Listed retail companies have raised nearly $2.9bn in the past year as they sought to strengthen their balance sheets amid the pandemic. Now, they are starting to eye M&A opportunities. In recent years, listed firms in the UK have relied less on the public markets...
Carlyle-backed Flipkart is in talks with a clutch of investors to raise $1bn, while it deliberates an initial public offering in the USA later this year. Depending on the investor appetite, fundraising could double to up to $2bn. This round of fundraising is largely...
Quantum Energy Partners has started raising $4.5bn for its eighth energy-focused flagship strategy, betting that rising oil prices will help it win over investors after putting the campaign on hold last year, said people familiar with the matter. The Houston...
SoftBank Group Corp-backed Better HoldCo said on Tuesday it will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm sponsored by investment firm Novator Capital, valuing the mortgage startup at $7.7bn. As part of the deal with Aurora Acquisition Corp, SoftBank will...
Ginkgo Bioworks said on Tuesday it plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle backed by former Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky from Eagle Equity Partners, in one of the biggest such deals that values the biotech company at... 