Very excited to share that the brilliant DEV PATEL will star in and executive produce the screen version of THE KEY MAN, the true story I wrote with @william_louch! Set in the Middle East, the project hails from Miramax Television. @Miramax
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In U.K. newsrooms, the yearly scramble to pick really hot places that ‘sweltering’ southern England is hotter than begins. So far the Sahara, Jamaica, Barbados, Malibu and the Maldives have figured prominently. Also Birmingham hotter than Mexico
The U.K. government signaled support for looser stock-listing rules to help London compete with New York and retain its role as a finance hub post-Brexit https://t.co/EtEfRUbEyx
@SimonWSJ and @william_louch have led the way with brilliant coverage of Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj since the first signs of trouble to its spectacular collapse. Their eagerly anticipated book on The Key Man behind it all- Arif Naqvi- is almost here. Can’t wait....
He raised billions vowing to end poverty with capitalism. @BillGates, @WorldBank, US, UK & @INTERPOL_HQ trusted him. Then he was arrested. 3 years in the making with @william_louch. Order THE KEY MAN from Harper US https://t.co/FsXu3guHzh, Penguin UK https://t.co/p99gQYFqBb 1/7
Scoop by @BenDummett Global buyout firm Advent International is eyeing the sale of the bulk of U.K. electronics engineering company Laird for around $2 billion https://t.co/JUpuEpKX2s via @WSJ
WSJ News Exclusive: Ant Group’s 2018 fundraising shows the pitfalls of taking stakes in popular startups that are able to dictate investment terms. https://t.co/A47nNJdr7W via @WSJ by @jingyanghk@JBSteins
Credit Suisse is cashing in on the SPAC spree, becoming a "kingmaker" in the sector as it copes with recent scandals. A look at one of the winners from the SPAC boom with @margotpatrick:
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Big scoop by the excellent @margotpatrick Credit Suisse overlooked red flags for years while a rogue private banker stole from billionaire clients, according to a report https://t.co/zKf5AW0kBY via @WSJ
The surge in GameStop and other stocks sent several hedge funds scrambling to cover their positions. Some funds that bet on mergers, however, spied an opportunity. Nice story on this by-product of market mayhem by @JBSteins and @BenDummett https://t.co/U93XMjErDk via @WSJ
LSE’s big bet on data comes as Refinitiv has steadily lost market share against its main rival, Bloomberg. Smart story by @BenDummett https://t.co/4Q2fSs1jOg via @WSJ
“I support these retail investors, their ability to make a statement.” Keith Gill, the man who led the GameStop hoard, talks to the Journal. https://t.co/wrDxpiNwDM via @WSJ
A British judge cleared the way for Arif Naqvi to be extradited to the U.S., where he faces fraud, theft and racketeering charges connected to the collapse Abraaj https://t.co/U8jFGB2Cwr via @WSJ
Meanwhile the Wirecard saga rumbles on. Now Germany’s stock-market regulator says it filed a criminal complaint against one of its employees over suspected insider trading linked to the German fintech https://t.co/gWyf0pu0x1 via @WSJ