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Spac mania, Apollo’s Leon Black steps down, what’s fuelling the Russia protests

26 Jan 2021

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Companies have launched a $400bn fundraising blitz in the first three weeks of 2021 as government and central bank stimulus cascades across capital markets. Leon Black is to retire as chief executive of Apollo Global Management; the announcement came as Apollo revealed the conclusion of a review into Mr Black’s relationship with the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, Henry Foy on what’s fuelling Russia’s Navalny protests and Tom Mitchell on Zoom’s warning for other companies in China. Companies raise $400bn over three weeks in blistering start to 2021https://www.ft.com/content/45770ddb-29e0-41c2-a97a-60ce13810ff2Leon Black steps down as chief executive of Apollohttps://www.ft.com/content/97fdc05b-d3cd-45b7-b155-5f4ab525c59aZoom spy claims a warning for multinationals in Chinahttps://www.ft.com/content/75ca2308-a192-4118-8283-fa8147ec39ceSan Francisco 49ers lift stake in Leeds Unitedhttps://www.ft.com/content/da10082e-5723-4783-8820-76f58d98d1af Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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