By Pamela Barbaglia and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -British market research firm Kantar is in final talks to buy U.S. rival Numerator from Vista Equity Partners in a deal worth about $1.5 billion, two sources with knowledge of the...
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Britain’s M&S to boost online capacity with second warehouse
Apr 19, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Technology, UK
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailer Marks & Spencer will increase its online capacity by building a new automated online warehouse in its existing distribution centre in Bradford, northern England, it said on Monday. M&S...
READ MOREPrivate equity firm Siris tables $864.6 million bid for UK’s Equiniti
Apr 19, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Technology, Top News, UK, US
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) – Siris Capital has submitted a non-binding proposal to buy British outsourcer Equiniti for 624.3 million pounds ($864.6 million) in cash, the U.S. equity firm said on Monday, confirming months of...
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Credit Suisse serves investors thin gruel as Wall Street feasts on deals
Apr 19, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Top News, UK, US
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) – While Wall Street rivals feast off a boom in trading and deals, Credit Suisse is stuck in limbo. The collapse of Archegos, a U.S. investment fund, has left the Swiss bank nursing an...
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Goldman Sachs invests $69 million in Britain’s Starling Bank
Apr 19, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, UK, US
LONDON (Reuters) – British digital bank Starling said on Monday that Goldman Sachs had invested 50 million pounds ($69 million) in the UK lender. The investment is an extension of Starling’s oversubscribed 272 million pound...
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Credit Suisse sued over risk exposure to Greensill Capital, Archegos
Apr 16, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, UK, US
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A pension fund filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse Group AG on Friday in a U.S. court, accusing the Swiss bank of misleading investors and mismanaging risk exposure to high-risk clients, including...
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