Wall Street’s Hard Numbers Hide Harder Truths: Bloomberg Deals

Hi, it’s Fareed Sahloul in New York, picking through some early numbers on M&A fees from Wall Street’s top advisers. Elsewhere, Bain Capital is seeking billions of dollars for Asia funds.

Today’s top stories

• Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc weighs bid for $9 billion Aethon assets.
• Trade war raises alarm for Ansys-Synopsys deal.
• Italy’s jeans mogul stays hungry for deals after Versace setback.
• Pimco backs Paschi bid for Mediobanca at investor meeting.
• CATL gets Hong Kong approval for this year’s biggest listing.

Data dive

Wall Street has started to put some hard numbers on the year so far, with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley—two of the world’s biggest ...