by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2019 | News, UKPEC
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...
by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2019 | News
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...
by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2019 | News
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,...
by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2019 | News
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,...
by Sebastian | Nov 28, 2019 | News
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...