Tag: Lazard
Powerful US banker calls for ‘super bloc’ against China
Peter Orszag at a conference in May When he takes over as Lazard CEO in October, he wants to push asset management. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Peter Orszag is one of…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Baywa wants to separate from the solar trading business
Solar field Neufahrn by Baywa Baywa wants to sell the solar module trade. Frankfurt The solar and wind power provider Baywa wants to part with its solar trading business and…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
burning day After talks with Brenntag management failed, the hedge fund Primestone Capital announced that it would nominate its own candidates for the Supervisory Board for the Annual General Meeting…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
Spring weather in Frankfurt am Main After a period of relative calm in the corona pandemic, attacks by activist shareholders are picking up steam again. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The dispute…
Nuclear power plants go offline – the end of an era in Germany
Second cooling tower of the Biblis nuclear power plant falls The nuclear power plant was shut down after Germany’s nuclear phase-out as a result of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.…
How financial investors want to trim technology companies for returns
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected] (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
Activist shareholders are making a comeback in 2023
Frankfurt The calm should finally be over in 2023 – activist investors are preparing a new wave of campaigns against listed companies. Management and supervisory boards must be prepared for…
Vodafone and Altice join forces for fiber optic expansion in Germany
Fiber optic expansion in Lower Saxony Fiber optic connections offer high transmission speeds. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg, Frankfort The British telecommunications group Vodafone is founding a joint venture with the French…
Billion deals with fiber optics & radio towers reduce debt burden
Vodafone boss Nick Read The British telecommunications giant wants to go back on the offensive. (Photo: Picture Press/Camera Press/Tom Stockill) Hamburg, Frankfort The British telecommunications group Vodafone plans to significantly…
War in Ukraine finishes off the 2021 IPO vintage
The trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange There are likely to be significantly fewer IPOs in Germany this year than in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Frankfort, New York The economic…
Ex-Lazard banker convicted in Frankfurt of insider trading
Lazard logo The US investment bank is one of the largest in the world. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt In the criminal case for insider trading against a former employee of the…
Ex-Lazard banker convicted in Frankfurt of insider trading
Lazard logo The US investment bank is one of the largest in the world. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt In the criminal case for insider trading against a former employee of the…
Evergrande and Kaisa are about to default
Evergrande A catastrophic failure could have repercussions on the entire industry, which contributes around a quarter of China’s gross domestic product. (Photo: AP) Beijing The Chinese real estate developers Evergrande…
Evergrande and Kaisa are about to default
Evergrande A catastrophic failure could have repercussions on the entire industry, which contributes around a quarter of China’s gross domestic product. (Photo: AP) Beijing The Chinese real estate developers Evergrande…
Cash stocks fuel mergers and acquisitions
Frankfurt City Frankfurt is considered a gateway for hedge funds. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger) Frankfurt The investment bankers are already in a celebratory mood with a view to the New Year:…
Cash stocks fuel mergers and acquisitions
Frankfurt City Frankfurt is considered a gateway for hedge funds. (Photo: Marc-Steffen Unger) Frankfurt The investment bankers are already in a celebratory mood with a view to the New Year:…