Twitter deal leaves Elon Musk with no easy way out
Simply abandoning the $44bn transaction is not an option
Dealmaking surges past €5.1tn to highest levels on record
Booming markets and widespread stimulus measures help to boost activity
TikTok set to become a standalone US company to satisfy White House
ByteDance to retain majority shareholding with Oracle holding minority stake
Oracle wins bid for TikTok in US after Microsoft offer rejected
ByteDance reaches partnership agreement for Chinese-owned video app ahead of Trump deadline
Uber eyes takeover of meal delivery rival Grubhub
Combination with Uber Eats would create largest food delivery app in US
US financier tabled offer for Chelsea Football Club
But bid fell short of £3bn value Roman Abramovich placed on club
Pfizer expected to announce stock deal with Mylan
Deal would cover former blockbuster brands like Lipitor and Viagra, both made in Ireland
Teneo facing arbitration over alleged conflict in oil deal
Declan Kelly-led advisory firm had worked for both sides in Anadarko takeover battle
Kraft Heinz replaces CEO after $15bn writedown
Bernardo Hees departs as group faces SEC investigation and questions about strategy
Vodafone nears €18bn game-changing Liberty Global deal
Mobile operator close to buying large parts of John Malone’s European cable group
Saudi Aramco’s global listing in doubt as Riyadh explores private sale
Talks over private sale to foreign governments including China have gathered pace
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