21 h. ago Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount

The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approvalOn Monday, Paramount Skydance launched a $108bn takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, the entertainment giant that owns Hollywood movie studios, along with CNN, HBO and other media businesses. The bid is led by David Ellison, son of the tech billionaire Larry Ellison – a prominent Donald Trump supporter and Republican donor. Netflix had already prevailed over Paramount in a previous bidding competition for the purchase, but Trump announced on Sunday that he would “be involved” in his administration’s review of the Netflix deal. The president suggested the sale “could be a problem” because Netflix is already dominant in the US streaming market.Paramount left out a significant fact in the press release announcing its offer: the bid includes funding from the private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, as well as three Arab monar...

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58 h. ago Kim Kardashian dazzles in a white gown as she gets married on the beach! ...but it's only for TV

The 45-year-old SKIMS founder was seen in the flattering satin dress while on the beach with the actor who plays her husband on the law firm series. The lucky man is Matthew Noszka.

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3 d. ago Boaz Weinstein’s $2bn flagship hedge fund sinks amid buoyant markets

Loss of 6.5% this year for credit strategy extends period of lacklustre performance for Saba Capital

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3 d. ago Hedge fund boss who blocked star trader's bonus, saying 'f*** you, sue me', is ordered to pay out £6 million

Michael Lerch, whose friends include Red Hot Chilli Peppers star Flea, 'irrationally' withheld a bonus from Robert Gagliardi because he was worried about being hit by an abuse probe.

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3 d. ago Hedge fund ordered to pay bonus to trader who made 97% of its revenues

Evolution Capital Management must pay Robert Gagliardi $5.4mn plus interest after High Court judgment

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1 week ago Steve Cohen moves closer to gaining lucrative New York City casino licence

Hedge fund manager wins approval from key regulatory board to build gambling complex

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1 week ago Law firm whose clients included Ronaldo and Tyson Fury closed down amid 'dishonesty' suspicions

Altrincham-based IPS Law has been shut down by the legal watchdog

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: Manchester law firm celebrates continued growth with new branch and national recognition

Slater Heelis has been ranked in The Times Top 250 Law Firms 2026 listing, as well as the latest Legal 500 and Chambers UK tables

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2 w. ago Bill Ackman plots IPO of hedge fund Pershing Square in early 2026

Billionaire investor seeking to take investment group public as early as the first quarter of next year

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2 w. ago Increased AI use leads law firm to cut finance, HR and IT roles in London by 10%

Increased AI use leads law firm to cut finance, HR and IT roles in London by 10%  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Private school where teacher 'had sex with five students as soon as they turned 16'

Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, which charges up to $75,600 a year for international boarders, hired a law firm last year to investigate misconduct claims.

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3 w. ago Council being sued by 22 alleged victims of paedophile headteacher Neil Foden

Law firm is representing the claimants who say they've either been sexually or physically abused or bullied by Foden

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3 w. ago Law firm Ashurst strikes merger deal with US business Perkins Coie

The groups said the planned combination will create one of the largest 20 global law firms by revenues.

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3 w. ago Hedge fund Tudor is hitting its stride in London on both pay and hiring

Hedge fund Tudor is hitting its stride in London on both pay and hiring  eFinancialCareers

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3 w. ago Ashurst and Perkins Coie agree transatlantic law firm merger

Deal comes despite Donald Trump targeting Perkins Coie with executive order that posed ‘existential risk’

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3 w. ago ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown

When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s storyLocation Mumbai, IndiaDisaster Maharashtra floods, 2005Ruchira Gupta is an English-to-Hindi interpreter, a former lawyer, and mother of two daughters. In 2005, she was working at a small law firm in Mumbai, India when heavy rainfall flooded the country’s western state of Maharashtra, killing 926 people. Between 1950 and 2015, there was a threefold increase in extreme rain events in India. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Big Short investor Michael Burry shutters hedge fund after big bets against AI giants

A hedge fund manager made famous for major bets against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis is set to close his firm.

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4 w. ago The law firm, the hedge fund and the fights behind a £36bn lawsuit

Litigation over the Mariana disaster in Brazil was overshadowed by tension between Pogust Goodhead and its backer

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4 w. ago Elliott’s litigation fund behind UK lawsuit against Rightmove

Hedge fund’s Innsworth arm claims property site overcharges estate agents in £1bn case

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4 w. ago ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...

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