Universal Music, home to Taylor Swift and Drake, receives €55bn takeover offer | Music industry

Billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal…

‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m | Mergers and acquisitions

Allbirds, the San Francisco sustainable trainer brand once valued at more than $4bn, is being sold…

Marmite maker Unilever nears deal to combine food arm with US condiment giant | Unilever

Unilever is in advanced talks to combine its food business with US-based McCormick in a deal…

Idris Elba-backed firm Huel bought by Danone in €1bn deal | Food & drink industry

Huel, the protein shake maker which counts the actor Idris Elba among its investors, has agreed…

Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in line for $700m payout from Paramount deal | Warner Bros

David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery, is in line for a $700m (£525m)…

Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick | Unilever

Unilever, the owner of Marmite, Dove and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, is in talks to combine its food…

‘It’s going to upset the balance’: how will Paramount buying Warner Bros change Hollywood? | Warner Bros

On Sunday, Warner Bros snared 11 Oscars for One Battle After Another, Sinners and Weapons, equalling…

European takeover battle hots up with UniCredit’s ‘unfriendly attack’ on Commerzbank | European banks

Two European banking powerhouses have become embroiled in a €35bn (£30bn) takeover battle after Italy’s UniCredit…

Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix | AI (artificial intelligence)

Ben Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence company to Netflix in a surprise deal, saying he…

Telegraph sold for £575m as German buyer elbows out Daily Mail | Telegraph Media Group

Axel Springer, the owner of Politico and Business Insider, is to acquire the Telegraph after tabling…