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    Ortenca Aliaj

    Deputy US corporate finance editor

    Ortenca Aliaj is the deputy US corporate finance editor for the Financial Times in New York. She also contributes to Due Diligence, the paper's premier deal's briefing, for which she was previously reporter and producer. She joined the FT in 2019 and studied law and international studies at the University of Surrey.

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    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      X Corp
      Linda Yaccarino set to present new plan to long-suffering X bankers

      Social media CEO will meet seven lenders on October 5

      Linda Yacarrino inside X’s offices
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Dealmaking languishes at decade low on private equity drought

      Worst third quarter for M&A since 2012 tops a dire year so far

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    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The debt-fuelled bet on US Treasuries that’s scaring regulators

      Policymakers are concerned about the huge leverage that hedge funds are employing as part of the so-called basis trade

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    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
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      Cisco agrees $28bn deal for cyber security group Splunk

      US tech company seeks to propel next generation of AI-enabled online security

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    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Lyft Inc
      Lyft pays $10mn to settle probe into Icahn’s stake sale ahead of IPO

      Securities and Exchange Commission faults ride-hailing app for failing to disclose role of director in deal

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      Former Uber chief’s struggling food industry venture moves to stabilise finances

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    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Fight over Sculptor hedge fund sale entwined in Daniel Och’s tax affairs

      The value of the former Och-Ziff Capital Management has plunged 96% since its 2007 IPO

      A montage of Daniel Och, Boaz Weinstein and the Sculptor logo in the background
    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      Goldman Sachs Group
      Goldman sells financial planning unit as part of consumer retreat

      Deal comes as chief executive David Solomon unwinds botched foray into retail banking

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    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      The Big Read
      Are hedge fund pioneers facing the end of a golden era?

      The multi-manager model has generated years of exceptional returns, even after fees. But rising interest rates and an expensive battle for talent are taking their toll

      A montage of Citadel founder Ken Griffin, left, and Millennium Management founder Izzy Englander, with $100 bill in the background
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      US mortgage lender Better to go public after ‘arduous’ two years

      Chief executive made headlines after firing 900 workers over Zoom

      Vishal Garg
    • Monday, 21 August, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Investor Boaz Weinstein leading rival bid for hedge fund Sculptor

      Saba Capital founder is working with Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman and Marc Lasry of Avenue Capital Group

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    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Bid for US Steel promises national security through consolidation

      Cleveland-Cliffs’ $10bn proposal would build scale but raise competition worries

      US Steel coke works in Clairton, Pennsylvania
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      Daniel Och attacks sale of Sculptor hedge fund to Rithm

      Billionaire founder says deal value of $639mn ‘penalises all shareholders’

      Daniel Och
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
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      Esmark becomes second US Steel suitor with $10bn offer

      Move comes a day after steelmaker rejected offer from Cleveland-Cliffs

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      Icahn has problems?

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      Tapestry Inc
      Coach owner Tapestry agrees $8.5bn deal for Versace parent Capri

      Tie-up is one of biggest attempts to create a US rival to Europe’s LVMH and Kering

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    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
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      Firm ditches ETF business and takes stake in miner Vale two years after winning proxy battle

      A montage of Chris James, Engine No. 1 chief investment officer, with its logo in the background
    • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
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      Lure of sovereign wealth fuels hedge fund rush to Dubai

      Low tax and booming internal job market helps emirate cement position as a global industry hub

      The Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
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      Streaming losses forecast to eat into profits when media group reports results this week

      A montage of Bob Iger and the Disney logo in the background
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      Icahn Enterprises LP
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      Move follows short seller Hindenburg Research saying large payouts are unsustainable

      Activist investor Carl Icahn
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      Cheshire investment group heads for $1.6bn NY listing with Michael Klein

      Deal for CorpAcq based in north-west England shows how far Spac sponsors are having to spread their net

      Michael Klein
    • Saturday, 29 July, 2023
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      Why Rajiv Jain is betting on an Indian yoga televangelist

      GQG founder is impressed enough by school dropout Baba Ramdev to buy stake in his food business

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      Big traders Virtu and Citadel Securities hit by market slowdown

      Activity subsided in second quarter amid investors’ concern over banking turmoil

      A montage of a man speaking on a phone and the logos of Virtu Financial and Citadel Securities
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      Banks
      US regional lenders PacWest and Banc of California agree merger

      Warburg Pincus and Centerbridge to invest $400mn in newly issued equity

      A PacWest bank in California
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