Rothschild, the independent investment bank, was today ranged against BNP Paribas, UBS and Deutsche Bank in the battle for BPB, the UK plasterboard manufacturer.

Rothschild is sole adviser to BPB, which today rejected a 720p a share cash bid from Saint-Gobain, the French glass manufacturer, which values BPB at £3.6bn (€5.3bn).

Rothschild takes on UBS and BNP Paribas in £3.6bn bid battle

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UBS promotes Hannon to UK M&A head as shake-up continues

UBS launches European strategy dealmaking group, shakes up country heads

Goldman Sachs names new ECM leadership in Europe after departures

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CDPQ hires Sharon White to lead push in Europe

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Former chair of the John Lewis Partnership is joining the Canadian pension fund giant early next year

One of the top investors in Adani Group launched an on-market share buyback to protect its share price against the contagion from a U.S. investigation into the Indian conglomerate.

GQG Launches Buyback After Stock Tumbles on Adani Probe

The president-elect floated the idea during a Wednesday meeting with the former Fed governor.

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The U.S. auditing watchdog voted to require certain audit firms to disclose eight new metrics ranging from auditor turnover to partner involvement and restatement history.

Large Accounting Firms Will Have to Submit Financial Statements to U.S. Regulator

The AI titan will maintain its strong lead, but complicated product rollouts, sky-high expectations and the China threat add complications to growth potential.

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Research group GfK’s measure of consumer confidence climbed to minus 18 in November’s survey from minus 21 in October.

U.K. Consumers Cheerier Ahead of Holidays as Budget, U.S. Election Jitters Fade

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