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Manchester United tanks on report Glazers may avoid sale with new investment

(Reuters) – Shares of Manchester United PLC fell 13% on Monday after a report said the Glazer family was confident of securing an investment that would allow them to retain ownership of the British soccer club. The family also expects the investment to help them double the value of the club over the next 10 …

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Europe’s battery pass project outlines manufacturers’ transparency challenge

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – The consortium behind a European battery passport project laid out on Monday how companies must prepare to meet increasingly stringent regulations on disclosing batteries’ origins and social and environmental footprints. Manufacturers in Europe must disclose the carbon footprint of their batteries from 2024 and comply with a CO2 emissions …

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Network International mulls $2.56 billion takeover bid from private equity firms

(Reuters) -Payments provider Network International said on Monday it had received a takeover proposal from a consortium of private equity firms CVC Capital and Francisco Partners, valuing it at about 2.1 billion pounds ($2.56 billion). Shares in the London-listed company rose as much as 23% to 370 pence, below the possible offer price of 387 …

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Shareholder group ISS backs Barclays board over former CEO Staley

By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended Barclays investors re-elect all board members at next month’s annual meeting, sapping the momentum of protests against bosses for supporting former CEO Jes Staley who is being investigated over his links with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The influential proxy advisor said in a report …

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Exor picks Nohria as new chairman to succeed World Bank nominee Banga

MILAN (Reuters) -Ajay Banga, the U.S. nominee to run the World Bank, will not seek reappointment as the chairman of Exor, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, Exor said on Monday. Indian-born Banga, 63, the former CEO of Mastercard, was picked earlier this year by U.S. President Joe Biden to head the World Bank, …

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