Monte dei Paschi should try the ‘just say maybe’ bid defence
Even a much-weakened MPS could try to argue that it deserves a better deal
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Private equity interest endangers London float of former DS Smith business
Lone Star and Atlas Holdings consider offers after owner International Paper announced plans to float the division in London
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Credit Suisse secured $800mn from insurers in Greensill settlement
Broker Marsh to shoulder largest share rather than insurers who wrote policies
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Credit Suisse bankers denied bonuses stripped after UBS takeover
Switzerland’s top court sides with government decision, overturning ruling of lower court
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Second activist pushes for sale of UK self-storage company Big Yellow
Irenic Capital takes 4% stake in FTSE 250 real estate group and joins Ancora in lobbying for a sale
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Global chip stocks sink as AI debt fears intensify
Treasuries rally as investors flee to safety of bonds
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after backlash
US president overrules decision to broadcast execution of former soldier who carried out Texas mass shooting in 2009
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies has sunk towards stressed territory
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Credit Suisse secured $800mn from insurers in Greensill settlement
Broker Marsh to shoulder largest share rather than insurers who wrote policies
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026Germany’s Merz vows to fight on: ‘We are the firewall’
Defiant chancellor tells the FT he is determined to drive through unpopular reforms and equip Europe for an age of upheaval
Posted on Thursday October 15, 2026