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Insurers Zurich and Allianz have exposure linked to Radiant World
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (521+ words) Robert Smith and Lee Harris in London Zurich and Allianz wrote policies covering losses on transactions linked to embattled iron ore trader Radiant World, potentially exposing trade credit insurers to yet another alleged fraud in the booming market for protection....
Trust companies turn away crypto-rich on money-laundering fears
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (680+ words) Josh Spero and Nikou Asgari in London Wealthy crypto entrepreneurs and traders are increasingly being turned away by trust companies worried about the volatility and money-laundering risks associated with digital assets. A growing number of people who either invested their…...
The new rainmakers of European private equity
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1505+ words) One thing to start: Belron is exploring one of Europe’s biggest initial public offerings in years as backers of the car glass repair group seek to cash in their investments. The succession at CVC Wall Street’s amazing race Silver Lake’s…...
Cerberus nears £1bn deal for Goodwin defence unit
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (407+ words) Ivan Levingston, Sylvia Pfeifer and Aaron Kirchfeld in London Cerberus, the private equity firm founded by billionaire investor and US defence official Stephen Feinberg, is nearing a £1bn deal to carve out the defence business of London-listed engineering group Goodwin. Cerberus,…...
Few signs of persistent price pressures in UK and Eurozone
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (34+ words) Financial Times For help please visit help.ft.com. We apologise for any inconvenience. The following information can help our support team to resolve this issue....
Oliver Blume’s VW jobs victory leaves power questions untouched
1+ week, 1+ day ago (952+ words) Olaf Storbeck in Frankfurt and Kana Inagaki in London Volkswagen’s breakthrough deal with workers has handed chief executive Oliver Blume a hard-fought endorsement of his fight to preserve the group’s industrial relevance. Shares in Germany’s largest carmaker briefly jumped almost…...
Jefferies fund caught with $500mn exposure to second alleged invoice fraud
1+ week, 1+ day ago (594+ words) Ortenca Aliaj and Robert Smith in London The Jefferies-managed fund that lent to collapsed auto parts group First Brands Group has almost $500mn worth of exposure to troubled iron ore trader Radiant World and another entity, ranking it among the biggest…...
Sweden’s election frontrunner vows green reset
1+ week, 3+ day ago (666+ words) Richard Milne in Vårgårda Sweden’s first female prime minister and the frontrunner to return to power in upcoming elections aims to make the Scandinavian country a pioneer of green industry again after its struggles in batteries and steel. Magdalena Andersson,…...
Eurozone inflation rises to 3.3% in August
1+ week, 5+ day ago (418+ words) Olaf Storbeck in Frankfurt Eurozone inflation accelerated to 3.3 per cent in August as the European Central Bank prepares to raise interest rates for the second time this year to contain price pressures sparked by the Iran war. Tuesday’s annual inflation…...
KKR to net giant windfall from $17bn sale of USI to Aon
1+ week, 6+ day ago (669+ words) Antoine Gara in New York KKR has agreed to sell USI Insurance Services to Aon for $17bn, creating an unusually large windfall that is one of the largest gains ever earned by a public private equity firm on a single deal....