<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chris Hughes - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Hughes is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals. Previously, he worked for Reuters Breakingviews, the Financial Times and the Independent newspaper.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASxM4ahGI-M/chris-hughes</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Chris Hughes - Bloomberg Opinion Columnist</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASxM4ahGI-M/chris-hughes</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:35:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASxM4ahGI-M/chris-hughes.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Flop Shows What US Investors Won't Swallow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The slump in Keurig Dr Pepper's shares suggests shareholders are highly skeptical about its purchase of Dutch coffee company JD Peet's.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-27/keurig-dr-pepper-coffee-flop-shows-what-us-investors-won-t-swallow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-27/keurig-dr-pepper-coffee-flop-shows-what-us-investors-won-t-swallow</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:28:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAyKJByNEwLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAyKJByNEwLQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A cup of coffee in an arranged photo outside a Peet&apos;s Coffee &amp; Tea store in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. agreed to buy JDE Peet&apos;s NV for 15.7 billion ($18.4 billion) to bolster its struggling coffee business before kicking off a split of its operations.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Private Equity Auction Is an Indictment of London’s Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s not healthy when buyout firms are competing to buy a company at twice its stock-market valuation.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-08/kkr-advent-are-right-private-equity-auction-is-an-indictment-of-london-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-08/kkr-advent-are-right-private-equity-auction-is-an-indictment-of-london-market</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilGHZ4pepQH0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilGHZ4pepQH0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>circa 1960: A Haole girl learns to count on an abacus, the Chinese method of addition. (Photo by John Titchen/Three Lions/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Loeb Risks Winning a Pyrrhic Victory in UK Trust Fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hedge fund manager’s plan to merge a London-listed investment vehicle with an insurance company needs to deliver value for shareholders.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-06/dan-loeb-risks-winning-a-pyrrhic-victory-in-uk-trust-fight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-06/dan-loeb-risks-winning-a-pyrrhic-victory-in-uk-trust-fight</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 04:00:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJiV3qxpwFkI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJiV3qxpwFkI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>circa 1905: Boxers Tommy Burns and Roche slug it out in the ring. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Thiele/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ozempic Maker’s Plight Shows Managing Markets Counts Too]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it was riding high, Novo Nordisk could have done M&A to reduce its dependence on obesity treatments.  It didn’t.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-04/ozempic-maker-s-plight-shows-managing-markets-counts-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-08-04/ozempic-maker-s-plight-shows-managing-markets-counts-too</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:00:26 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inkR7XKOx9b8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inkR7XKOx9b8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Injection pens for the weight-loss treatment Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, on display during a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Novo Nordisk said it will sell its blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy in India starting at $50 a week, tailoring the price to match the pocket of consumers in a nation with the world&apos;s third-largest obese population.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buyers Came for UK Companies. Now They Come for British Bankers]]></title><description><![CDATA[London boutique Robey Warshaw sells itself to New York’s Evercore.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-30/evercore-bets-on-british-boutique-robey-warshaw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-30/evercore-bets-on-british-boutique-robey-warshaw</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:58:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9xeosbCuSRU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9xeosbCuSRU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 05: George Osborne speaks onstage during the &quot;The Political Currency Podcast&quot; panel discussion on day four of SXSW London 2025 at Christ Church Spitafields on June 05, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images for SXSW London)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 Succession Is a Drama Too Painful to Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The talent pool for UK blue-chip chairs is shrunk by regulation and cultural norms. Boards should just appoint the best person.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-28/ftse-100-chair-succession-is-a-drama-too-painful-to-watch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-28/ftse-100-chair-succession-is-a-drama-too-painful-to-watch</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:00:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyTu.WstdR2M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iyTu.WstdR2M/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: A reception desk at London Stock Exchange on August 29, 2019 in London, England. The pound has come under renewed pressure after the government moved to prorogue parliament for five weeks, fueling fears of a no-deal Brexit. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraft Heinz Failure Is a Cautionary Tale for Many M&A Deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bidders often tout their management superiority and ability to conjure new revenue. We should doubt such claims.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-22/kraft-heinz-failure-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-many-m-a-deals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-22/kraft-heinz-failure-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-many-m-a-deals</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ispbqOPWwr3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ispbqOPWwr3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>It turns out combining Kraft’s mac’n’cheese with Heinz’s ketchup isn’t such a tasty combination for investors.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An AstraZeneca Exit Wouldn’t Doom London]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the pharma giants shifts its primary listing to New York, the focus should be developing a successor.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-14/an-astrazeneca-exit-to-new-york-wouldn-t-doom-london</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-14/an-astrazeneca-exit-to-new-york-wouldn-t-doom-london</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEU01EJb3EhY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEU01EJb3EhY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Signage at the AstraZeneca facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland, US, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. AstraZeneca Plc&apos;s market value surged above $257 billion for the first time earlier this month after a big bet on cancer drugs helped drive a rally in the shares.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Someone Will Look Dumb in the $9 Billion AI Merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data center provider Core Scientific is trading at a big discount to CoreWeave’s bid. The gap should narrow, but nobody knows how.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-09/coreweave-or-core-scientific-will-look-dumb-in-9-billion-merger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-09/coreweave-or-core-scientific-will-look-dumb-in-9-billion-merger</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:30:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTptFuUc03Do/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTptFuUc03Do/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange react to the numbers late in the trading day 14 April 2000 in New York. A broad sell-off in the financial markets caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to suffer its worst one day loss ever, dropping 616.32 points to close at 10307.32. AFP PHOTO/Henny Ray ABRAMS (Photo credit should read HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Golden Share Makes a Dubious Comeback]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK and the US have used special shares to inject the state into the governance of recent takeovers. More could follow. Takeover prices will suffer.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-04/golden-shares-make-an-unwelcome-comeback</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-04/golden-shares-make-an-unwelcome-comeback</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4UfH4lmdfwQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4UfH4lmdfwQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump speaks at the US Steel Corporation Irvin Works facility in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025. Trump said he would be increasing tariffs on steel to 50% from 25%, saying the move would help protect American steelworkers during a visit to a United States Steel Corp. plant on Friday.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Years From Wirecard, Europe’s Shorts Are Still Unloved]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to short a dodgy company in Europe, good luck keeping it secret.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-27/europe-s-short-sellers-are-still-unloved-post-wirecard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-27/europe-s-short-sellers-are-still-unloved-post-wirecard</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imMfw4JLrnMg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imMfw4JLrnMg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A folder marked &apos;Ba Fin IV&apos; and other legal documents and books on a trolley at the inquiry into the collapse of Wirecard AG at the German Bundestag’s Paul-Loebe-Haus in Berlin, Germany, on Friday, April 23, 2021. Wirecard revealed in June last year that 1.9 billion euros ($2.3 billion) it had reported as assets probably never existed, rattling Germany’s finance industry and damaging the country’s reputation.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Equity Cash Is No Longer King in UK M&A]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blackstone and KKR are facing competition from public companies in a stock market that used to roll over to offers to go private.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/kkr-blackstone-private-equity-cash-is-no-longer-king-in-uk-m-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-26/kkr-blackstone-private-equity-cash-is-no-longer-king-in-uk-m-a</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:46 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDx0zJlsIQUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDx0zJlsIQUY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LONDON - NOVEMBER 20: Former Russian KGB colonel Alexander Litvinenko remains in a critical condition at University College Hospital on November 20, 2006 in London. The former KGB spy is a critic of Russian President Putin and claims he was poisoned during a meeting with a contact in a London restaurant. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millennium's $14 Billion Valuation Hinges on Scarcity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The iconic firm’s mooted valuation is high relative to its managed assets. But just think of the dividends from the performance fees if history repeats itself.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-24/izzy-englander-millennium-14-billion-valuation-hinges-on-scarcity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-24/izzy-englander-millennium-14-billion-valuation-hinges-on-scarcity</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:00:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itnERoAPee3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itnERoAPee3U/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Israel &quot;Izzy&quot; Englander, chairman and chief executive officer of Millennium Management LLC, speaks during the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Speakers and attendees from around the world will discuss current global issues as well as investment ideas and strategies within the context of a changing economic environment.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Didn’t Relax Its Governance Rules for Dan Loeb’s Benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eased listing standards are helping the activist merge his UK investment trust with an insurance venture. Ordinary shareholders deserve an alternative.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-19/london-didn-t-ease-governance-rules-for-dan-loeb-s-benefit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-19/london-didn-t-ease-governance-rules-for-dan-loeb-s-benefit</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 04:00:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/indMXQ4kPqho/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/indMXQ4kPqho/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Another bridge to cross. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water Bondholders Should Beware of Bailout Bluffing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creditors to the struggling utility are playing hardball with the government, but the threat of administration works both ways.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-13/thames-bondholders-should-beware-bluffing-on-water-fix</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-13/thames-bondholders-should-beware-bluffing-on-water-fix</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6E.3xiAZDoI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i6E.3xiAZDoI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A roadworks sign at a Thames Water Ltd. works location in London, UK, on Friday, June 6, 2025. The UK has banned six water companies from paying bonuses to senior executives to try to force companies to do more to tackle pollution.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Split Puts Bondholders in a Bind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-awaited plan to separate cable TV and streaming raises a tricky question: Who gets stuck with all the debt? ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-09/warner-bros-discovery-split-puts-bondholders-in-a-bind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-09/warner-bros-discovery-split-puts-bondholders-in-a-bind</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:20:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/innHdZ20iDDk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/innHdZ20iDDk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Warner Bros logo is seen onstage during Warner Bros Pictures &quot;The Big Picture&quot; special presentation featuring footage from its upcoming slate, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Is Starmer Boosting Private Equity Not Stocks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been another bad week for London’s status as a listing venue. A shame, then, that recent government policy has focused on private markets investing.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-06/keir-starmer-s-stock-market-apathy-is-bad-for-uk-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-06/keir-starmer-s-stock-market-apathy-is-bad-for-uk-growth</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igd14bwBVByI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/igd14bwBVByI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>LEIGH ON SEA, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 4: A closed sign hangs on the door window against a British Union Jack flag on a cafe in Old Leigh on November 4, 2024 in Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Hedge Fund Raider Turns London Defeat to Victory]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK investment trusts saw off activist Boaz Weinstein earlier this year, but they have been no match for the campaign that followed.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-03/us-hedge-fund-raider-turns-london-defeat-to-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-03/us-hedge-fund-raider-turns-london-defeat-to-victory</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 04:00:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ip3Hpa552IgU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ip3Hpa552IgU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management, during the Bloomberg Invest event in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The conference invites leaders in asset management, banking, wealth, and private markets to track, dissect, and predict the future&apos;s greatest changes, risks and opportunities.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[KKR Is Fighting Private Equity’s Battle for the UK Stock Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be highly unusual, and symbolic, for the US buyout firm to lose a UK deal to a stock-based bid from a London-listed company. But it might just happen. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/private-equity-kkr-stumbles-into-a-uk-stock-market-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-28/private-equity-kkr-stumbles-into-a-uk-stock-market-battle</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iX7X_AQqLUqI/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iX7X_AQqLUqI/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Market impact. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Drahi Knows the Art of the Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sale of the telecom tycoon’s French business could bring early rewards for creditors. But Drahi will still have gotten the better of them.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-23/billionaire-patrick-drahi-knows-the-art-of-the-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-23/billionaire-patrick-drahi-knows-the-art-of-the-deal</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Hughes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9ysjM5Zls6k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i9ysjM5Zls6k/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A sign outside an SFR mobile phone and telecom store, operated by Altice France SA in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. French-Israeli tycoon Patrick Drahi said he sees &quot;no impact whatsoever&quot; on Altice group from a corruption investigation in Portugal focused on key figures connected to his telecommunications empire.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>