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Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Activist Bluebell takes stake in GSK to push for change at top
Hedge fund is pushing for chief executive Emma Walmsley to reapply for her job
Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

Steven Mnuchin
SoftBank backs Steven Mnuchin’s $2.5bn private equity fund
Trump’s ex-Treasury secretary secures investment from Japanese conglomerate for new vehicle
Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

Entain PLC
DraftKings makes bid to acquire UK rival gambling group Entain
The £18.4bn approach from US sports betting company comes as domestic market enjoys explosive growth
Sunday, 19 September, 2021

Utilities
UK energy supplier Bulb in talks to secure new funding sources
Challenger company working with Lazard as record wholesale prices threaten sector
Friday, 17 September, 2021

Professional services
Finsbury Glover Hering in talks to buy rival Sard Verbinnen
Deal for leading communications adviser in US mergers and activism would mark latest consolidation move
Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

Media
Dowden to defend Channel 4 sell-off in face of criticism by advertisers
UK culture secretary will say broadcaster ‘won’t be able to compete with streaming giants’ without extra cash
Tuesday, 14 September, 2021

SSE PLC
Hedge fund Elliott takes stake in energy group SSE
US investor is pushing for Scottish company to separate or sell its renewables business
Sunday, 12 September, 2021

Credit Suisse Group AG
Horta-Osório tightens his grip at Credit Suisse
New chair stamps his authority on Swiss bank, raising questions about the CEO
Tuesday, 7 September, 2021

Deutsche Telekom AG
Deutsche Telekom deepens bet on US market with SoftBank deal
Japanese group will become third-biggest shareholder in German telecoms operator as part of T-Mobile US agreement
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Wednesday, 4 August, 2021

CVC Capital Partners Ltd
Real Madrid opposes private equity’s €2.7bn Spanish football deal
Club does not support investment by CVC after a committee at La Liga unanimously approved it
Tuesday, 27 July, 2021

FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
How SoftBank’s dalliance with Greensill ended in disaster
After coming unstuck on WeWork, the Japanese group pulled out all the stops to save its next investment
Thursday, 22 July, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies
Investor no-show puts $24bn Lucid Motors Spac deal in jeopardy
Crucial vote fails to rustle up enough support from retail shareholders for transaction
Tuesday, 20 July, 2021

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
Apollo drops plans to launch rival bid for Morrisons
Private equity company instead looks at joining Fortress offer for UK supermarket group
Monday, 19 July, 2021

Universal Music Group
Bill Ackman abandons Spac plan to take $4bn stake in Universal Music
Hedge fund manager changes course to buy into world’s biggest music label after SEC intervention
Monday, 19 July, 2021

Special purpose acquisition companies
Italian luxury group Zegna to go public in $3.2bn US Spac deal
100-year-old family-owned brand will combine with a vehicle launched by Investindustrial
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

Teneo Holdings
Troubled PR firm Teneo picks Ursula Burns as new chair
Group scrambles to reassure clients following resignation of boss after misconduct allegations
Tuesday, 6 July, 2021

KKR & Co LP
KKR steps up pursuit of UK companies amid buyout frenzy
Private equity group to focus on privately owned companies as wave of deals prompts concern
Sunday, 4 July, 2021

Mergers & Acquisitions
Fortress-led investor group strikes £9.5bn deal to buy Morrisons
Deal comes two weeks after Britain’s fourth-largest grocer rejected unsolicited approach from CD&R
Thursday, 1 July, 2021

Teneo Holdings
How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control
Declan Kelly built the world’s premier CEO advisory firm but failed to survive his own reputational crisis
Thursday, 1 July, 2021

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Elliott ratchets up pressure on GSK chief with call for change
Activist fund seeks refreshed board to pick who runs UK drugmaker after consumer health spin-off
Tuesday, 29 June, 2021

Teneo Holdings
Declan Kelly resigns as Teneo chief after claims of drunken misconduct
Exit comes days after allegations the adviser touched women inappropriately at fundraiser
Friday, 25 June, 2021

Public relations
GM cuts ties with Teneo after CEO misconduct allegations
Claims of drunken touching of women by Declan Kelly has left PR firm trying to reassure staff and clients
Thursday, 24 June, 2021

Teneo Holdings
Teneo chief ousted from charity after allegations of drunken misconduct
Declan Kelly told to quit Global Citizen after claims of non-consensual touching of women
Saturday, 19 June, 2021

Mergers & Acquisitions
Morrisons says it rejected £8.7bn bid from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
US private equity group says it is continuing pursuit of fourth-largest UK grocer
Saturday, 19 June, 2021

Health
GSK faces struggle to convince investors as activist Elliott lurks
Walmsley has questions to answer at roadshow over direction of pharma group’s future