London Stock Exchange shareholders bless $27 billion Refinitiv deal

London Stock Exchange shareholders bless $27 billion Refinitiv deal

London Stock Exchange shareholders overwhelmingly backed the exchange’s $27 billion takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv on Tuesday, a deal designed to broaden LSE’s trading business and make it a major distributor of market data. LSE Chairman Don Robert...
SoftBank Launches $3 Billion Tender Offer for WeWork Shares

SoftBank Launches $3 Billion Tender Offer for WeWork Shares

SoftBank Group Corp. launched a long-awaited $3 billion tender offer for WeWork stock, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The offer expires April 1, said one of the people, who requested anonymity because the matter is private. Representatives for...
How HSBC landed the top role on the Saudi Aramco IPO

How HSBC landed the top role on the Saudi Aramco IPO

Concerted push by the UK-based lender made it one of only three banks to win oversight of investor orders on the record listing A year ago, HSBC was still reeling after a group of rebels in its investment bank slammed top management for a series of perceived failings,...
Chinese owner looks to tighten grip on PizzaExpress

Chinese owner looks to tighten grip on PizzaExpress

Hony Capital plans to buy more debt in struggling chain, giving it a bigger say in any restructuring Chinese private equity group Hony Capital plans to tighten its grip on PizzaExpress with an agreement to buy an additional £80m of its bonds at a steep discount,...
As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals

As lithium prices drop, private equity investors hunt for deals

Private equity groups and other investors have grown emboldened by the lithium industry’s malaise, forging plans to invest billions of dollars in mining projects to develop the electric vehicle battery metal. A more than 50 percent drop in lithium prices since 2018...