Ben Scent

Executive editor at Bloomberg News, covering deals in Europe, Middle East and Asia. Opinions are my own. Retweets aren't endorsements. @BloombergDeals @business

[Bloomberg @business]

A top McKinsey consultant who advises on defense projects around the world has for years owned a personal stake in German military tech startup Helsing https://t.co/cnhd8hVyhQ

[Ben Scent @benscent]

@damienghader Cheat Sheet

[Bloomberg UK @BloombergUK]

London's stock market is shrinking at the fastest pace in over a decade — what's going on?

Join our team of reporters for a Live Q&A ➡️ https://t.co/oLSdIDuVGa

[Phil Serafino @PhilSerafino]

London's IPO market used to be one of the biggest in the world. This year it struggled to compete with the likes of Oman and Malaysia. Great deep dive by @benscent @julia_fioretti @Swetha_Gopinath and @pmayocer https://t.co/XJBudiwuvr via @markets

[Simon French @Frencheconomics]

When the domestic retail market and asset managers turn their back on their home market then the impacts on the tax base, investment, and one of the UK’s few globally significant sectors is profound. The incentive structure (stamp duty, pension tax relief, corporate governance) is all skewed against raising UK public equity.

[N Karantzis @Yianni_x]

LSE trailing...Oman, Luxembourg and Malaysia?!

https://t.co/NuQR2aVQIf

[Bloomberg UK @BloombergUK]

London's IPO market used to be one of the biggest in the world. This year it struggled to compete with the likes of Oman and Malaysia https://t.co/8LJofApCng

[Ryan Gould @rngould]

Also, it's almost a year since I joined the inimitable team here covering deals, working with great mentors like @LianaBaker and the strongest bench of editors. Time flies!

[Ryan Gould @rngould]

Back at the desk from vacation, and just in time for that classic 'post-Labor Day deals rush', it feels like a good time to say I've picked up coverage of tech M&A more formally for @business! Software, hardware, semis, internet... I'm all ears.

[Phil Serafino @PhilSerafino]

Bernard Arnault opens up about LVMH succession, the Paris Olympics and some retirement advice he got from Warren Buffett https://t.co/pXZmCAQAyD via @BW @BradStone @arascouet

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

Would you pay $34,000 for a coat?

The hair of wild camelids in Peru can fetch such prices. As the top global buyer, LVMH-owned Loro Piana's secretive supply chain highlights the use of cheap labor to make some of the most expensive clothing in the world https://t.co/iQ2ibTG9vM

[〰 mariano carranza @marianocarranza]

last year i went with @mrochabrun to the Peruvian andes to make this short documentary about one of the most extreme examples of global capitalism for Bloomberg @business 🦙🦙🦙

check it out !

https://t.co/prgvpMkou2

[Kit Chellel @KitChellel]

If you don’t care about hedge fund millionaires using underwater robots to hunt for Nazi treasure, I’ll be honest, my latest story probably isn’t for you. With @oliviasolon and @jonny_browning
https://t.co/Pvcu0TnNem

[Agatha Cantrill @aggichristiane]

"About 3 million wrecks in the ocean, an unharvested bounty worth untold billions of dollars, but getting to them can be dangerous, difficult and ruinously expensive."
This is an amazing read @KitChellel / @oliviasolon / @jonny_browning
https://t.co/RPIuE1pnQf

[Bloomberg UK @BloombergUK]

"It's been one of the wildest, most bizarre takeover processes I've ever encountered"

John Yetimoglu, a minority shareholder in Manchester United, says it feels like "something's coming to an end" — a year after the Glazers began the club's sales process https://t.co/QLNHXwbAas

[Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar07]

Scoop: A group of Moore Capital traders led by Joeri Jacobs are spinning out $3 billion hedge fund. They specialise in inflation bets https://t.co/3kH7gn0yUD via @markets

[Michelle F. Davis @MichelleF_Davis]

biotech scoop: Sanofi, the French pharma giant, is exploring a potential acquisition of cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics, sources say. $MRTX $SAN @BloombergDeals @DNair5 @atorsoli
https://t.co/Aw9KBmE6XS

[Ben Scent @benscent]

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is helping fuel the nascent recovery in US IPO: exclusive analysis from @rngould https://t.co/fAfIvZGglS

[Michelle F. Davis @MichelleF_Davis]

Some personal news: I'm picking up coverage of media + telecom deals as a new specialty on the M&A beat on the
@BloombergDeals team.
(I'll still be your girl for all things healthcare/biopharma M&A and acquisition finance).
Advice, tips or intros? send me a DM or email.

[Bloomberg UK @BloombergUK]

Deliveroo is speaking to its advisers about defense strategies after activist investor Sachem Head built a stake in the UK food delivery platform https://t.co/VW1YXacWuW