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Bruce Douglas

@bruceecurb

Bloomberg Team Leader for Leveraged and Corporate Finance in EMEA. Back in London after 7 years in Brazil. Opinions my own. The news appears to be a red herring

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Joined November 2008
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@LukeTryl17 Dec 2025
🎄Xmas special: What is voting intention by school nativity role we played? Labour’s best result is with those who played Wise Men, Tory’s Joseph, Greens narrators & maybe mirroring their rise from underdogs to today Reform’s best score is among those who played sheep/donkeys
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@business18 Nov 2024
AI hysteria has largely played out in the stock market. Now debt bankers want to get in on the $1 trillion payday. Read The Big Take ⬇️ trib.al/m1sW0TD
Wall Street's Elites Are Piling Into a Massive AI Gamble

Wall Street's Elites Are Piling Into a Massive AI Gamble

Finance’s biggest names are ready to gatecrash the artificial-intelligence party.

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For years, documenting protests in China was a task for activists. Now, it’s capturing the attention of investors who are trying to predict if Beijing will pivot to a bazooka stimulus bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
China Investors Scour Protest Data for Clues to Next Stimulus Moves

China Investors Scour Protest Data for Clues to Next Stimulus Moves

For years, documenting protests in China was a task for political activists. Now, it’s capturing the attention of investors who are trying to predict if Beijing will pivot to a bazooka stimulus

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Sam Cowie@SamCowie849 Oct 2024
"Amazônia, sua linda" Happy & proud to have contributed to the editing process of Dom's book. Viva Dom e Bruno
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Dom Phillips’ book: “How to Save the Amazon” has a cover and will be published in May, 2025. The murders of Dom and Bruno Pereira are not the end of their story. The voices they wanted to amplify will not be silenced. Our friend’s work goes on.
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Dom Phillips’ book: “How to Save the Amazon” has a cover and will be published in May, 2025. The murders of Dom and Bruno Pereira are not the end of their story. The voices they wanted to amplify will not be silenced. Our friend’s work goes on.
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Rodrigo Orihuela@rorihuela2 Oct 2024
Bloomberg Madrid, creciendo. bloomberg.avature.net/career…
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Thames Water's massive debt pile is teetering on the edge of junk. Given the troubled water company's complex capital structure, a downgrade would be particularly painful. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Struggling Thames Water’s £10 Billion Bonds Face a Double Blow

The massive debt pile loaded onto Thames Water Ltd is teetering on the edge of junk, following S&P Global Ratings warning of a downgrade.

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PSA: Bloomberg Terminals are working just fine.
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Really interesting article by BBG @gmorpurgo and Eleanor Duncan about HY investors requiring now more protection in new deals, even if credits are good... blinks.bloomberg.com/news/st… #highyield
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Nice piece ahead of Jimmy Anderson's final game: bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/arti…
James Anderson: 'Farewell to Jimmy and to part of ourselves'

James Anderson: 'Farewell to Jimmy and to part of ourselves'

James Anderson has been our constant in our lives for more than 20 years, so we are not only saying goodbye to great a fast bowler, but part of ourselves, says Stephan Shemilt.

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NEW: Billionaire Bernard Arnault is bidding on a storied Venice hotel, one of the trophy assets put on the market in the messy fallout from the implosion of Rene Benko’s Signa Group. W/@arascouet, @LibbyCherry98 and team bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets
Billionaire Arnault Said to Join Race for Signa’s Venice Hotel

Billionaire Arnault Said to Join Race for Signa’s Venice Hotel

Billionaire Bernard Arnault has joined the chase to purchase a storied Venice hotel, one of the trophy assets put on the market in the messy fallout from the implosion of Rene Benko’s Signa Group.

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Giulia Morpurgo@gmorpurgo21 Jun 2024
Pro-Gest confirms our story from Tuesday on @TheTerminal on skipping a coupon payment amid debt restructuring talks. The company wanted to preserve its cash position of around €19.5 million.
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Owen Walker@OwenWalker013 Jun 2024
Wells Fargo Fires Over a Dozen for ‘Simulation of Keyboard Activity’ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky plans to fund his takeover of Royal Mail's parent company with about £2.3bn of debt. Latest story by @irenegperez on @bloomberguk now: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Billionaire Kretinsky Will Fund Buyout of Royal Mail Owner With Debt, Equity

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky plans to fund the takeover of International Distribution Services Plc, owner of the UK’s Royal Mail, with both equity and debt.

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@business29 May 2024
A lender to Thames Water has shelved a planned sale of £500 million of the troubled utilities’ loans, sources say trib.al/RmJ69di

Thames Water Lender Pauses £500 Million Sale of Firm’s Loans

A lender to Thames Water Ltd has shelved a planned sale of £500 million of the troubled utilities’ loans, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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The fight between Barings and a gang of senior defectors is a rude awakening for a private market that sells itself on trust, discretion and stability. Many investors are furious. Long read with @PSeligson and Esteban Duarte bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
For Private Credit’s Top Talent, $1 Million a Year Is Not Enough

For Private Credit’s Top Talent, $1 Million a Year Is Not Enough

The fight between Barings and a gang of senior defectors is a rude awakening for a private market that sells itself on trust, discretion and stability. Many investors are furious.

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