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Peter Orszag pledges to take steps to help 175-year-old company compete with nimbler rivals
Case relates to 2015 acquisition of Swiss vacuum business by Atlas Copco
One measure of the bank’s consistency has been its dividend levels in the near two decades since it listed
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Venerable investment bank left with few options following ending of talks with Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund
Move underlines oil-rich emirate’s ambitions to acquire a western financial services company
Appointment of wunderkind economist who served in Obama cabinet marks grand experiment for storied investment bank
Peter Orszag to help push financial advisory through tricky global economy
Former adviser to Barack Obama will take top job in October as investment bank confronts slump in dealmaking
Plus, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling’s transatlantic pact and western banks’ China struggles
Head of investment banking arm Peter Orszag set to be named as replacement
A cynical view would be that both austerity and opportunism are excuses to sell when deal flow is weak
Investment bank’s CEO admits M&A activity has ‘really deteriorated’, forcing it to ‘take action’
US regional bank has been among the hardest hit in the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Two European banking dynasties show the struggle to reconcile family control and growth
The investment bank is seeking to grow beyond advising on large-scale mergers and acquisitions
Boutique investment bank hopes to compete with traditional consultancies such as Kissinger Associates
The former Lazard chairman was known for his aversion to Wall Street fads and his ability to spot banking talent
2022 has started with an unusually aggressive flurry of campaigns against companies.
UK energy supplier was bailed out with £1.7bn taxpayer loan after rise in wholesale prices
Challenger company working with Lazard as record wholesale prices threaten sector
Marble Ridge Capital’s mis-steps cost it rare chance to savour a triumph in Neiman Marcus battle
The heads of independent Wall Street firms on how they are adapting to a coronavirus world
Most large mines are operating without interruption as China continues to suck in their products
Nation seen as next big test for whether debt-distressed countries can secure deals
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