PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Jan 25

Headlines Multinationals urge Janet Yellen not to let politics stop US Steel deal RedBird IMI takeover of Telegraph faces fresh scrutiny over proposed structure French government presses the UK to help fill multibillion-pound hole in nuclear projects Overview Large multinational companies are urging Joe Biden's administration to keep politics out of any national security review of Nippon Steel's purchase of United States Steel after a bipartisan backlash to the deal in Washington.

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Multinationals urge Janet Yellen not to let politics stop US Steel deal RedBird IMI takeover of Telegraph faces fresh scrutiny over proposed structure

French government presses the UK to help fill multibillion-pound hole in nuclear projects Overview

Large multinational companies are urging Joe Biden's administration to keep politics out of any national security review of Nippon Steel's purchase of United States Steel after a bipartisan backlash to the deal in Washington. Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI faces further regulatory scrutiny of its 600 million pounds ($762.96 million) planned takeover of the Telegraph Media Group following UK government concerns about a proposal to overhaul its corporate structure for the business.

The French government is pressing the UK to help plug a multibillion-pound hole in the budget of nuclear power projects being built in Britain by France's electricity operator EDF. ($1 = 0.7864 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)