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BlackRock working on rival Credit Suisse takeover bid, reveals the Financial Times - Part 2

So, BlackRock denied yesterday it is looking at Credit Suisse following the report from the Financial Times.

As usual the denial is mealy mouthed because up until the venerable FT revealed BlackRock's interest the giant investment house was looking at some or all of Credit Suisse (BlackRock was "informally" working with bankers from Perella Weinberg to advise on the transaction, according to the Financial Times)...

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BlackRock working on rival Credit Suisse takeover bid, reveals the Financial Times

Hacks at the FT are on a hot streak.

The reporting team have just revealed another twist in the Credit Suisse takeover tale - the mammorth money manager BlackRock, led by Larry Fink, is working a rival takeover bid for the Swiss bank. Below is the link to the mega scoop:

https://www.ft.com/content/6319e205-d688-4521-b048-8d69a2c40847..

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The Squid, the Stock Watch column and the £1.4 billion energy meter bid...

This morning a consortium of investors led by BlackRock have announced they plan to buy Calisen, the London-listed smart meter company, for £1.4 billion or 261p a share. Below is the link:

https://www.investegate.co.uk/blackrock-alts/rns/recommended-cash-offer-for-calisen-plc/202012110700053526I/..

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Berukoff's Brexit boon

It's not just international FTSE 100 companies that are benefiting from a Brexit bounce driven by investors seeking companies that generate earnings outside of Blighty.

I'm hearing certain gold mining stocks, such as Lion One Metals, that aren't reliant on sterling, US dollars and Euros are also seeing strong interest from London-based investors looking to diversify their portfolios away from Brexit impacted currencies ...

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