by Sebastian | Dec 30, 2021 | News
The owners of Shawbrook, one of Britain’s biggest challenger banks, are exploring plans to list it on the London Stock Exchange less than five years after taking it private. Sky News has learnt that BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, the two private equity...
by Sebastian | Dec 29, 2021 | News
SoftBank-backed GlobalBees Brands, a Thrasio-style direct-to-consumer (D2C) venture that aggregates and invests in e-commerce brands, has raised $111.5 in its funding round led by Premji Invest at unicorn valuation, the company said in a statement on Wednesday....
by Sebastian | Dec 29, 2021 | News
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised $337m in equity financing, the rocket company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. SpaceX, which counts Alphabet and Fidelity Investments among its investors, hit $100bn in valuation following a secondary share...
by Sebastian | Dec 29, 2021 | News
Morgan Stanley is set to increase its stake in its brokerage joint venture in China by 4.06% to 94%, an exchange filing showed on Wednesday, putting it on track to take full ownership of the business. The U.S. bank will inject $110m to boost the registered capital of...
by Sebastian | Dec 29, 2021 | News
Apollo announced that funds managed by its affiliates have made a first close on a $816m in a convertible equity portfolio financing agreement with NextEra Energy Partners in a 2.5 GW contracted renewable energy generation portfolio. Participation in the investment by...