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The European Union has signed a free trade agreement with New Zealand that the two sides expect will increase bilateral trade by up to 30% within a decade

Here is your Pro Recap of four head-turning deal dispatches you may have missed this week: Cronos attracts interest; Brookfield buys American Equity Investment Life, Thermo Fisher merges with CorEvitas, and Monster Beverage buys Bang Energy.

Shares in DWF rose on 10 July after the law firm said it is in talks with Inflexion Private Equity Partners regarding a possible acquisition for £342m.

Casino giant Crown Resorts has warned the Federal Court it cannot afford a hefty $450 million fine for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws unless it can be paid in instalments over a two-year period without incurring interest.

Hindustan Times report cited.  While details of the defense deals remain undisclosed, it is understood that India and France will sign a defense-industrial roadmap aimed at enhancing India's manufacturing of hardware platforms through indigenous engines and technologies. Furthermore, PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to unveil a bilateral roadmap for the Indo-Pacific, outlining specific measures to ensure maritime security and freedom of navigation in the region, which has been a subject of contention with a rising China.

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NEW DELHI : Commerce minister Piyush Goyal is set to visit the UK on Monday as the two countries move closer to signing a free trade agreement. The visit follows convergence on several contentious issues such as market access for British automobiles and Scotch whisky.

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Russia immediately denounced the release. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to keep the men in Turkey and complained Moscow had not been informed.

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to sign a deal for the purchase of naval version of Rafale fighter jets from France, for which the final decision is likely in the defence acquisition council meeting before PM Narendra Modi leaves for France next week. The PM will be in France on July 13-14 during which he will be the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade. The multi-billion dollar deal for 24-30 Rafale-Marine jets is likely to be announced during his two-day visit. Sources said that the Indian Navy has expressed

Cody Bellinger, a former National League MVP, is being viewed as an ideal addition to the struggling New York Yankees. The potential saviour of the Yankees' season made an appearance in the Bronx on Friday, although he was, unfortunately, representing the Cubs. Despite a decline in his statistics over the past three seasons, Cody Bellinger still maintains his reputation as one of the league's most skilled and formidable hitters. Since joining the Chicago Cubs, Bellinger has showcased an impressive performance at the plate, boasting a batting average of .303 along with an on-base percentage of .359 and a slugging percentage of .502. With nine home runs and 29 RBIs, he has made a significant impact on the team's offence. Notably, his OPS has shown a remarkable improvement compared to last season, and he has also demonstrated his versatility on the basepaths by already accumulating double-digit stolen bases.

Imran Khan expressed support for a recently-reached bailout deal with the IMF after a meeting with officials of the lender on Friday, his party said. The IMF said it was, in the lead up to national elections in the autumn, seeking the support of Pakistan's political parties, including Khan's, for the new nine-month $3 billion stand-by arrangement and policies associated with the programme.Hammad Azhar, a former finance minister under Khan, who attended the meeting virtually, said in a post on Twitter that the former premier and his economic team had discussed last week's staff-level deal between the IMF and Pakistan's government.

The company that wants to mine for critical minerals in southeast Nebraska has signed a deal with Stellantis, giving the automaker access to the rare earth elements used to produce high-powered magnets needed for its electric vehicles

Now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX pulled out of the planned deal with Taylor Swift, not the other way around. 

Cryptocurrency firm Gemini, the largest creditor of bankrupt crypto lending firm Genesis, sued Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO on Friday after a dispute over a restructuring deal for the venture capital firm's troubled unit. DCG and Gemini, the two most prominent players in the crypto industry, have clashed several times over the past few months following the collapse of Genesis, which had filed for bankruptcy in January.

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Natalie Brunell, a podcast host, educator and media commentator in the Bitcoin space. Her podcast, Coin Stories, consistently ranks among the top 50 to 100 on Apple podcasts. She has over 300,000 Twitter followers, and is an award-winning TV journalist and former investigative reporter.

A group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are lining up around $9.4 billion of debt to back GTCR’s purchase of a majority stake in Worldpay Inc., in what would be the largest buyout financing in over a year.

The sponsorship deal between defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and Taylor Swift was reportedly called off at the request of former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), and not the singer-songwriter, as many reports have suggested.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm could sign a contract worth $1.7 billion with Nokia this week to purchase 5G network equipment, according to news report by Economic Times. The contract could be signed as early as Thursday in Helsinki, Finland, where Nokia is headquartered, the report added.

Man Group has agreed to buy a controlling interest in US middle-market private credit manager Varagon Capital Partners for $183m.

crypto lending unit Genesis after its largest creditor Gemini — the crypto company founded by the Winklevoss twins — set Thursday afternoon as the final deadline before the company pursues litigation. The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January after the collapse of key counterparties including FTX caused it to freeze customer redemptions in November. Genesis is owned by venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG). Although Genesis' lending unit had initially outlined a plan to exit bankruptcy by May, it has yet to reach an agreement on a restructuring plan with creditors, to whom it owes more than $3 billion, according to court filings. Its largest creditor is Gemini, founded by billionaire identical twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss who are also former U.S. Olympic rowers. Gemini is seeking to recoup more than $1.1 billion.