Oliver Barnes
@mroliverbarnes
US deals & activism correspondent @FT 📩 [email protected]
🚨 Waters $WAT to acquire BD’s $BDX Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit in a $17.5B Reverse Morris Trust spinoff + merger, creating a life sciences and diagnostics leader with ~$6.5B in pro forma 2025 revenue. 🔄 Deal Overview: BD will spin off the unit to its shareholders,…
Warren Buffett knocks down reports that Berkshire's BNSF taps Goldman for a railroad takeover cnbc.com/2025/07/22/war…
In 2016, Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain shared a $6 bowl of pho in Hanoi,Vietnam. Today, the table they sat at is encased in glass like a museum piece.
“Trump is seeking $10 billion in monetary damages from Friday’s lawsuit.”
A Dow Jones spokeswoman said, “We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit.” wsj.com/business/media…
Fantastic column. The unspoken truth about the baby bust via @FT on.ft.com/4kLRMYA
A vivid reminder that all C-suite execs are basically politicians. Brilliant colour read on Debra Crew’s exit from Diageo. Debra Crew told Diageo chair her role as CEO was untenable days before exit on.ft.com/44RUkP4
Banks are starting to offer equity research on private companies such as OpenAI At this rate, why do companies ever need to IPO anymore? Continually capital raise from VC investors and payout employees with secondary fund raises Private markets are the new public markets
Guinness owner Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew ft.com/content/aef5c1… via @ft
SCOOP Diageo to replace chief executive Debra Crew after share price slump; CFO Nik Jhangiani expected to become interim CEO. Shares up 3.6% after our story w/ @SpeedMaddie @AnjliRaval ft.com/content/aef5c1…
Elliott builds stake in Global Payments in wake of Worldpay deal $GPN up 6% ah ft.com/content/07ed4e…
Elliott builds stake in Global Payments in wake of Worldpay deal on.ft.com/44JaPwQ
Elliott Management builds stake in Global Payments in wake of Worldpay deal via @mroliverbarnes @FT #HedgeFunds #ActivistInvestor on.ft.com/4eVm7mn
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…
Slashed tires, crude name-calling and a town divided: It’s billionaire vs. giant gas station in an epic fight for the West’s last open spaces on.wsj.com/4kzOEPy