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    James Fontanella-Khan is US corporate finance and deals editor at the Financial Times covering deals across America. Previously he worked on Lex and as a correspondent in Brussels, New Delhi and Mumbai. He started his career at the FT in London on the news desk in 2005. He graduated at Science Po, Paris.

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    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Pfizer in talks to buy Global Blood Therapeutics for roughly $5bn

      Big Pharma group is using cash pile from sales of Covid-19 vaccines to replenish drug pipeline

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      Amazon.com
      Amazon acquires Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn

      Ecommerce group expands home technology portfolio but acquisition likely to attract regulatory attention

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Satellites
      Satellite operators SES and Intelsat in deal talks

      US and Luxembourg groups exploring tie-up as challengers like Elon Musk push into space industry

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Permira buys stake in distressed debt content provider Reorg

      Deal to take over Warburg Pincus’s majority holding reflects heightened interest in specialist data services

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      InterviewFootball
      Serie A head warns foreign buyers not to put short-term profit over long-term investment

      Lorenzo Casini says Italy’s top football clubs need new stadiums if they are to close gap with European rivals

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      News in-depthUS tax
      US Senate spending bill takes aim at prized tax break of buyout bosses

      Government would raise $14bn by limiting but not scrapping ‘carried interest’ provision

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Airlines
      JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit Airlines for $7.6bn

      Deal will create fifth-largest US carrier but faces regulatory hurdles

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      3M Co
      3M earplugs unit files for bankruptcy amid lawsuits from military veterans

      US conglomerate known for Post-it notes and face masks will also spin off healthcare unit

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      Inside BusinessInvestment Banking
      Cost cuts loom on Wall Street as balance of power with staff shifts

      Big banks are preparing to rein in expenses after a marked change in conditions

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Amazon.com
      Amazon to acquire One Medical for $3.9bn

      Ecommerce group announces all-cash deal as it continues expansion into healthcare sector

    • Saturday, 9 July, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Elon Musk says he is terminating $44bn Twitter deal

      Social media company vows to enforce agreement, setting stage for fierce legal battle

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Fintech
      Klarna valuation crashes to $6.5bn from $46bn

      Swedish fintech’s decline highlights how investors are souring on ‘buy now, pay later’ sector

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Broadcom Inc
      Broadcom’s $69bn VMware deal set for lengthy EU antitrust investigation

      Brussels competition regulators plan detailed probe in move that will delay acquisition

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Fear of recession will not stop deals, says Centerview’s Blair Effron

      Co-founder of boutique investment bank says pressure from new technologies has made M&A ‘less cyclical’ 

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Klarna AB
      Klarna tries to raise cash at less than half its peak $46bn valuation

      Buy now, pay later company’s struggle underscores challenges facing the sector

    • Tuesday, 14 June, 2022
      NSO Group Technologies
      US defence group L3Harris in talks to buy NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware

      A deal for hacking technology could raise ‘serious security concerns’, White House official says

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Football
      AC Milan’s new owners bet they can top miracle season

      US investment firm RedBird has bought a club that enjoyed an unexpected recovery under hedge fund Elliott Management

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      InterviewFederal Trade Commission US
      Khan vows ‘muscular’ US antitrust approach on private equity deals

      FTC chair warns of ‘life and death consequences’ when buyout groups own broad sectors of economy

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Warburg-backed news group Reorg hires bankers for sale

      Transaction could value specialist distressed debt and bankruptcy information provider at about $1.5bn

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Forbes Inc
      Forbes abandons plans to list via Spac

      Media group’s intention to go public falters amid dwindling enthusiasm for blank-cheque vehicles

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Associazione Calcio Milan SpA
      Elliott to sell Italy’s AC Milan football club to RedBird for €1.2bn

      Deal follows Serie A title win and caps turnround under activist investor’s ownership

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      Twitter Inc
      Twitter refuses to remove Silver Lake’s Egon Durban from board

      Decision to disregard shareholder vote is latest corporate drama ahead of Elon Musk’s planned $44bn takeover

    • Friday, 27 May, 2022
      News in-depthBroadcom Inc
      Whirlwind talks led to Broadcom’s $69.1bn capture of VMware

      Hock Tan and Michael Dell agreed industry-defining deal, codenamed ‘Project Atlas,’ within two weeks

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Kraft Heinz Company
      3G Capital to distribute some of Kraft Heinz stake to investors

      Brazilian-US investment firm will allocate about 7% of food group’s shares in its fund

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Broadcom Inc
      Chipmaker Broadcom to buy software group VMware for $69bn

      Takeover would help transform acquisitive semiconductor company in to diversified tech business

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