M&A Bankers Clock Busiest-Ever Holiday Season in Final Deal Rush

M&A Bankers Clock Busiest-Ever Holiday Season in Final Deal Rush

A total of 2,496 transactions were announced globally in the final two weeks of 2020, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s the most for a festive fortnight on record, the data show. More than $187 billion of deals came during the period, led by buyout firm...
New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt

A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public. SPACs are exchange-listed shell...