Microsoft-Activision $75bn deal gets UK regulator’s final approval
Competition and Markets Authority’s decision after several twists and turns paves way for companies to close deal
Mergers & Acquisitions
UK wealth manager St James’s Place pushed by regulators to overhaul fees
Group has faced scrutiny over what critics say are opaque and expensive charges for financial advice
Financial & markets regulation
Diminished rugby Premiership battles for attention as season begins
Loss of stars to World Cup adds to sport’s travails in England after collapse of three top-tier clubs
Travel & leisure industry
Broadridge Financial’s proxy ‘monopoly’ faces challenge from start-ups
Fintechs face daunting task in taking business from the ‘800lb gorilla in the room’
Fintech
‘Big as Saudi Arabia’: the Permian oilman who sold out to ExxonMobil
Scott Sheffield reached $60bn deal after building Pioneer Natural Resources into the biggest producer in Texas
Shale Oil & Gas, Mergers & Acquisitions
‘Everything is possible’: the Colombian billionaire taking on Metro Bank
Jaime Gilinski won control of the UK lender as he struck a deal to shore up its balance sheet
Mergers & Acquisitions
SBF’s biggest threat: his FT-eX
UK regulators bring the hammer down on Jes Staley over Epstein ties and Apollo nears a UK deal
Mergers & Acquisitions
Bill Gates-backed Breakthrough fund targets third $1bn capital raising
New investment pool expected to boost portfolio to 140 companies across sectors from energy to agriculture
Renewable energy
AI forces a rethink on executive MBA teaching
Students’ need to understand the implications of artificial intelligence drives innovation
Business education, Artificial intelligence
Deutsche Bahn nears sale of red London bus operator Arriva
International transport group with strong UK presence being pursued by investor I Squared
Mergers & Acquisitions