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Morgan Stanley Hires JPMorgan North America M&A Head Caggiano

Marco Caggiano, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s head of North America mergers and acquisitions, is leaving the firm for Morgan Stanley, according to a person familiar with the matter.

By Matthew Monks

Russia’s Richest Man Expands Banking Empire in Face of Sanctions

Sanctioned Russian tycoon Vladimir Potanin is buying a stake in a digital bank for businesses and expanding his lending empire with the third such purchase since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Siemens Said to Tap BNP for Potential €3 Billion Innomotics Sale

Siemens AG has picked BNP Paribas SA to advise on options for its motors and large drives business, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Activist Fights Tick Up, Along With Settlements

The first proxy season after a key US rule change was expected to rock the shareholder activism world. Instead, the universal proxy card turned typically public battles into something more private and discreet, with settlements reached behind the scenes or very quickly once they become known.

India Billionaire’s Chip Foray Faces Setback as Foxconn Exits

Anil Agarwal’s $19 billion semiconductor-making ambitions in India were dealt another setback after his Taiwanese partner decided to part ways with the billionaire’s Vedanta Ltd. on a planned joint venture.

Axiata Eyes Unit Stake Sales as Debt Swells on Overseas Push

Axiata Group Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest wireless carrier by revenue, plans to sell stakes in some of its businesses and list its technology units to reduce debt taken to fund the acquisition of telecom assets overseas.

Insolvent Go Air Seeks Initial Interest From Potential Buyers

The insolvency administrator of Go Airlines India Ltd. is seeking initial bids from prospective investors willing to revive the grounded carrier.

China Merchants Bids $3.4 Billion for Chindata to Challenge Bain

An arm of state-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group has made a $3.4 billion takeover bid for Chindata Group Holdings Ltd., setting up a bidding war for the Asian data center operator.

White & Case, Loeb, Guide AI Security Company’s Go-Public Merger

Two Law firms are piloting a merger agreement between a special purpose acquisition company and Airship AI Holdings, Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-powered surveillance tools to federal government agencies and companies.

HILL TECH BRIEF: Child Online Safety Faces Lobbying Opposition

Advocates for kids’ mental health decry social media algorithms they say promote eating disorders, self-harm, and substance abuse, but congressional efforts to strengthen children’s safety and privacy online are running into opposition from lobbyists.