AmEx Global Business Travel nears $5.3 billion Apollo SPAC deal

AmEx Global Business Travel nears $5.3 billion Apollo SPAC deal

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) is nearing a merger with a blank-check firm backed by Apollo Global Management Inc to go public with a valuation of around $5.3bn, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday here. The deal with Apollo Strategic Growth...
UK drops plans for tax hike on PE profits

UK drops plans for tax hike on PE profits

The UK government has rejected a proposed change in capital gains tax rates that would have taken a bigger chunk of private equity profits. The decision was a response to a review of the capital gains tax system—commissioned by the UK’s finance ministry in July...
British asset manager abrdn buys interactive investor for $2bn

British asset manager abrdn buys interactive investor for $2bn

Abrdn is to buy investment platform interactive investor for $1.98bn in cash, as traditional asset managers seek to build up customers using online providers. Banks and asset managers are looking at ways to capture a new breed of investors who tend to be younger and...