Catch up with the latest pandemic-related financial insights from Breakingviews, from some much-needed M&A gossip featuring Nokia to a key rare-earths decision in Malaysia, in the latest edition of Corona Capital:
The logo of French media group Lagardere is seen during the groups annual general meeting in Paris, France, May 3, 2016.PARIS MISMATCH. Vincent Bolloré may have another activist bone to pick. The billionaire French tycoon is considering taking a stake in Lagardère, along with fellow one-percenter Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, to support eponymous boss Arnaud, according to the newspaper Les Echos.
SUPPLY CHAIN RISK. Malaysia is highlighting the world’s dependence on China for rare earths. Kuala Lumpur will decide within five days whether to allow Australian miner Lynas to reopen a processing plant, Reuters reported on April 15. Lynas argues it operates in a “critical industry”, producing products that are essential to the supply chains of key sectors in partially locked-down Malaysia, including medical devices.
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