US rail operator claims Virgin Group faced ‘brand catastrophe’ during pandemic
Value of UK brand at centre of dispute as Sir Richard Branson’s company takes legal action against Brightline
Mergers & Acquisitions
Former Carillion finance chief barred from UK boards for 11 years
Decision by Insolvency Service is the first boardroom ban on an executive of failed construction company
Financial & markets regulation
US M&A: demand for more form-filling smacks of overkill
Dealmakers say the information will be burdensome to collate and superfluous for vast majority of transactions
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial & markets regulation
Shares in electric vehicle makers Rivian and Tesla surge after strong volume data
Chinese rival BYD also reports sales volumes almost doubled in first half
Electric vehicles
Malteries Soufflet/UMG: French bidder exploits Aussie’s malt faults
The process is ancient, but price tensions between suppliers and customers are eternal
Mergers & Acquisitions
Eurovita/Cinven: flop raises concerns on buyout push into insurance
Regulators are right to focus on medium-term investors with responsibility for long-term liabilities
Financial & markets regulation
Central banks shouldn’t relax about r-star just yet
Predictions that inflation and rates will fall to pre-pandemic levels are not necessarily correct
Central banks
Weak petrol competition pushes up prices for UK consumers, watchdog says
Average supermarket fuel margins climbed 6p a litre between 2019 and 2022, CMA says
Financial & markets regulation
US electric truck start-up Nikola set for showdown with convicted founder
Trevor Milton has urged other shareholders to reject plan to issue more shares
Electric vehicles
Beware a Chinese ‘dollar avalanche’
Companies have been hoarding greenbacks
Central banks