The original private equity barbarian celebrates its birthday as the $22tn private markets face a fraught moment
The share price has picked up and its valuation as a multiple of forecast earnings has risen to the top of European telcos
Spanish bank to run combined business as Santander UK after £2.65bn takeover
Corporate leaders are betting that automation will produce outsized returns
Deal would be first major move by Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son since a settlement to exit his father’s media empire
As the original private equity barbarian reaches milestone, the FT interviews its founders and their successors
Ryan Cohen is trying to engineer a $56bn deal to merge video game retailer GameStop with online marketplace eBay
Previous bids from Swedish private equity firm were rejected for ‘fundamentally undervaluing’ FTSE 100 company
Italian group pressing ahead with €35bn bid for Germany’s Commerzbank
CK Hutchison’s decision to sell 49% stake is latest in series of Hong Kong conglomerate’s asset disposals
The firm’s lockstep pay structure looks quaint as fierce rainmaker poaching wars reshape the sector
The sale of the UK’s largest independent asset manager comes after the death of a patriarch and the rise of giant US funds
LVMH is exploring sales of brands including Marc Jacobs and Fenty in one of the biggest pullbacks in its history
Significant losses and consumer ‘inertia’ drive expectations of consolidation among the ‘altnet’ UK providers
We are highly confident that this could end up a car crash
Video game retailer offers $125 a share for resale web group with plans to bring in ‘entrepreneurial mindset’
Pandemic meme stock’s boss today runs a pile of cash more than a company
With fewer than 300 lawyers, Wachtell racked up bumper profits and exercised outsize influence. Now its model is being challenged as never before
Investors have been given few clues on the strategy of Warren Buffett’s successor
Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are latest North American banks trying to offload a payments processor
The company is now worth more than twice as much as it was in 2021
The billionaire investor’s insurer is the biggest user of an unusual investment structure being targeted by US regulators
The only way is up for Cinven and Advent after their deal with Finnish lift maker Kone
Thousands of shareholders in Omaha this weekend will be eager to hear new chief’s vision for the conglomerate
Donald Jr and Eric have sought to capitalise on sectors supported by father’s presidential administration
