism than Diess with Russia exit Premium?content
French carmaker��s sale of a promising division underlines hard choices faced by western businesses
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Vodafone Group PLC
Vodafone/e&: new investor fortifies chief��s hand in scrap with activist Premium?content
Nick Read could use a friendly face but even a?friend wants value for money when spending $4.4bn
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Mergers & Acquisitions
Holcim/Adani Group: rich deal helps chart a course out of concrete jungle Premium?content
The big question is whether investors will reward Swiss cement maker Holcim for the changes it is making
Monday, 16 May, 2022

Nomura Holdings Inc
Nomura: pushing into bitcoin futures as price slump shakes confidence Premium?content
Investment bank��s decision could provide a new revenue stream but comes amid a plunge in crypto
Sunday, 15 May, 2022

Ageing Populations
Fertility: childcare costs exacerbate the demographic drought Premium?content
Ageing populations present opportunities as well as risks for equity investors
Saturday, 14 May, 2022

Apple Inc
iPod: technology��s ever changing beat Premium?content
Enduring love of retro will ensure portable music device��s survival even as ��Ͼ��ĳ��ַ tech group discontinues it
Friday, 13 May, 2022

Twitter Inc
Twitter/Musk: shares take a tumble after comic intervention Premium?content
Walking away from the transaction altogether could be costly for both parties
Friday, 13 May, 2022

Executive Pay
Executive pay: replacing greed with good Premium?content
The growth of stakeholder capitalism complicates today��s calculations

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