Ben Scent

@damienghader Cheat Sheet

FCK it. Here's all the sauce. After shipping 100+ apps with @Lovable — I made the ULTIMATE Design Cheat Sheet. Every prompt. Every design system pattern. Every cloud config + infra setup. Every component standard + best practice we actually use to achieve world-class UI. All in one doc. Follow + comment "Cheat Sheet" and I'll DM it to you.

London's stock market is shrinking at the fastest pace in over a decade — what's going on? Join our team of reporters for a Live Q&A ➡️ trib.al/u8e2dJx

London's IPO market used to be one of the biggest in the world. This year it struggled to compete with the likes of Oman and Malaysia. Great deep dive by @benscent @julia_fioretti @Swetha_Gopinath and @pmayocer bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

When the domestic retail market and asset managers turn their back on their home market then the impacts on the tax base, investment, and one of the UK’s few globally significant sectors is profound. The incentive structure (stamp duty, pension tax relief, corporate governance) is all skewed against raising UK public equity.

LSE trailing...Oman, Luxembourg and Malaysia?! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

London's IPO market used to be one of the biggest in the world. This year it struggled to compete with the likes of Oman and Malaysia trib.al/uqa0uc4

Also, it's almost a year since I joined the inimitable team here covering deals, working with great mentors like @LianaBaker and the strongest bench of editors. Time flies!

Back at the desk from vacation, and just in time for that classic 'post-Labor Day deals rush', it feels like a good time to say I've picked up coverage of tech M&A more formally for @business! Software, hardware, semis, internet... I'm all ears.

Bernard Arnault opens up about LVMH succession, the Paris Olympics and some retirement advice he got from Warren Buffett bloomberg.com/features/2024-… via @BW @BradStone @arascouet

Would you pay $34,000 for a coat? The hair of wild camelids in Peru can fetch such prices. As the top global buyer, LVMH-owned Loro Piana's secretive supply chain highlights the use of cheap labor to make some of the most expensive clothing in the world trib.al/i6cAmDP

last year i went with @mrochabrun to the Peruvian andes to make this short documentary about one of the most extreme examples of global capitalism for Bloomberg @business 🦙🦙🦙 check it out ! youtube.com/watch?v=W-SrWH…

If you don’t care about hedge fund millionaires using underwater robots to hunt for Nazi treasure, I’ll be honest, my latest story probably isn’t for you. With @oliviasolon and @jonny_browning bloomberg.com/features/2023-…

"It's been one of the wildest, most bizarre takeover processes I've ever encountered" John Yetimoglu, a minority shareholder in Manchester United, says it feels like "something's coming to an end" — a year after the Glazers began the club's sales process trib.al/ymq2Csv

Scoop: A group of Moore Capital traders led by Joeri Jacobs are spinning out $3 billion hedge fund. They specialise in inflation bets bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

biotech scoop: Sanofi, the French pharma giant, is exploring a potential acquisition of cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics, sources say. $MRTX $SAN @BloombergDeals @DNair5 @atorsoli bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund is helping fuel the nascent recovery in US IPO: exclusive analysis from @rngould bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Some personal news: I'm picking up coverage of media + telecom deals as a new specialty on the M&A beat on the @BloombergDeals team. (I'll still be your girl for all things healthcare/biopharma M&A and acquisition finance). Advice, tips or intros? send me a DM or email.

Deliveroo is speaking to its advisers about defense strategies after activist investor Sachem Head built a stake in the UK food delivery platform trib.al/TFlBYwo

While it's fair to say I always enjoy a good direct lending deal gone wrong story, it's not every day they centre on a "bungalow billionaire" in a spat with a alleged associate of the Kinahan cartel! Bonkers tale from @ManySundays & @irenegperez bloomberg.com/news/articles/…