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Data expected to reassure ECB officials that eurozone still on track for ‘soft landing’
Pietro Labriola secures fresh mandate after phone carrier averted clash with biggest shareholder Vivendi at AGM
Shell, Total and Chevron are all drilling, or planning to drill, in the Orange oil basin
Sale of Audiotonix to PAI comes as private equity transactions pick up after a slow 18 months
European carmakers should use this market slowdown to play catch-up with Chinese rivals
Europe-based multinationals will no longer be able to offer professional services to Russian subsidiaries from June
Plus, big consulting firms look to pare down their ranks and Blackstone makes a bid for Hipgnosis
Leading players look to partner with banks rather than be their adversaries
Antitrust regulator takes aim at proposed Capri-Tapestry deal to create a US luxury goods powerhouse
Vladimir Potanin says metals group will start production in China from 2027 due to difficulties in international payments
Manager of ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchises to restructure as it works to pay down debt
Debt instrument has been in spotlight since holders of Credit Suisse additional tier 1 bonds lost $17bn last year
Moderna alleges Pfizer and BioNTech infringed its patents in use of mRNA platform
UK private equity group appoints advisers to explore options amid early signs of recovery in buyout market
Groups turn to rebrands and conversions to benefit from travel boom rather than invest in costly new-builds
Comments from head of one of region’s biggest arms makers come as bloc debates first defence industrial strategy
Irish banks put crisis era behind them as state cuts holdings
Rapid upgrades to infrastructure and fleets and buoyant tourism industry provide boost
Eurozone borrowing costs seen as likely to fall first as strength of US economy lowers chance of imminent rate cuts
Big Four firm botched audit work and quality control over several years, Apas concludes in multiyear investigation
One-year-old French start-up approached by multiple investors who view it as Europe’s answer to OpenAI
Expect more deals after Prysmian’s acquisition of Encore Wire
Purchase of $15.6bn-valued US company would be French group’s biggest acquisition
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Meloni allows anti-abortion campaigners to enter clinics
With long-haul flights exempt from charges and carriers given free allowances, large share of flights not covered by system
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