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Czech Billionaires Play Outsized Role in European M&A Market
When Czech billionaire Michal Strnad bought a stake in Italian tire giant Pirelli & C. SpA last week, the transaction was heralded as a key moment for the company. It also cemented his home country's position as Eastern Europe's leader in foreign…
Spanberger intervening in proposed NextEra-Dominion merger
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced Thursday that she plans to intervene in the merger deal between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy which, if approved, would create the largest regulated electrical utility in the world. In an op-ed in…
Re/Max Swings to Loss, Posts Revenue Decline Ahead of Acquisition
The real estate company, which The Real Brokerage is set to acquire later this year, reported a second-quarter loss of $4.3 million, or 20 cents a share. That compares with a profit of $4.7 million, or 23 cents a share, a year earlier. Stripping…
UK allows Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger to go through
The body's findings “directly refute the assumptions that underpin the US state AGs' complaint seeking to block the transaction, despite federal approval,” Paramount said in a statement. Last month, California and 11 other states…
The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Running Out of Roadblocks
Earlier this year, Paramount struck a $111 billion deal to acquire competitor Warner Bros. Discovery, and legal and regulatory challenges both in the U.S. and abroad swiftly followed. Now, it seems the controversial merger is getting rid of each…
U.K. Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The U.K. has cleared Paramount Skydance's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. on both competition and public interest grounds after Paramount beefed up promises about programming and news provision in…
Virginia governor to intervene in NextEra, Dominion merger over electricity price concerns
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said she will intervene in NextEra's acquisition of Dominion Energy, which would create the largest regulated utility in the world. Dominion is the utility responsible for the largest data center market in the world…
Spanberger intervenes in Dominion's $67B merger
Gov. Spanberger says she plans to intervene in the proposed $67 billion merger of Richmond-based Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy. Why it matters: Virginia's governor is positioning herself to influence a proposal to create the…
FCC removes TV broadcasters' market share cap
During its Thursday meeting, the agency said the TV ownership cap became outdated and hindered the ability of broadcasters to compete for viewers and advertising dollars against digital platforms such as YouTube that are not subject to the same…
Upgrade home storage' with 'space saving' B&M item
Keeping homes organised is not always easy, which is why major retailers continue to stock a range of solutions. B&M, for instance, has an item it says could be the 'ideal home storage upgrade' you're looking for. The high street brand, which has…
Future Group mulls secondary share sale as earnings climb 36pc
Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.
H&M x Wardrobe NYC is every minimalist fashion lover's dream
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M&S' £30 satin trousers that 'don't cling' are a great 'alternative to jeans'
You don't realise how much you rely on your favourite jeans to build an outfit until it becomes too hot to wear them, and with the heatwave rolling on this summer, our denim has become sorely neglected over the last few weeks. The reason we always…
CompCom approves Capitec's Walletdoc acquisition
The Competition Commission recommends Capitec's Walletdoc acquisition, subject to conditions protecting payment competition. The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve Capitec Bank's proposed acquisition of…
Lionsgate CEO Supports Paramount-Warner Merger, Says Bolstered Paramount+ 'Would Be Better For Us
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer gave his support to the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, saying in the studio's latest earnings call that the acquisition could be beneficial to Lionsgate's…
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