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M&G rises Friday, outperforms market
Shares of M&G PLC MNG advanced 1.20% to £3.47 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.64% to 10,816.56. M&G PLC closed 5.61% short of its 52-week high of…
Amendment of the Small Merger Guidelines: What dealmakers need to know
Shawn van der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue and Mavin Jonkers at Webber Wentzel. (Image: AI-enhanced) On 14 August 2026, the Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted draft amendments to its Guidelines on Small Merger Notification (Small Merger…
This Miami Club Is Where To Exercise Your Monterey Car Week Acquisition
A lineup of Porsches at The Concours Club Miami, where collector cars move from showpiece to track car and members can exercise machines they acquired during Monterey Car Week. “Sunday morning, they'll open up their garage, pick something…
RoadOne expands Port of Charleston operations with acquisition
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announced it has acquired Higgins Transport Service, a Charleston, South Carolina-based provider of port drayage and intermodal transportation services. The deal adds 15 drivers to RoadOne's Charleston operations along…
M&S shoppers say 'beautiful' autumn suedette jacket 'will sell out
With many of us turning our attention to autumn, a new jacket can help transition a wardrobe from summer into the cooler months ahead. Suede and suedette options have been big news the last few years, and the trend is showing no signs of slowing.
Mark Ruffalo Slams Ellisons' Ties To Oracle Amid Paramount-WBD Merger
As Mayor Karen Bass shows her support for the Paramount-Warner Bros merger, Mark Ruffalo is continuing to fight the acquisition. On Friday, the 4x Oscar nominee called out the Ellisons ties to Oracle, sharing a video of the tech company's executive…
Mitratel Said to Ask Advisers to Submit Plans for Bersama Merger
Indonesian telecom tower company PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi is a step closer to reviving a merger with rival PT Tower Bersama Infrastructure, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Dayamitra, known as Mitratel, has asked financial…
The Mayor of Los Angeles Likes the Warnermount Merger Now
Seems likely that Karen Bass has lost the Writers Guild of America endorsement for her reelection campaign. Mayor Bass joined Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democratic nominee to succeed him, Xavier Becerra, in urging the state attorney general and…
Paramount, State AGs Set Settlement Talks On Antitrust Suit; Newsom Talks Merger
After weeks of speculation about Gavin Newsom ‘s true position on Paramount ‘s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the antitrust suit filed a coalition of state attorneys general, the outgoing governor of California…
Nvidia's $7 Billion Poolside Deal Reveals a Licensing Playbook That Sidesteps Acquisition Scrutiny
Nvidia is effectively centralizing the artificial intelligence supply chain by bypassing traditional mergers and acquisitions in favor of a repeatable, non-traditional financial mechanism. By deploying a licensing-plus-hire strategy, the company…
Italy's Bank M&A Saga Turns Targets Into Buyers, and Vice Versa
This article is for subscribers only. Welcome to the Bloomberg Deals newsletter. Today, we're attempting to unravel a complex M&A tale in Italy's banking sector. Elsewhere, there's an update on Anthropic's IPO ambitions and news of private equity's…
HSBC pays US$67.5 mln in severance in 2025 to lay off 134 senior bankers, FT reports
HSBC (0005) paid a total of US$67.5 million (HK$527 million) in severance last year to lay off 134 of its highest-ranking ' risk takers' – the largest number of such senior bankers the group has cut in a single year since the 2008 financial…
Mark Ruffalo Goes Scorched-Earth on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Calling Out the Ellison Family's Complicity in Palestinian 'Genocide'
Mark Ruffalo is not staying quiet. The Oscar-nominated actor and activist, who's currently starring in the box-office smash “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” sounded off on his Instagram Story Friday about Paramount Skydance's pending $111…
Paramount Slams Mark Ruffalo Merger Attack as 'Antisemitic,' Says Company Does Not 'Tolerate Prejudice of Any Kind'
Paramount has come out swinging against a Friday screed from Mark Ruffalo, in which the award-winning actor accused moguls David and Larry Ellison of “powering some of the most destructive and inhuman forces in the world.” A…
John Ternus as CEO could bring 'bigger acquisitions,' new product categories: analyst
Tim Cook is in his final weeks as Apple CEO, with John Ternus set to take over the top job on September 1. And per Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan, Ternus could usher in a bolder, riskier era at Apple. Apple's CEO transition is almost complete.
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