The UK Prime Minister is set to tell his counterparts in the European Union that they must agree a Brexit deal in just over five weeks or accept a no-deal exit. Boris Johnson is due to warn the European trading bloc that “there needs to be an agreement… by...
Total medical devices industry venture financing deals in July 2020 worth $1.8bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked an increase of 78.9% over the previous month and a rise of 61.2% when compared with the last 12-month...
The Carlyle Group has been growing its presence in South Korea after sealing a string of investment and business deals with top Korean financial services firms this year. The US private equity firm is expected to further expand its footprint in Asia’s financial sector...
Neon Pagamentos, Brazil’s answer to Revolut, cashed in on all the pandemic pandemonium to attract a $300m funding round last week. Led by US private equity giant General Atlantic, the sum is the largest the São Paulo fintech start-up bank has received since its...
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Spacs) have been grabbing the headlines recently in the US, with record amounts being raised for these so-called “blank-cheque” companies: over USD27.5 billion so far this year, including the USD4 billion garnered by Bill...
