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Deals, Deals, Deals ... in a bear market - Part 52

It's another merger Monday in the US, with several deal stories hitting the tape during today's August session. They include:

1. A Wall Street Journal scoop about bid battle between some of Wall Street's top hedge fund players for US-listed firm Scupltor Capital. Bill "Baby Face" Ackman, Boaz Weinstein and Marc Lasry have teamed up to buy Sculptor with their money despite the fact that it has agreed a deal to be bought for $640 million by Rithm Capital. Below is a link to that piece:..