Frasers tries to pull Morgan Stanley boss into margin call legal fight
Sports Direct owner seeks testimony from James Gorman as it gears up for High Court battle with investment bank
Investment Banking
A dealmaking denouement is under way for the decline of TV
After investing in streaming, media groups are looking to offload traditional broadcasting operations
Digital Media, Mergers & Acquisitions
Private equity: financial engineering prevents valuation check
The sector finds continuous ways to bypass the issue of true price discovery and keep their fee stream running
Mergers & Acquisitions
Historic Timbuktu endures weeks-long jihadist blockade
Islamist groups and Tuareg rebels exploit security vacuum to prevent food and medicine from reaching Mali city
Terrorism
Europe’s largest cruise company pushes for change to emissions rules
MSC Cruises draws ire of environmentalists as it calls for rethink on how passenger ships are assessed by UN shipping regulator
Travel & leisure industry
SoftBank plots its next dealmaking spree
Plus, investment banks look to India and Goldman’s talks to sell GreenSky
Mergers & Acquisitions
Edi Truell mothballs Pension SuperFund after watchdog inaction
The UK’s first commercial pension consolidator made three attempts at regulatory approval
Financial & markets regulation
Carmakers in UK to face EV sales targets despite delay to petrol vehicle ban
Government intends to press ahead with quota scheme amid industry fears about sluggish consumer demand
Electric vehicles
AI: a new tool for cyber attackers — or defenders?
Hackers and researchers are racing to find out whether systems can write computer malware
Artificial intelligence
Airlines prioritise safe connections
Multiple ageing computer systems and long supply chains create a security challenge
Artificial intelligence