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UK government split over carbon market after Brexit

Bloomberg UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Treasury is locked in a battle with Alok Sharma’s Business Department over how to ensure polluters pay for their emissions after Brexit. The Treasury is pushing to replace the European Union’s cap-and-trade system with an economy-wide carbon tax, which would come into effect after Britain exits the bloc in January. The Department for Business, Energy ...

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Maersk raises profit forecast for 2nd time

Bloomberg AP Moller-Maersk A/S raised its full-year guidance amid a surprise recovery in demand and sweeping efforts to cut costs. The container shipping company, which is eliminating hundreds of jobs, said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will be in the range of $7.5 billion to $8 billion, before restructuring and integration costs. That compares with an earlier forecast ...

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BC partners said to be halfway to $10b fund record

Bloomberg BC Partners has raised around half the target amount for its next flagship private equity fund, for which it is seeking a record 8.5 billion euros ($10 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. The London-based buyout firm has already gathered more than 4 billion euros for its 11th fund, hitting an initial fundraising milestone, according to the ...

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