23andMe in Talks to Go Public Via Branson SPAC

23andMe in Talks to Go Public Via Branson SPAC

DNA-testing company 23andMe is reportedly in talks to go public through a $4bn deal with Richard Branson’s VG Acquisition Corp. A deal may be announced next month for 23andMe, less than three years since being evaluated at $2.5bn. Bloomberg reports that the two sides...
Blackstone Deploys $25 Billion to Ramp Up Spending

Blackstone Deploys $25 Billion to Ramp Up Spending

Blackstone Group Inc. deployed a record $25.4 billion in the fourth quarter, as the world’s biggest alternative asset manager sealed large deals and found opportunities in an economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. New York-based Blackstone spent $11.7 billion on...