Exclusive: Thailand’s KBank in talks to buy Vietnam lender in up to $1 bln deal – sources

[ad_1] The headquarters of Kasikorn Bank are pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HANOI/SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Thailand’s second-biggest lender Kasikornbank (KBANK.BK)…

Macquarie taps renewables trend with $2 bln infrastructure fund

[ad_1] [1/2]Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm is seen from Llanddulas in North Wales, after Storm Ciara lashed through Britain, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Super Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Feb…

Carl Icahn’s firm cuts dividend by 50% after short-seller attack, shares slump

[ad_1] Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Aug 4 (Reuters) – Carl Icahn-owned…

Rothschild & Co. hires former Goldman Sachs banker for German, Austrian equity markets

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, June 29 (Reuters) – Rothschild & Co (ROTH.PA) said on Thursday it is expanding its investment banking business in Germany and Austria with the hire of Eva Maria…

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…

Tesla jumps as GM deal makes its charging network closer to US standard

[ad_1] June 9 (Reuters) – Tesla (TSLA.O) jumped nearly 7% on Friday after General Motors (GM.N) joined Ford (F.N) in agreeing to use its electric-vehicle charging network, a big win…

UBS slams EU antitrust regulators for ‘arbitrary’ $186 mln cartel fine

[ad_1] LUXEMBOURG, June 9 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) on Friday criticised EU antitrust regulators over the way they calculated its 172.4-million-euro ($186 million) cartel fine, saying the arbitrary figure was…

Barclays hit by more departures as Plaster, Hudson exit, sources say

[ad_1] NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Barclays (BARC.L) banker John Plaster, who led the bank’s power and utilities group in the Americas, has resigned to join Guggenheim Partners, people…

Japan’s Shinsei Bank poison pill defence backed by proxy advisory firm

[ad_1] TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – U.S. proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis & Co on Friday recommended shareholders of Japan’s Shinsei Bank Ltd (8303.T) vote for the lender’s plan for…

Exclusive: Bain Capital seeks to raise $4 bln for new global special situations fund – sources

[ad_1] HONG KONG/NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) – Bain Capital is seeking to raise $4 billion for a new global “special situations fund” as the U.S. firm sees an opportunity…