The $3 bln education publisher McGraw Hill and $6 bln research firm NIQ thudded onto the market this week. Both lose money and are heavily indebted, but respective backers Platinum and Advent were at ...

The $53 bln Chinese e-commerce group may offer $2.6 bln for Düsseldorf-based Ceconomy, which runs electronics stores. The return isn’t bad – and may rise if JD boosts online sales. Diversifying away ...

CEO Emma Walmsley’s 40-bln-pound 2031 sales target looks fanciful after another disappointing drug trial. A healthy balance sheet may allow her to buy targets like obesity drug maker Viking ...

A record 25% of investors voted against the $54 bln bank's executive pay after a string of at times persistent regulatory ...

It's a bad time for GIC to embrace secrecy: 20-year real returns fell to 3.8%, the lowest in five years. Fewer disclosures on ...

British politicians know that their workplace, the Palace of Westminster, is in a shambolic state. The 19th-century complex of buildings suffers from an infestation of vermin, falling masonry, leaking ...

Investors scrutinize Big Tech's data center spending for auguries on the chatbot race. Research costs also merit study: they may top $50 bln this year at Meta, rising at the same pace as capital ...