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Global M&A surges to record high for third straight month

Global mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity hit a record high for the third straight month in May, driven mainly by low interest rates, soaring equities and higher dealmaking interest in sectors that have received a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

AstraZeneca moves finance chief to new role after Alexion deal

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) will move finance chief Marc Dunoyer to head newly acquired rare diseases business Alexion (ALXN.O), using the $39 billion takeover as an opportunity to freshen up a management team that had been in place for eight years.

Banks bulk up in Hong Kong as China business overshadows politics

Some global banks, funds and other financial services providers say they are stepping up hiring in Hong Kong, in a sign the city’s unique position as a financial gateway to China is outweighing concerns about Beijing’s tightening grip over it.

UK’s Sunak says world is watching as G7 debates tax reform

Britain said the world was relying on a gathering of some of the richest nations to agree reforms to outdated global tax rules, as finance ministers from the Group of Seven started a two-day meeting in London on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE Blackwater founder Prince takes role in COVID vaccine venture

Erik Prince, the founder of controversial private military firm Blackwater and a supporter of former President Donald Trump, jumped into the COVID-19 business late last year with a deal to distribute an experimental vaccine should it be approved, according to three people familiar with the arrangement and business records seen by Reuters.

Global M&A surges to record high for third straight month

Global mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity hit a record high for the third straight month in May, driven mainly by low interest rates, soaring equities and higher dealmaking interest in sectors that have received a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

AstraZeneca moves finance chief to new role after Alexion deal

AstraZeneca (AZN.L) will move finance chief Marc Dunoyer to head newly acquired rare diseases business Alexion (ALXN.O), using the $39 billion takeover as an opportunity to freshen up a management team that had been in place for eight years.

Banks bulk up in Hong Kong as China business overshadows politics

Some global banks, funds and other financial services providers say they are stepping up hiring in Hong Kong, in a sign the city’s unique position as a financial gateway to China is outweighing concerns about Beijing’s tightening grip over it.

UK’s Sunak says world is watching as G7 debates tax reform

Britain said the world was relying on a gathering of some of the richest nations to agree reforms to outdated global tax rules, as finance ministers from the Group of Seven started a two-day meeting in London on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE Blackwater founder Prince takes role in COVID vaccine venture

Erik Prince, the founder of controversial private military firm Blackwater and a supporter of former President Donald Trump, jumped into the COVID-19 business late last year with a deal to distribute an experimental vaccine should it be approved, according to three people familiar with the arrangement and business records seen by Reuters.

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