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Arteta’s decidedly imperfect inheritance. There are David Luiz and Shkodran Mustafi, Dani Ceballos and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe. They assume a greater pertinence now, and not merely as signs of the transformation of a side in three years.

Australian law firms are following the global trend of flat profits in the legal industry, with partner pay expected to fall for the first time in seven years due to an explosion in expenses.

We might be nearing closing credits for the Hoyts sale process.

The collision of Brexit cheerleader Nigel Farage, a regal private bank, the BBC and the Conservative Party exploded into a quintessentially British scandal this week, costing the job of one of the country’s top bankers and igniting a debate over how lenders protect their reputations without discriminating against outspoken clients. The damage was apparent on Wednesday.

India’s presidential-style politics in a parliamentary system, as the scenario has been since the ascent of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, can present piquant situations. The odds of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government being ousted from power by a no-confidence vote in the Lok Sabha are negligible, given that BJP members make up more than half the House—the safety mark—and can also count on allies to crush such a motion by a ratio of over 2:1. Yet, on Wednesday the Indian National Congress sought a floor test, citing violence in Manipur among other issues, and got the backing of parties that recently joined hands with it to form a front called the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) for general elections next year.

Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners is in late-stage talks to buy lifestyle communities business Serenitas, put up for sale by investment bank Goldman Sachs.

NEW DELHI : The Indian pharma market (IPM), which is estimated to have grown 4.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in June, will find support from strong performance in the US even as domestic growth rem-ains slow in the June quarter. Analysts at Jefferies India Private Ltd expect strong US but tepid India growth for pharma companies during Q1. In the US, analysts at Jefferies expect sequential improvement for all the major exporters except Cipla.

The market’s valuation of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) is “as good as it gets,” according to Morgan Stanley analysts.

Manchester City are eyeing Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard to replace Kyle Walker. Earlier Pavard has been a target of Manchester United. Kyle has been on the bench since the end of the last season after Pep Guardiola switched to a 3-2-4-1 formation. Though Kyle has been an important asset for the club since he signed in 2017 and has won five Premier League titles and the Champions Trophy, he is 33 years old, and he is left with only one year with him. Guardiola wants to sell him, and Bayern Munich have shown interest in him. Pavard quit Stuttgart to sign Bayern in 2019. He has made 162 appearances and has won four consecutive Bundesliga titles and the Champions League 2020. He is left with only one year of contract and can play as a right-back or centre-back and it suits Guardiola’s formation. Manchester United and Barcelona have shown interest in him. Manchester City have also signed Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea and they want to take centre-back Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig. Pavard made his football debut with Lillee in League 1 and then moved to VfB Stuttgart in 2016. He won two Bundesliga trophies in the first season and moved to Bayern Munich in 2019. He won six trophies in 2020-Bundesliga, Champions League, DFL Supercup, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Supercup, and FIFA Club World Cup. He made his international debut in 2017 and won FIFA World Cup2018, and UEFA Nations Leaguer in 2020-21.

Lucy Spraggan, a former contestant on the popular talent show X Factor, has bravely come forward to reveal that she was sexually assaulted by a hotel porter during the production of the show in 2012. In her newly released memoir titled «Process: Finding My Way Through,» Spraggan sheds light on the devastating impact the assault had on her life over the past decade, expressing a sense of betrayal by ITV, the network behind the show. Spraggan recounts that the rape occurred after a night of celebrating fellow contestant Rylan Clark's birthday at the Mayfair nightclub Mahiki.

Kyle Walker, who is said to have agreed to personal terms with Bayern Munich. The Premier League champions have already lined up a possible replacement, with Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich emerging as their top choice.

Global law firm Ashurst said on Thursday that a 10 per cent increase in revenue over 2022-2023 had failed to translate into more pay for partners as rising costs and inflation hit the bottom line.

EPL Champions Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and other premier league clubs are busy in fine tuning their squad ahead of the commencement of the new PL season. Premier League 2023-24 season will kick off on August 11 with reigning champions Manchester City taking on Burnley. The matchweek 1 will continue on August 12, August 13, and August 14 when Manchester United will host Wolves.

Pacific Equity Partners is considering a tilt at New Zealand-listed engineering business Scott Technology, which is 53 per cent owned by Brazilian meat processor JBS and has Macquarie Capital running a strategic review.

Credit Suisse chief executive, Ulrich Körner, called on its employees to “focus on facts” after the troubled Swiss lender revealed it had tapped the Swiss National Bank for up to CHF50bn following a 30% slump in shares and signs of distress in its bonds.