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afr.com - Janek Drevikovsky - Top law firms in talent war for M&A rainmakers
Top law firms in talent war for M&A rainmakers
Australian Financial Review

The top end of Australia's legal market is in a talent war for high-billing mergers and acquisitions partners, with at least a dozen of the country's biggest deal makers switching firms in the past year and recruiters promising pay close to $8…

wsj.com - Lauren Thomas - Exclusive | Latham Poaches Two Wachtell Partners, Latest Move in Legal M&A Talent Wars
Exclusive | Latham Poaches Two Wachtell Partners, Latest Move in Legal M&A Talent Wars
Wall Street Journal

Latham & Watkins has poached two partners to join its practice from Wachtell Lipton, the elite law firm in Manhattan, in the latest talent maneuvering in the M&A legal industry. Mark Stagliano and Emily Johnson are joining Latham's office in New…

bloomberg.com - Chloe Meley - Hollywood Merger Threatens Movie Theaters Just as They Recover
Hollywood Merger Threatens Movie Theaters Just as They Recover
Bloomberg

Just when beleaguered movie theaters thought the worst was over, a big-studio takeover may force the industry to keep adapting. On the verge of recovery after being roiled by the pandemic and Hollywood strikes, box office operators including…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport - Quadrant's cybersecurity play Bastion inks fourth acquisition
Quadrant's cybersecurity play Bastion inks fourth acquisition
Australian Financial Review

Quadrant Private Equity's cybersecurity roll-up, Bastion Security Group, is on its way to cementing its position as mini-CyberCX, inking its fourth acquisition since entering the firm's portfolio almost three years ago. Bastion has acquired…

theguardian.com - Guardian staff reporter - How loose social ties can help heal political division | Eva M Meyersson Milgrom
How loose social ties can help heal political division | Eva M Meyersson Milgrom
The Guardian

The first time a woman I'll call Shoshana went to Brandi Carlile's music festival, she arrived alone. She had just been through another unsuccessful round of IVF. During one of the songs, about motherhood, she began to cry in the middle of the…

indianexpress.com - Alok Deshpande - NCP-SP skips Opposition meet as merger buzz clouds MVA unity
NCP-SP skips Opposition meet as merger buzz clouds MVA unity
The Indian Express

2 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google On the eve of the Maharashtra Budget session, cracks within the Opposition came to the fore after leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Pawar (NCP- SP) stayed away from a joint press…

deadline.com - Dominic Patten - Netflix Officially Under DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny 'To Create A Monopoly' With Warner Bros Merger; Feds Want Details From Producers & Filmmakers On Streamer's Leverage
Netflix Officially Under DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny 'To Create A Monopoly' With Warner Bros Merger; Feds Want Details From Producers & Filmmakers On Streamer's Leverage
Deadline

After months of jabs and feints, the white gloves may have truly come off in Netflix and Paramount ‘s multibillion-dollar battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery. With just 24 hours left to go on the WBD board's weeklong talks with the…

thesun.co.uk - Sarah Bull - The comfy M&S trainers that look JUST like a £225 designer pair, for £166 less
The comfy M&S trainers that look JUST like a £225 designer pair, for £166 less
The Sun

THEY'RE known for being at the forefront of high-street fashion. And it looks as though Marks & Spencer has done it again, with a pair of white trainers that look exactly like a pricey pair – for £166 less. Your info will be used in…

si.com - Kevin Borba - Texas A&M Makes Exciting Spring Ball Announcement
Texas A&M Makes Exciting Spring Ball Announcement
Sports Illustrated

With the 2025 college football season in the rear-view mirror, fans across the country are looking forward to what will be the last semblance of the sport they love until next season. Throughout the next couple of months, teams across the country…

eurogamer.net - Vikki Blake - Evo insists its 'traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged' as Saudi acquisition completes
Evo insists its 'traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged' as Saudi acquisition completes
Eurogamer.net

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has now completed its acquisition of the Evolution Championship Series – Evo, as it's more commonly known – and insists that 'Evo's traditions, values, and identity will remain unchanged' under its new…

gigemgazette.com - Graham Harmon - Texas A&M football bucks recent trend with announcement that will relieve fans
Texas A&M football bucks recent trend with announcement that will relieve fans
FanSided

Texas A&M football has finally announced the date for their Maroon vs White spring game — something that many fans thought would simply not be taking place this year. It's become common for programs to cancel or modify their traditional…

express.co.uk - Brian Dillon - M&S cafe closing down for good in new announcement - full list of closures
M&S cafe closing down for good in new announcement - full list of closures
Express.co.uk

M&S is shutting cafes to make room for more products M&S is among the supermarkets that are changing with the times, and part of that is the closure of many of its in-store cafes. The move comes as the British retailer aims to expand its M&S Food…

bristolpost.co.uk - Shania King-Soyza - I ate 5 supermarket frozen chips and one was superior to McCain - not M&S
I ate 5 supermarket frozen chips and one was superior to McCain - not M&S
Bristol Live

Whether you favour dipping, drizzling, or keeping things simple with salt and pepper, none of that counts if your chips fall short of expectations. Golden and crisp on the exterior, light and fluffy within—that's the hallmark of a proper…

irishmirror.ie - Ruairi Scott Byrne, Ethan Evans - Viral H&M jeans are hit on TikTok as shoppers snap up 'perfect' spring denim
Viral H&M jeans are hit on TikTok as shoppers snap up 'perfect' spring denim
Irish Mirror

Shoppers are rushing to H&M after a fashion enthusiast uncovered the 'perfect' pair of jeans just in time for the spring season. TikTok content creator Olivia Charlotte Burton posted about the store's Wide High Waist Jeans, sharing footage of…

netmums.com - Marie Godart - This £75 M&S 'cape coat' could be your spring wardrobe hero - it's the perfect transitional spring layer
This £75 M&S 'cape coat' could be your spring wardrobe hero - it's the perfect transitional spring layer
Netmums

Spring dressing always sounds romantic until you're standing in the hallway checking three different weather apps. Is it coat weather? Or deceptively sunny but actually freezing? This is the moment when a reliable, transitional layer earns its…

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