Attractive terms for Viacom’s hybrid bonds have helped rope in a slew of investors. The opportunity cost of not investing in them is too high for investors; they have all piled into Viacom’s bond offering. Although investors lapped up US… Read More ›
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Saudi Arabia looking to diversify its economy through the Saudi Aramco IPO
Championed by Saudi’s Mohammed bin Salman, the Deputy Crown Prince, the world’s biggest IPO is expected to be valued to at least $2 trillion. Saudi Aramco has selected Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co and HSBC Holdings Plc as its… Read More ›
Icahn boosts his stake in Bristol-Myers Squibb giving rise to takeover rumours
The company has added three new directors to its board, thus extending it to 14 directors. NY-based activist investor, JANA partners has boosted its stake in the company, although sources say it is less than 1%. In a move that… Read More ›
Andrew Olmem joins White House economic council
Although it is as yet unclear as to what post Olmem will take, the National Economic Council coordinates on economic policy matters across Trump’s Cabinet. Olmem, an attorney, was a leading staff negotiator who put together the Doff-Frank Act, which… Read More ›
TransferWise launches FB chatbox for international money transfers
You can now transfer funds with friends and family through FB Messenger as long as they are located in located in Britain, Europe, U.S., Canada and Australia. Competition in the digital payment landscape has just intensified: TransferWise, a money transfer… Read More ›
Toshiba seeking to raise $8.8 billion from its stake in its flash memory unit
Toshiba’s strategy is pretty simple: retain control over the business despite selling portions of its majority stake to multiple bidders and raise $8.8 billion in the process. In the wake of Toshiba seeking to write-off $6.3 billion on its nuclear… Read More ›
EU’s privacy watchdog, Article 29 Working Party, flags Microsoft’s Win 10 for potential privacy violations
It would appear that Microsoft has made cosmetic changes to its default installation process of Windows 10. The fact that Windows 10 phones home with user specific data, which Microsoft process for various purposes, is a privacy concern for most… Read More ›
German manufacturing jobs safe from PSA Group’s Opel takeover deal
Brexit has placed Opel’s Vauxhall sites at a distinct disadvantage. With the PSA group’s planned acquisition of GM’s European operations, jobs, and sites are facing potential cutbacks. As per German Sunday newspaper Bild am Sonntag, the PSA Group has pledged… Read More ›
Softbank looking potentially to consolidate the operations of T-Mobile & Sprint
If Softbank has its way, a merger between the two U.S. wireless telecom operators are in the cards. With Reuters reporting that Japanese SoftBank Group Corp is preparing to cede control of Sprint Corp to T-Mobile US Inc in order… Read More ›
Kraft Heinz’s takeover bid under British Government scrutiny
The proposed deal marks the biggest ever takeover bid of a British company. The Financial Times has reported, without citing any sources, British Prime Minister Theresa May has asked top officials to review Kraft Heinz’s proposed takeover of Unilever Plc…. Read More ›