Investors devour risky corporate debt in boost to LBO business
Demand for Worldpay and Syneos Health bonds and loans shows ‘hunger for new supply in high-yield’
Mergers & Acquisitions
Microsoft/Activision: messy process yields a better outcome for consumers
Regulators have in the past been too lenient, now they are trying to act early to protect nascent markets
Mergers & Acquisitions
Adevinta/Permira: low valuations in European classifieds catch private equity’s eye
Public markets may have lost interest in the region’s online ad sector, but the Oslo-based business is an attractive target
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investors blocked from betting on US congressional elections by regulator
CFTC says political-control contracts offered by futures market would be ‘contrary to the public interest’
Financial & markets regulation
Wall Street’s token crypto gesture
Plus, updates on Galaxy and life in the Bankman-Fried home
Fintech
Amazon to join peers with ads on streaming services
Prime Video content will include ‘limited’ adverts from next year but subscribers can pay extra for ad-free option
Digital Media
Anna Wintour: ‘I just have to make sure things are being done right’
Vogue’s global editorial director on her rise to the top of the fashion world — and what she makes of her tough image
Lunch with the FT
Populism could derail the green transition
Western politicians are scared of a backlash against climate change policies that have been sold as good for the economy
Renewable energy
British retail sales rebound as shoppers return to high streets
July rain had depressed quantity of goods bought, says UK’s statistics agency
UK retail sales
UK regulator provisionally approves Microsoft’s $75bn Activision deal
Competition watchdog was last big hurdle facing tech group’s attempt to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer
Mergers & Acquisitions