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EU Clears Mars’ $X Billion Kellanova Deal – Strategy, Risks & Regulatory Hurdles

The European Commission unconditionally appro...

Mars will pay about $36 billion (including as...

Regulators concluded the combined brand portf...

The deal closes December 11, 2025, creating a...

EU’s New Merger Control Puts Innovation & Investment at the Core of Competition Law

Europe Policy Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The European Commission opened a May 2025 con...

The review would shift merger analysis toward...

Options include a unified counterfactual fram...

The Commission is also considering greater re...

Goldman Sachs Tops EMEA Investment Banking in H1 2025, Reshaping Global Strategy

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Goldman Sachs led EMEA investment banking by ...

Its biggest jump came in the UK, where it ros...

US banks now take about 37% of EMEA investmen...

Leadership reshuffles and a sharper focus on ...

Ruble Hits ₽78/USD & ₽92/EUR as 2025 Ends—What’s Driving Its Surge and Threats Ahead

Europe Markets Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

The Bank of Russia set official rates for Dec...

The ruble strengthened over 40% in 2025, supp...

Analysts warn this strength is mechanically d...

A strong ruble squeezes exporters and federal...

How Managing Director Pay Is Shifting: Fixed Salary Stagnation & Bonuses Drive Big UK/Europe Upside

Europe Firms Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage

Investment-banking MD base pay has been flat ...

Post-Brexit loosening of bonus caps is shifti...

In strong years like 2024, bonuses for top MD...

Despite big headline totals, high taxes, cost...

Karatage Taps Shane O’Callaghan: A New Era in Institutional Crypto Strategy

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

London-based digital-asset hedge fund Karatag...

O’Callaghan previously led institutional part...

The hire supports Karatage’s thematic approac...

Karatage is positioning for faster execution ...

Why Bloomberg Triggers Captcha Blocks: Key Causes & Cybersecurity Best Practices

Europe Markets Securities and Commodity Exchanges

Bloomberg blocks access with a PerimeterX CAP...

Common triggers include disabled JavaScript o...

Access is usually restored by passing the CAP...

The approach strengthens anti-scraping securi...

DFI Launches £500m Techbox Platform With £90m Catalyst in Bicester: Innovation & Sustainability in Focus

Europe M&A Lessors of Real Estate

DFI launched the £500 million Techbox platfor...

Catalyst provides 181,000 sq ft across eight ...

Occupiers include McLaren, Tesla, YASA and Ev...

DFI plans to scale Techbox via further acquis...

UK-US Trade Deal Slashes Aerospace Tariffs, Cuts Car Export Levies—but Steel Stakes Remain

Europe Policy Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

Effective 30 June 2025, a UK-US trade deal re...

UK car tariffs fall from 27.5% to 10% under a...

Rolls-Royce and other aerospace firms could s...

UK steel and aluminium still face 25% U.S. ta...

UK Deregulation Push: Reeves Eases Basel 3.1 & Ring-Fence Rules to Supercharge Growth

Europe Policy Public Administration

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is pushing to cut UK...

The Bank of England’s PRA will deliver most B...

The package also aims to boost retail investi...

Ring-fence reform is the most contentious ele...