Sun Art deal is ecommerce group’s second major divestment of bricks-and-mortar assets in less than a month
The issues facing private equity, dealmaking, corporate Japan and beyond
Group emerges as crucial backer of start-ups seeking to gain from the tech revolution its chips are powering
Serta ruling could throw cold water on deals that have grown widespread but criticised as ‘creditor-on-creditor violence’
Critical mass of shareholder activists forcing companies to adjust
Large contractors expected to use growing cash piles to invest in high-growth areas
Latest accounts for 2023 will add to concerns over financial outlook of Sunday newspaper’s new proprietor
Australian asset manager sold AirTrunk business to Blackstone
Plans pursuing bulk annuity transactions offered multimillion incentives to accelerate deals
Value of investments cashed out lingers well below historic average for third consecutive year
Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows
President has already voiced opposition to Japanese company’s takeover plan
Move should unlock immediate gains for shareholders, but won’t tackle the logistics group’s bigger problem
Groups agree deal to control a fifth of UK motor insurance market
Top Biden enforcer predicts public demand will keep his successor from completely abandoning his tough approach
Mitsubishi Motors may join holding company to form world’s third-largest carmaker
Julian Treger was sanctioned by mergers and acquisitions watchdog in landmark case this year
World’s biggest fund manager seeks to elbow its way into industry dominated by the likes of Apollo and Blackstone
$2.1bn deal comes as Rupert Murdoch’s conglomerate narrows focus to news, property and publishing
Comments from head of Italy’s largest bank Carlo Messina come as rival UniCredit battles opposition from Berlin and Rome
Division could be worth more than $30bn, analysts say
Anglo-Dutch group’s latest plan to offload its interest in an important German oil refinery collapses
Washington will soon rule on tie-up that will have sweeping implications for America’s rustbelt
Plus, buckle up for Blackstone and Apollo’s annual holiday videos
CEO said Big Tech groups are ‘investing full tilt’ as US chipmaker soars to more than $1tn valuation
