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Jan 2024
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The Deal Room: FOUR things we learned fr...

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In our latest podcast episode our Director of Corporate Finance, Stephen Barnett unpacks four FT headlines coming out of Davos last week.


  • Private Equity predicts deal rebound as sellers capitulate on prices 


  • Mistral becomes the talk of Davos as business leaders seek AI gains


  • Blackstone boss Steve Schwarzman sees ‘animal spirits’ returning to the financial sector


  • Is Davos still worthwhile? 


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