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Today is Wednesday, March 27th, and this is your FT news briefing.

Today, Reno and Nissan patch up their alliance and plan a further

acquisition to bulk up the business. A leading Eurosceptic says he has decided to

back Theresa May's deal on Brexit after all.

And we learn more about former Uber chief Travis Kellenix new global venture into dark kitchens.

Then we report on investor concerns over rising levels of banker pay in Europe.

I'm Lauren Feedor and here's the news you need to start your day.

Reno aims to restart merger talks with Nissan within 12 months and then acquire

another carmaker with Fiat Chrysler among the preferred targets

according to several people familiar with the French

group's plans.

The planning marks a return to the audacious strategies favored by Carlos Gone, former

chief executive of Reno Reno and Chairman of Nissan

until his November arrest and Tokyo on fraud charges.

Both the French and Japanese sides have said their focus is on making the

alliance work well before rejigging the capital structure.

The recent creation of a new board for the alliance, led by Renault Chairman Jean-Domenic Cenard,

has improved confidence that the two sides can rebuild trust and push ahead

with merger plans according to people familiar with both sides thinking.

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