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Chris Hughes

@hughes_chris

Columnist for @opinion writing about deals. Opinions are my own.

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Back to school M&A: A bidder must have management skills relevant to what it's buying. A company like Nestle really shouldn't be a case study in strategy 101. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Arm at $65 billion. The market passed harsh judgment on my idea that Softbank put a $64bn ceiling on the valuation in its pre-IPO trade with Vision Fund. Weaker IPO candidates can still learn from Softbank's playbook. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Hedge fund luminaries Jim Chanos and Michael Hintze are staging new departures. Whither their firms? My column on the challenges facing hedgie entrepreneurs: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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The flipside is the decline of informed and engaged domestic ownership of London-listed stocks. This once played a nimble leadership role providing capital for UK companies to grow. But no more. My recent column on the changing dynamics: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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There are many British infrastructure fiascos. But this week's nuclear cost overruns are a different story. Great analysis by my colleague @mbrookerhk bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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McKinsey's leadership election is going all the way. Think of it as a popularity contest for a job requiring unpopular decisions. My latest column: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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The UK could be suffering a slow-burn gilt crisis. Government borrowing is set to remain high yet natural demand for gilts is steadily falling. My latest column bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Is a full breakup next for Vodafone? The telco’s exit from Italy removes a drag and helps simplify the empire. But Vodafone must still justify the sprawl that remains. My recent column on breakup psychology: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad needs to make some radical breaks in the wake of BHP's attempted takeover. See my colleague Javier Blas' assessment ahead of Anglo setting out its stall tomorrow: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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BHP made many unforced errors in its failed attempt to buy Anglo American. My latest column runs through them: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…