Lonza Shortlists Bidders for $3 Billion Specialty Ingredients Arm

Lonza Shortlists Bidders for $3 Billion Specialty Ingredients Arm

Swiss contract drug maker Lonza has shortlisted German chemicals group Lanxess and private equity groups in the sale of its Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI) unit worth more than $3.38 billion, people close to the matter said. Buyout groups Advent, Carlyle, Partners...
Waterland closes eighth fund at hard cap of €2.5bn

Waterland closes eighth fund at hard cap of €2.5bn

Waterland Private Equity Investments has closed ts eighth institutional fund, Waterland Private Equity Fund VIII at EUR2.5 billion. The fund closed at its hard cap three months after its initial launch. WPEF VIII was considerably oversubscribed with demand...
Asset manager group aims for carbon neutral investments by 2050

Asset manager group aims for carbon neutral investments by 2050

A group of 30 asset managers with more than $9 trillion under management launched the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative on Friday to help clients ensure their portfolios are carbon neutral by 2050. The group, which includes Schroders and UBS Asset Management, said it...
Hyundai Motor to buy robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank

Hyundai Motor to buy robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank

Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman have agreed to buy an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp, as the South Korean automaker group seeks to expand factory automation and design autonomous cars, drones and robots. Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday...