PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 20

PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - March 20

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Ted Baker preparing to appoint administrators - Telegraph takeover by RedBird IMI faces regulatory probe

- AstraZeneca strikes $2.4 bln deal for radiotherapy biotech Fusion - Unilever to split off ice cream business and cut 7,500 jobs

Overview - British fashion retailer Ted Baker is on the brink of collapse unless it finds a new business partner, casting doubt over the future of hundreds of high street jobs at the UK fashion brand.

- Telegraph Media Group's takeover by Abu Dhabi-backed RedBird IMI could face an in-depth regulatory review, giving the UK government more time to change the law to formally block the deal in the next few months. - AstraZeneca said it has agreed to buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc for $2.4 billion.

- Unilever said it would spin off its ice cream unit, home to popular brands such as Magnum and Ben & Jerry's, and cut 7,500 jobs in a new cost-savings programme. ($1 = 0.7862 pounds) (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)

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