Canaccord Genuity wields the axe - part 3

It's tough times for the chaps in pin stripe suits at stockbroker Canaccord Genuity.

According to my mole, the Canadian broker - which is de-listing from the London Stock Exchange - has placed a blanket ban on silver service dining at its smart, wood-panelled dining rooms and restricted client lunches to sandwiches.

The Sunday review: an old mega deal rears its head again; and from predator to prey continues...

M&A stories are a bit like London buses. You wait around at the bus stop for one to arrive, it never comes but when it does another two buses arrive straight afterwards.

And so it's the case for The Sunday Telegraph, whose business section was plastered with deal scoops today following a few lean weeks.

Back on Tip TV talking about LSE, Weir Group and Kering

Apologies in advance for the terrible audio during today's Tip TV session. But here is a link to today's session with Zak:

http://www.tiptv.co.uk/finance/ma-update-counter-bid-likely-in-deutsche-boerses-lse-takeover/

Robey Warshaw land another big deal

Reuters has just landed a cracking scoop about the LSE getting back into merger talks with Deutsche Borse.

Here is a link to the confirmation release: