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Rival bidder RedBird the lead contender to acquire Serie A’s top football club
Move by US hedge fund, which has built stakes in prominent Japanese targets, follows departure from Hong Kong last year
Private investment firm challenges asset manager Investcorp in €1bn takeover battle
The $1bn stake in the digital tech maker comes as specialist firms have raised tens of billions in buyout funds
Activist hedge fund discloses 3.4% stake in producer after crude tops $100 a barrel
Blank-cheque companies have struggled to secure so-called Pipe funding to complete deals
SEC expected to face legal action over rules that would toughen disclosure requirements for swaps
Asset manager seeks deal with US hedge fund that could value Italian club at more than €1bn
Plus, Europe’s largest gaming group shoots for the M&A high score and Spac sponsors scramble to attract investors
Prominent veterans of Wall St proxy battles are taking a more low-key approach
Private equity consortium confident US company provides ‘gold standard for audience measurement’
A takeover would signal faith in network audience measurement despite rise of streaming video services
Software company has only itself to blame for becoming repeat target of activist investor
Biggest leveraged deal in months signed following decline in tech stocks
Activist hedge fund says board lacks homebuilding experience and urges ‘meaningful change’ to rebuild confidence
Plus, Elliott resorts to the long game in the UK, and Intel eyes an opportunity for reinvention
Washington asks Berlin to back threat to gas pipeline to deter Putin from military action
Demands by feared activist are innocuous enough but lay foundations for greater change at energy group
US hedge fund criticises long-term chief and calls for two new independent directors to join board
Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman set to acquire healthcare tech group off Veritas Capital and Elliott Management
Riverbed decline is the largest single failure in more than a year
UK energy company focuses on plan to increase investment in renewables to £12.5bn
Elliott Management and others push for another buyback as quarterly earnings loom
Elliott’s investment tactics in bankrupt companies assailed by rivals
Plus, the fight to lead the ‘Americanisation’ of European share trading, Europe’s gas crunch, and the best dry martinis in London
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