UK bank brings case over securitisation of loans that US group sold in mortgage push
Private equity firms have been sitting on about 28,000 unsold companies worth $3.2tn
Head of Europe’s biggest stock exchange operator says group would consider combination with any large regional rival
Chief executive says it has war chest for a deal to broaden company’s product range and customer base
London’s legal elite post surge in profits despite growing threat from US rivals in the capital
A focus on ‘power brands’ is the new mantra for conglomerates once known for their heft
Acquisitions of investment shops have been viewed as a means of catapulting ahead in $1.7tn private credit market
Plus, Revolut finally secures its banking licence and what the US presidential ticket means for antitrust
The nascent firm created by a 2021 Spac merger will soon manage more than $200bn
César González-Bueno says Spanish regulators could force potential acquirer to jettison part of its SME business
Logistics deal comes as UK parcel market faces shake-up from takeover of Royal Mail
Plus, Reckitt splits itself up following shareholder demands and Lex Greensill goes up against the FT
An investing class left for dead after early excesses and poor performance shows signs of life
Bipartisan realignment of antitrust stance shakes up corporate expectations of Republicans and Democrats
Brad Jacobs’s latest venture might be his boldest venture yet but it offers little to ordinary investors
Group’s promised plans at least give shareholders the hope of upside to come
Commission tells airline proposed remedies still not enough to assuage competition worries over deal
Boards of both companies reach agreement following several approaches by Informa in recent months
Advertising remains the dominant business, but is vulnerable in an unpredictable regulatory environment
Germany’s largest lender pauses buybacks after legal charge tied to acquisition of Postbank
Household goods group to review infant formula business and put consumer brand portfolio up for sale
FTSE 100 consumer group’s Mead Johnson unit hit by US litigation over baby formula death
Plus, how Google’s plans to buy Wiz fell apart and GIC looks to buy western companies’ China businesses
Critics of a Doosan group restructuring argue the country needs a fiduciary duty standard for shareholders
Italian group aims to use the transaction to fund diversification from oil and gas to renewable energy