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PE group divesting less than three years after acquiring plantations from Unilever
Plus, Hollywood heavyweights back Skydance’s Paramount bid and boutique banks make a killing on distressed deals
Spanish lender says offer by its larger rival undervalues the company
Indebted IT services group is trying to agree a restructuring this month
Endorsements from Hollywood’s biggest names come as Sony and Apollo push rival $26bn offer
Issa brothers and private equity firm TDR used property sale and leasebacks as well as borrowing against ground rents
Plus, ex-SocGen employee posts through derivatives trading incident and more questions about succession in Berkshire’s insurance arm
CEOs weighing mergers may think twice after US regulator bars industry veteran from Exxon’s board
Country’s independent Competition Commission vows to assess any takeover on ‘public interest’ grounds
Infrastructure groups have invested heavily in shifting power companies to lower-carbon production
Expression of intent comes a day before exclusivity window is due to close for rival Skydance Media
Statement comes as the Australian miner’s chief executive visits country after political backlash
The $335bn manager already has $14bn in active fixed-income ETFs in the US and is eyeing rapid growth in demand globally
ExxonMobil agrees to bar Scott Sheffield from board after federal regulator’s allegations
The markets watchdog rightly intervened in the wrangling over Applus
British bank is subscale, were BBVA to want to generate some UK growth, and a sale makes more sense
Asset manager seeks to expand further beyond core business of arranging finance for private equity groups
Plus, the private equity windfall stemming from Viking’s IPO
Real progress comes when both sides accept the other has something valuable to exchange
Terms of takeover bid to create Spanish banking giant set out during public holiday
Plus, the mining boss known as ‘Meticulous Mike’ and satellite companies in long-anticipated merger
Nearly three-quarters of the larger lender’s revenues come from outside Spain
Mike Henry has positioned world’s largest miner for a big deal and was prepared for initial rejection by UK-listed target
Tie-up between two lenders would near valuation of Santander
Merger marks last major consolidation in industry as operators look to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink
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