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Barratt Redrow shares jump despite lower housing target as forward sales strengthen
Barratt Redrow delivered 17,667 homes in fiscal 2026 and beat market profit expectations, helping shares rally sharply even as Britain’s largest homebuilder reduced its fiscal 2027 completion target amid planning delays, affordability pressure and elevated sales incentives.
Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery $110bn deal faces new $1.88bn bond fight
The U.S. Justice Department has backed requiring challengers to Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover to post a bond covering potential delay costs, adding a new financial battle to Hollywood’s largest pending merger.
Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros. deal faces rising cost as DOJ enters bond fight
The United States Justice Department has backed the principle that states trying to block Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition should post a bond, as Paramount argues regulatory delay could leave it paying more than $1 billion in merger ticking fees.
Goldman Sachs raises $11.7bn as private equity fundraising stays concentrated
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has raised $11.7 billion across its latest global and Asia private-equity vehicles, including $9.6 billion for West Street Capital Partners IX, highlighting the fundraising advantage enjoyed by scaled managers during a more selective private-capital cycle.
Brookfield secures board backing for $2.9bn Reliance Worldwide takeover
Reliance Worldwide Corporation has agreed to support Brookfield’s roughly $2.9 billion takeover after four approaches, giving shareholders a cash exit as US tariffs, weaker volumes and input costs weigh on the plumbing-products group’s largest regional business.
JPMorgan sees mid-to-high teens investment-banking growth as deal pipeline holds
JPMorgan Chase expects third-quarter investment-banking fees and markets revenue to increase at mid-to-high-teen percentages from a year earlier, extending strong second-quarter momentum and highlighting unusually resilient deal activity.
Main Capital’s £189.3m Tribal deal faces shareholder vote as SilverTree stays in play
Tribal shareholders will vote on Main Capital’s £189.3 million asset deal while SilverTree’s rejected 95p approach keeps takeover tension alive.
System1 rejects Brave Bison’s fourth takeover offer as valuation gap persists
System1 has rejected Brave Bison’s fourth takeover offer, arguing the current cash-and-share value still fails to justify surrendering control.
Intesa’s €35bn MPS bid faces deeper antitrust test over branches and Generali
Intesa’s MPS takeover faces a formal Italian antitrust probe, with branch disposals and Generali exposure now central to the €35 billion deal.
Brookfield agrees $2.9bn Reliance Worldwide takeover after four approaches
Brookfield has agreed a US$2.9 billion takeover of Reliance Worldwide, with a go-shop period leaving room for a higher competing offer.