Swetha Gopinath

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Paramount

Warner Bros. is blockbuster finale to $4.5 trillion M&A haul

By Michelle F. Davis, David Carnevali, and others

Shonda Rhimes (left) and LSEG CEO Julia Hoggett open the London Stock Exchange, after announcing that the Bridgerton universe has boosted the UK economy by more than a quarter of a billion pounds, supporting almost 5000 businesses over the past five years. Picture date: Friday June 14, 2024. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)

The London stock market is stuck in a rut. Could an Autumn IPO boom rescue the market?

By Swetha Gopinath, Joe Easton, and others

Timotheus Höttges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom.

Germany just offloaded $2.7 billion in one of its largest companies so it can bolster its railway networks

By Swetha Gopinath, Naomi Kresge, and others

Paul Singer

Activist hedge fund Elliott bets $1 billion on British platinum producer

By Crystal Tse, Dinesh Nair, and others

Paul Reilly

‘This is the worst-ever fundraising market, worse than even during the Global Financial Crisis:’ Private equity returns plunge to 2009 levels

By Swetha Gopinath, Kat Hidalgo, and others

King Charles, Rishi Sunak, Stephen Schwarzman

Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzman eyes European real-estate deals: ‘I have a simple rule — I only invest in places that I’m willing to visit twice’

By Swetha Gopinath, Katherine Griffiths, and others

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 20: Julianne Moore – here detalis of her sandals – is seen in Soho on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images)

Birkenstock just filed for a potentially buzzy IPO that could value the 250-year-old sandal maker at $8 billion

By Swetha Gopinath, Tim Loh, and others

COLOGNE, GERMANY – OCTOBER 09: Victoria Thomas seen wearing Birkenstock shoes and H&M pants on October 09, 2022 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)

Birkenstock may soon file for an IPO showing its iconic sandals business is worth billions and that Wall Street’s appetite for new stocks is back

By Swetha Gopinath, Eyk Henning, and others

CNBC EVENTS — Pictured: Carl Icahn, Chairman, Icahn Enterprises, at the 2015 Delivering Alpha Conference on July 15, 2015 — (Photo by: Adam Jeffery/CNBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Carl Icahn’s company stock fell 20% after saying that federal prosecutors are asking for more information following a short seller’s scathing report

By Liana Baker, Swetha Gopinath, and others

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 13: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 13, 2022 in New York City. In a sign that the Federal Reserve’s rate-raising campaign to fight inflation is starting to take effect, consumer price growth slowed in November to 7.1%. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

This year’s IPO drought will see little relief in 2023, with listings ‘to come through in dribs and drabs,’ say bankers

By Julia Fioretti, Swetha Gopinath, and others

A pedestrian passes the London Stock Exchange in the square mile financial district of the City of London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Britain’s long-awaited trade deal with the European Union still leaves many questions unanswered for the world’s biggest banks, trading venues and money managers as they prepare for a rupture in the region’s financial system. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Digital payments company Wise to go public on LSE via a direct listing

By Swetha Gopinath and Bloomberg

The Amanite Muscaria otherwise known as the Fly Agaric, source of the psycho-active drug Muscarine used by shamans for over 20,000 years.. (Photo by: Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Crypto, Cannabis, Psychedelics? These entrepreneurs are betting on a regulatory shift for their next IPO

By Swetha Gopinath and Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 28: Snoop Dogg performs onstage during Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. presented by Triller at Staples Center on November 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller)

Snoop Dogg-backed Oxford Cannabinoid has volatile debut

By Swetha Gopinath and Bloomberg

BERLIN, GERMANY – JULY 05: Sonia Lyson wearing sleeveless print blouse Prada, pink pants &other stories, Dr. Martens boots, mini sunnies, Asos, bag Valentino Rockstud is seen during the Berlin Fashion Week July 2018 on July 5, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images)

Dr. Martens, the cult favorite for punk rockers and fashion influencers, is considering an IPO

By Swetha Gopinath and Bloomberg

The Euronext Amsterdam is considered the world’s oldest stock exchange, founded in 1602. Lately, it’s been a hot choice for high-growth European companies to go public. Photo courtesy of Euronext Amsterdam

IPOs may be a rarity in 2020—but the world’s oldest exchange is still a hot place to list

By Swetha Gopinath, Ruben Munsterman, and others