Booking app Omio raises $100 million in travel recovery bet

Booking app Omio raises $100 million in travel recovery bet

Berlin travel-booking app Omio said on Wednesday it had raised $100 million in backing to expand its business and make acquisitions as the industry recovers from the blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the height of the viral outbreak, Omio went into...
US pension fund trims private equity commitment plans

US pension fund trims private equity commitment plans

An Arizona pension system is scaling back its commitments to private equity funds as the coronavirus pandemic weighs on performance. The $40.49bn Arizona State Retirement System is committing about $600m to private equity funds this year, spokesman David Cannella...
Billionaire Arnault’s Agache to hold 27% of Lagardere LCM unit

Billionaire Arnault’s Agache to hold 27% of Lagardere LCM unit

Billionaire Bernard Arnault moved to shore up his influence in French conglomerate Lagardere by acquiring a 27% stake in Arnaud Lagardere’s personal holding firm, as a battle over the future of the Lagardere business heats up. Bernard Arnault’s and Arnaud Lagardere’s...
Oracle joins bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations

Oracle joins bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations

Oracle Corp has joined some of the investors of TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, in pursuing a bid for the popular short-video app’s operations in North America, Australia and New Zealand, according to people familiar with the matter. The move would represent a...