FT News Briefing

Deals resurgence, aid to Beirut, internal pushback at Nike

A series of blockbuster deals has led a resurgence in M&amp;A activity since the start of July, and international donors agreed to fund €250m in emergency aid for Beirut after a chemical explosion devastated Lebanon’s capital. Plus, the FT’s US sports business correspondent, Sara Germano, explains why a group of employees at Nike have asked management to publicly acknowledge the company’s own internal shortcomings on equality before promoting the ideal to consumers.  Megadeals lead M&amp;A revival as big companies bulk up<a href="http://ft.com/content/59378fea-79a9-4684-ae03-a41798a6245c?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/59378fea-79a9-4684-ae03-a41798a6245c?</a> Future of Lebanon and entire region at stake, warns Macron<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c44ff8e3-1715-499f-8d0e-6774a3d6b8aa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/c44ff8e3-1715-499f-8d0e-6774a3d6b8aa</a> Black employees at Nike object to company’s new ad<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e8b4a2e3-e0cf-467a-890b-b64db664778a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/e8b4a2e3-e0cf-467a-890b-b64db664778a</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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