Goldman Sachs has advised US buyout house Apollo Management on two successful public-to-private deals this week after the group's sweetened £1.1bn (€1.6bn) offer for Countrywide was accepted today.

Apollo raised its £1bn bid for the UK real estate group after an unnamed rival bidder joined the auction late yesterday.

Goldman closes two Apollo mandates this week

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LCM boss warns private credit firms: Don’t ‘screw it’ for everyone else

Artemis names ex-Man GLG boss Johnston as next CEO

Inside Aberdeen’s turnaround plan: ‘Something had to change and it has’

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Teun Johnston will take over from Mark Murray, who leaves in the summer after 28 years with the fund house

SJP hires ex-Aberdeen marketing boss Rob Sanders as chief client officer

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CEO Mark FitzPatrick continues to overhaul the wealth manager’s leadership team a year after taking the helm

Coutts’ Camilla Stowell joins Rathbones as wealth CEO

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Stowell, who survived the Nigel Farage debanking scandal, will lead Rathbones’ investment management and financial planning divisions

The administration improperly targeted the firm based on its clients’ political positions, according to a court ruling.

Judge Halts Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie

Behind closed doors, business leaders air plenty of their concerns about the administration and its policies.

CEOs Don’t Plan to Openly Question Trump. Ask Again If the Market Crashes 20%.

Europe would pack a strong punch if it were forced to defend itself against Russia without the U.S., American military brass and officials who have served across the Atlantic say.

How Europe’s Military Stacks Up Against Russia Without U.S. Support

Kyiv has seized the diplomatic initiative but Russia retains the advantage on the battlefield, having chewed through Ukrainian land.

By Matthew Luxmoore, Michael R. Gordon in Shannon, Ireland, and Jane Lytvynenko in Kyiv 

Ukraine Turns Tables With Cease-Fire Proposal, but Putin Has Little Incentive to Sign

Ukraine Turns Tables With Cease-Fire Proposal but Putin Has Little Incentive to Sign

A skirmish for talent at Wall Street’s elite law firms continues with this latest shake-up.

Paul Hastings Hires Top Kirkland Dealmaker to Lead M&A Practice

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