Antoine Gara
@AntoineGara
US private equity and deals editor at the Financial Times. Previously covered all things finance for @Forbes
Trump Takes AI Action Plan Straight From Silicon Valley’s Wish List bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
Blackstone hails ‘restoration of confidence’ after US trade deals and tax cuts ft.com/content/9f6ea4… via @ft
The art of no deal: M&A in the age of the Unitary Executive ft.com/content/1b117f… via @ft
MegaCorp is so back
Two years after a stunning victory at Hoylake, Brian Harman is threatening to win another Open Championship. 👀
This week on Behind the Money from the @FT with @stephenfoley: "There's quite a long journey from a small pro bono project to pulling a whole team of consultants out of Tel Aviv ... " 🎧: podfollow.com/behind-the-mon…
The House is moving toward revoking a billion dollars in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity that steers funds to PBS, NPR and public media stations. To talk about the potential impact on PBS, @WmBrangham speaks to one of the…
Big scoop from team @FT on the much anticipated Trump executive order It aims to open 401k plans not just to private equity funds, as we first reported in May, but alternatives broadly including digital currencies like bitcoin & precious metals like gold ft.com/content/079062…
The Spac deal team @FT broke prints. Very, very large crypto week deal if it hits the upsize #s
Another big crypto scoop from team FT. Cantor's second Spac $CEPO is in talks to take a multi-billion dollar bitcoin investment from crypto pioneer Adam Back and Blockstream Capital as part of a $4bn+ deal. ft.com/content/a4a362…
Guinness owner Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew ft.com/content/aef5c1… via @ft
Global Payments got the Bronx cheer from shareholders after its massive Worldpay deal. Often, when the boo birds come out, so too does Elliott Management. Nice scoop from @mroliverbarnes ft.com/content/07ed4e…
Another big crypto scoop from team FT. Cantor's second Spac $CEPO is in talks to take a multi-billion dollar bitcoin investment from crypto pioneer Adam Back and Blockstream Capital as part of a $4bn+ deal. ft.com/content/a4a362…
Google and Brookfield strike $3bn hydro power deal ft.com/content/d8bef8… via @ft
Heard of this.
Move over, matcha: a hojicha latte is summer’s buzziest order on.ft.com/4kI3Bzh
If the Yankees miss out on Paul Skenes because an UWS coop board rejected his girlfriend’s application I’ll take that as a sign NYC is in fact totally cooked. nbcnews.com/pop-culture/po…
SCOOP: Merck is nearing a roughly $10bn deal to buy lung disease-focused biotech Verona Pharma, the US drugmaker’s biggest acquisition in two years as it expands in respiratory medicine. Deal values Verona at $107 a share, likely to be announced as soon as Wednesday.
Tony Blair’s staff took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project with BCG ft.com/content/0b1bc7… via @ft @stephenfoley
Being a @Mets fan comes with important life lessons. How to overcome disappointment and the time value of money. What more could you want?
Former P Bret Saberhagen secures another $250,000 deferral payment from the #Mets, stemming from a 3 year, $15.38M extension back in 1994. The 61-year-old will continue to earn these payments through 2028.
Russia grooms Ukrainian teens as spies and saboteurs ft.com/content/5cb5eb… via @ft