Analysis: New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

[ad_1] SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special…

Shares of China Evergrande’s EV unit rise after $347 mln share sale plan

[ad_1] [1/2] A traffic light is seen near the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo HONG KONG, Nov 22 (Reuters)…

Exclusive: Vodafone and Hutchison to announce UK merger as soon as Friday – sources

[ad_1] [1/2] FILE PHOTO: The company logo of CK Hutchison Holdings is displayed at a news conference in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip HONG KONG/LONDON, June 7…

Canadian pension fund CDPQ puts brakes on China investment, Financial Times reports

[ad_1] June 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s second-largest pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has stopped making private deals in China and will close its Shanghai office…

Carl Icahn’s empire loses $6 billion in a day after short seller report

[ad_1] May 3 (Reuters) – Carl Icahn’s empire took another hit on Wednesday when his holding company’s shares plunged further in the aftermath of a critical report from short seller…

Goldman-backed ReNew plugs into U.S. public market with $8 bln blank check deal

[ad_1] Feb 24 (Reuters) – ReNew Power will go public through an $8 billion merger with a blank-check firm in the biggest deal in the fast-growing clean energy sector in…

How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an…

Archer to go public, United Airlines invests and orders electric aircraft

[ad_1] Feb 10 (Reuters) – Electric aircraft startup Archer will go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed in a deal valued at around $3.8 billion andbacked by…

In listening mode, new Bayer CEO keeps ‘open mind’ on company split

[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN, Germany, April 5 (Reuters) – Incoming Bayer (BAYGn.DE) chief executive Bill Anderson says he is keeping an open mind on whether to break up the company into smaller…

Satellite company SES confirms tie-up talks with Intelsat

[ad_1] PARIS, March 29 (Reuters) – Satellite company SES (SESFg.LU) confirmed on Wednesday that it was in talks with U.S. rival Intelsat over a possible combination of their businesses that…