“Paris establishment grapples with how to respond as bigger companies become targets.” – by David Keohane and Harriet Agnew
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Navigating Europe in 2019
Themes and Risks Investors in Europe to Consider in 2019
We are nearly 20 years into the new millennium and it is an unrecognizable place compared to when it started. Lehman is gone, Bear Stearns – gone, Merrill Lynch – acquired, Citigroup is a fraction of its former self. Blockbuster, Toys R Us, Woolworths all part of the history books now. Europe, where we focus […]
Casino’s Woes Pit Holders of Complex Bonds Against Muddy Waters (Bloomberg)
UniCredit SpA and Societe Generale SA are among banks that issued around $107 million of structured notes in total last month tied to the embattled French grocer — the most on record
Scholz echoes French call for EU defense to cut US dependency (Handelsblatt)
“German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz , [while] visiting his French counterpart Bruno Le Maire, urged a consolidation of Europe’s defense industry to make the European Union less dependent on US suppliers.”