Nickel miners linked to devastation of Indonesian forests
Rising demand for electric vehicles and the batteries that power them leads to more trees being felled
Batteries
JPMorgan Chase studied bid for Metro Bank
US bank opted not to proceed because of extra capital a new buyer would have to put in
Mergers & Acquisitions
Working week: four days is flawed way for most
Krystal Hosting’s failed trial highlights challenges for customer-facing businesses
Work-life balance
Big banks sit out LBO rebound after being stung by earlier buyouts
Concern about loans getting stuck on their balance sheets has left some lenders wary of riskier deals
Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking
Booking chief hits out at Brussels for blocking €1.6bn Etraveli deal
Glenn Fogel says preventing purchase of smaller Swedish flights-only group makes ‘European tech ecosystem less competitive’
Mergers & Acquisitions
How much is The Telegraph worth?
Access to UK newspaper’s books will help bidders determine a price but its value also lies in political reach
Mergers & Acquisitions
Metro Bank board to meet bondholders over refinancing package
The UK lender has rejected an offer from Shawbrook and seeks to raise as much as £600mn
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial & markets regulation
ExxonMobil’s talks with Pioneer herald ‘new era’ of shale consolidation
Oil major’s possible takeover of $56bn independent driller ‘puts large companies into play’
Shale Oil & Gas, Mergers & Acquisitions
Solar/perovskites: British start-up powers up
Innovators have a chance to compete on performance rather than purely on cost
Renewable energy
America needs to support its small banks
Legislators and regulators should give more than lip service to backing lenders
Financial & markets regulation