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LBO France has made a 2.1 times return on the sale of aerospace engineering service provider Sonovision to a French industrial services company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The sale of Sonovision to Ortec Group comes amid signs that trade buyers are increasingly outbidding private equity firms.

LBO France racks up returns from trade sale

Buyer Ortec Group beat other bidders by making an early approach for aerospace engineering group Sonovision

Ayesha Javed

Modern Times Group

Newton Investment Management lags UK peers on gender pay gap

Mark Mobius: China could emerge as winner from US tariffs

Trading Places: Barclays hires new M&A boss, Julius Baer restructures again

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Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week

HSBC hands Blackburn top risk role as shake-up continues

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The UK lender has given the leading compliance job to a 20-year veteran

Barclays hires Centerview dealmaker Woeber to lead global M&A

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The UK lender has tapped a veteran dealmaker to head up a key area of growth

Several big law firms are discussing $500 million in pro bono legal services with the White House to avert restrictions on their business, people familiar with the matter said.

By Emily Glazer, Josh Dawsey and C. Ryan Barber

Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher Near Deals With White House

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent helped persuade the president to take some time and negotiate with trading partners in the face of pressure from business leaders.

By Annie Linskey, Josh Dawsey and Meridith McGraw

Why Trump Blinked on Tariffs Just Hours After They Went Into Effect

Generative AI is going to reinvent virtually every customer experience and enable entirely new ones that have only been dreamed about, Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy said.

Amazon CEO Says Generative AI Will Reinvent Every Customer Experience

Carney said the 90-day pause, and Trump’s pledge to negotiate new trading arrangements with dozens of countries, “will likely result in a fundamental restructuring of the global trading system.”

Trump’s Tariff Pause ‘Welcome Reprieve’ For Global Economy, Canada PM Carney Says

The BOE said that further sharp falls in asset prices are likely.

Bank of England Warns of Tariffs Threat to Stability of Global Financial System

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