Bloomberg After years of lagging behind London on spawning financial technology startups, Paris this week hosted a show of force aimed at proving the French capital can catch up as more than 1,500 bankers, investors and entrepreneurs gathered. The Paris Fintech Forum, which took place in the old bourse’s temple-like building, tripled its turnout from last year. With the UK’s …

  Bloomberg Tesco Plc agreed to buy Booker Group Plc for about 3.7 billion pounds ($4.6 billion), pooling the UK’s biggest supermarket chain with the No. 1 food wholesaler and gaining access to the fast-growing market to supply restaurants and hotels. The grocer said it will pay a mixture of cash and shares worth 12 percent more than at Thursday’s …

  Bloomberg TAB Gida Sanayi & Ticaret AS, the Turkish company that controls the biggest international Burger King franchise, is considering an initial public offering that could value it at more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The owners of TAB Gida, which also has the rights to operate Burger King in China, are working with Moelis …