by Sebastian | Jun 23, 2021 | News
KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in New Zealand-based online education company Education Perfect from Mulpha International in a deal valuing the company at $319m, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Mulpha, which originally invested $11.21m in the online...
by Sebastian | Jun 23, 2021 | News
Five-year old self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks Inc. said Wednesday it would merge with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in a deal valued at $5.2bn. Embark takes a different approach to autonomous trucking: As opposed to...
by Sebastian | Jun 23, 2021 | News
Vienna-based Ed-Tech GoStudent, which provides one-to-one video-based online tutoring, has hit unicorn status less than 2.5 years after finding its current business model, following a successful funding round of €205 million. This comes just months after the...
by Sebastian | Jun 23, 2021 | News
Masmovil’s $2.38bn takeover of Spanish telecoms rival Euskaltel has won state approval, government sources said on Wednesday. The friendly merger, which received the greenlight from Spain’s competition watchdog last week but still needs final regulatory approval,...
by Sebastian | Jun 23, 2021 | News
San Francisco-based investment firm Sixth Street and US billionaire Michael Dell have invested in the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) San Antonio Spurs. According to CNBC’s Leslie Picker, Sixth Street has purchased a 20 per cent stake in the franchise,...
