August, 2021

• 14 August

  National Bank names Laurent Ferreira CEO

  

  Bloomberg National Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer Louis Vachon is stepping down after 14 years and will be succeeded by Laurent Ferreira atop the country’s sixth-largest bank. Ferreira, 50, who was promoted to chief operating officer in February, will take over as CEO on November 1, the Montreal-based lender said. Since taking the reins in 2007, Vachon, 59, helped …

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• 14 August

  BofA ups junior pay again to $100,000 to retain talent

  

  Bloomberg Bank of America Corp is boosting base salaries again, lifting pay for junior bankers across the firm to $100,000 from $95,000 in a bid to remain competitive in the war for young talent on Wall Street. The company will pay that amount to first-year analysts in the global corporate and investment-banking, global-markets and global-research divisions, according to a person …

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• 14 August

  Ford fires back at GM, seeks to rescind ‘cruise’ trademark

  

  Bloomberg Ford Motor Co, firing back at a lawsuit filed by General Motors Co, is asking the US government to strip GM of its trademark for “Super Cruise,” the name of its hands-free driving feature, and “Cruise,” the name of its self-driving affiliate Cruise LLC. Ford is asking the US Patent and Trademark Office to rescind the trademarks so “the …

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• 14 August

  Apple told to pay $300m after wireless patent retrial

  

  Bloomberg Apple Inc was told to pay $300 million in royalties after a retrial in a patent dispute over wireless technology used in its iPhones and other products, part of a global fight with a company that says it owns patents on the LTE cellular standard. The jury in Marshall, Texas, said PanOptis Patent Management and its Optis Cellular and …

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• 14 August

  Sonos wins first round in patent case against Google at ITC

  

  Bloomberg Sonos Inc shares jumped as the wireless audio company came one step closer to winning a global battle with Alphabet Inc’s Google when a US trade judge found the search giant infringes five Sonos patents — a decision that could shut some Google smart home devices, phones and laptops out of the US market. US International Trade Commission Judge …

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• 14 August

  EV-charging firm agrees to SPAC deal

  Bloomberg An electric-vehicle charging startup that powers Amazon.com Inc’s delivery vans in the UK has agreed to merge with a US blank-check firm and go public late this year. The transaction between EO Charging and First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp will imply a combined enterprise value of $675 million, the companies said. The deal will net EO more than $150 …

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• 12 August

  UK heat strategy pushed to Sept amid climate pressure

  

  Bloomberg The UK’s long-promised strategy for reducing carbon emissions from heating drafty homes will be published next month, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said, as the government gears up to host a key climate change summit in the fall. During a media round, Kwarteng suggested the so-called heat and buildings strategy may include a plan for phasing out gas boilers. He …

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• 12 August

  Gates-backed battery firm gets funding from Reliance, others

  

  Bloomberg Ambri Inc, a Bill Gates-backed venture that makes batteries for power grids, said it secured $144 million to build production plants in funding led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd and Paulson & Co. Plans include a pilot facility and a subsequent commercial-scale site in the US, followed by two more abroad in yet-to-be-determined locales. Reliance, India’s most …

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• 12 August

  Brookfield wins Inter Pipeline’s backing for $6.8 billion deal

  

  Bloomberg Canada’s Inter Pipeline Ltd told shareholders to accept a $6.8 billion hostile takeover offer from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, days after walking away from a friendly deal with Pembina Pipeline Corp. The move pushes the monthslong battle for Canada’s fourth-largest midstream company closer to a resolution. Brookfield sweetened its bid to win over Inter Pipeline shareholders, while prominent advisory …

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• 12 August

  JetBlue begins flights from New York to London at $202

  

  Bloomberg Just nine days after the UK granted vaccinated Americans quarantine-free entry, JetBlue Airways Corp is making its first foray into transatlantic service, starting flights on the world’s most lucrative air route—from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow—on Wednesday. It’s a long-awaited move for fans of the carrier, which has made its name offering affordable, friendly …

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