Advisers enjoy £280m fee bonanza on London Stock Exchange Group (LSE)-Refinitiv deal. Costs set to surge with financing as takeover navigates shareholder and antitrust hurdles
Lombard – Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) mixed bag shows too few signs of changing. Food was up but clothing down and the businesses do not look a good fit
Lex – Intu Properties (INTU)/UK retail: jump scare. Mall landlord may already have joined the ranks of UK’s zombie businesses
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) names fund veteran Nichola Pease as new chair. Former JO Hambro chief is married to Crispin Odey who has recently taken short positions in group
Virgin Media to ditch BT Group (BT.A) mobile network for Vodafone Group (VOD). Blow to BT as it comes under pressure to spend billions upgrading full-fibre capability
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) shows signs of progress despite fall in clothing sales. Margins slip after stock availability problems but food business returns to growth
