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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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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Manchester United PLC
      Billionaire Ratcliffe plans to offer more than £5bn for Manchester United

      Entrepreneur is competing against Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani for Premier League football club

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland bans deferred bonuses for Credit Suisse staff

      Finance ministry halts awards as demoralised bankers say ‘we thought it couldn’t get any worse’

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Banks in turmoil
      How the Swiss ‘trinity’ forced UBS to save Credit Suisse

      The takeover of its local rival could end up being a generational boon for UBS. But the government-orchestrated deal has angered many investors

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees $3.25bn rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse

      Regulators engineer takeover of stricken bank by larger Swiss competitor after frantic weekend

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS agrees to buy Credit Suisse for more than $2bn

      Swiss authorities engineer a deal that will combine the country’s two largest banks

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
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      BlackRock explored rival Credit Suisse takeover bid

      US investment giant drew up plans to acquire part of Swiss bank

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Switzerland prepares emergency measures to deliver UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

      Daily deposit outflows at troubled Swiss bank topped SFr10bn last week as fears for its health mounted

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      UBS in talks to acquire Credit Suisse

      Swiss authorities press for merger to stem crisis of confidence in country’s banking sector

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
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      Refusal by FDIC to shoulder burden has been stumbling block in auction process

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
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    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
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    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
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      Fed announces new lending facility to provide extra funding to eligible institutions

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
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      Integration was difficult but the deal itself had always been misguided

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
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    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
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    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
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      US fintech FIS to spin off Worldpay payments business

      Planned split calls time on merchant solutions arm 4 years after being acquired in $43bn deal

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Adani Group
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    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
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      Peugeots and Dassaults look at financing deal taking Rothschild & Co private

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
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    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
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      Co-founder Marc Benioff refreshes software giant’s board after coming under fire from investors

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