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  Ubisoft debt fix leaves valuation quest on pause

  The $2 bln French gaming firm’s $1 bln injection from Tencent brings much-needed cash to cut leverage. In return for its massive investment, the Chinese group merely gets a small stake in a new subsidiary. That reflects a generous value for key titles like ‘Assassin’s Creed’.

  28 Mar 2025
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  Sustainable fuel surge may mean fewer UK flights

  Britain wants airlines to ramp up use of sustainable aviation fuel at a faster pace than in the EU. That’s laudable, with the hard-to-decarbonise sector accounting for 2% of global emissions. But the margin hit for short-haul carriers like easyJet may risk them flying elsewhere.

  24 Mar 2025
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  European airline tailwinds cloud M&A glide path

  Lufthansa and Air France-KLM shares leapt after strong finishes to the year, closing the gap with bigger $20 bln rival IAG. Eventually, Europe’s market could slim down to a small group including these players. Scope for a stronger 2025 makes it less clear who will buy what.

  6 Mar 2025

• Rolls-Royce has sunny skies, with a fuzzy horizon

  27 Feb 2025

• Aircraft maintenance boom has further to fly

  14 Feb 2025

• Melrose flags a way through aerospace turbulence

  18 Nov 2024

• European airlines’ tough summer adds to M&A logic

  11 Nov 2024

• Airlines’ margins head to lower cruising altitude

  2 Aug 2024

• Ryanair leads airline sector into strategic cloud

  22 Jul 2024

• EQT’s $3 bln gaming play hits the right buttons

  3 Jul 2024

• Airbus hit leaves investors flying without a radar

  25 Jun 2024

• Antitrust worries risk clipping EU airlines’ wings

  24 May 2024

• European airlines’ hot summer belies sector clouds

  23 Apr 2024

• Swedes’ gaming split is far from a next-level fix

  22 Apr 2024

• Airbus obsessives have a shaky grasp of history

  9 Apr 2024

• Apple’s Epic fail powers up EU tech oversight cred

  11 Mar 2024

• Gaming suitors have a window in which to pounce

  13 Feb 2024

• Publicis lead over WPP looks hard to overturn

  8 Feb 2024

• Ryanair clear skies contain Boeing-shaped cloud

  29 Jan 2024

• Sony Activision riposte will involve mobile gaming

  27 Dec 2023

• ‘Tomb Raider’ maker’s odyssey charts gaming pains

  12 Oct 2023

• Microsoft’s gaming M&A takes it to the next level

  27 Sep 2023

• Adland consumer-goods boon has limited shelf-life

  4 Aug 2023

• Embracer cash call undermines investors’ M&A play

  6 Jul 2023

• Gaming transatlantic gap invites M&A shoot-’em-up

  9 Jun 2023

• “Super Mario” augurs more media-gaming tie-ups

  20 Apr 2023

• Conscious consumerism will be left on the shelf

  29 Dec 2022

• Adland veterans play tortoise to Big Tech’s hare

  10 Nov 2022

• There’s method to Saudi’s $38 bln gaming madness

  11 Oct 2022

• Gaming’s big comedown will be spread unevenly

  12 Aug 2022

• Tech giants pick odd time for ad break

  1 Jun 2022

• Breakdown: Real profit and loss in the metaverse

  28 Jan 2022

• Gaming M&A frenzy gives Europe extra powers

  19 Jan 2022

• Zuckerberg has metaverse rivals who mean business

  23 Dec 2021

• Embracer rolls the dice in $3 bln board-game play

  16 Dec 2021

• Smart specs are a solution in search of a problem

  13 Sep 2021

• Dating outscores gaming in app store showdown

  25 Aug 2021

• Review: Reining in the crypto-fanatics

  25 Jun 2021

• Epic’s $29 bln price tag looks beyond “Fortnite”

  14 Apr 2021

• Gaming weakness puts Ubisoft on M&A last life

  9 Apr 2021

• Big Tech’s data virtue-signalling has casualties

  16 Mar 2021

• Big Tech’s gaming gamble will call for M&A

  22 Dec 2020

• U.S. gaming giants find extra gear in UK developer

  14 Dec 2020

• David Beckham’s e-sports IPO is speculative effort

  2 Oct 2020

• Investors make $17 bln bet on “Fortnite” longevity

  11 Aug 2020

• Review: The callous roots of caffeine capitalism

  3 Jul 2020

• Gaming’s strongest opponent will be regulation

  23 Dec 2019