In a statement software maker SpotOn said, it had raised $300 million in a late-stage funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer, which valued the company at $3.6 billion. The fundraiser also saw participation from growth-stage venture capital fund G… Read More ›
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Israeli tech startup Masterschool raises $100M in early stage funding round
In a statement Masterschool, an Israeli network of tech career-training schools said, it had raised $100 million in an early stage funding round led by venture firm Group 11. Ronald Cohen, Target Global, Dynamic Loop Capital, and Pitango Ventures, and… Read More ›
US imposes sanctions on Islamic State financial facilitators
The United States has imposed sanctions on a network of five Islamic State financial facilitators working across Turkey, Syria and Indonesia, in support of members of the extremist jihadist group in Syria. In a statement the U.S. Treasury Department has… Read More ›
Russia threatens to seize assets of foreign companies and foreign individuals in Russia
On Saturday, Russian news agency RIA quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the security council, as saying Moscow will respond to the seizure of funds owned by Russian companies and citizens abroad by seizing funds of foreigners and foreign companies… Read More ›
Credit Suisse laundered money of fraudsters, human rights abusers, sanctioned individuals
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse was dragged into a dirty money scandal following news reports of the Swiss bank managing the funds of human rights abusers, fraudsters and businessmen who had been placed under sanctions. A source had leaked information on… Read More ›
ChemChina aims to raise $10 billion from Syngenta’s Shanghai listing
ChemChina, Syngenta Group’s owner, aims to raise around $10 billion (65 billion yuan) through an IPO for the Swiss agrichemical giant on Shanghai’s STAR Market, said sources. Syngenta is likely to post the prospectus for the upcoming IPO later today… Read More ›
Chinese banking regulator finds $42.6 million stolen from housing sector loan funds
On Wednesday, in a report China’s Xinhua news agency reported, the country’s banking regulator found $42.6 million (277 million yuan) was stolen from funds which were supposed to serve the housing market in the southern state of Guangdong. The news… Read More ›
China appeals to reset U.S.-China relations
In a significant development that underscores the fact that the previous Administration efforts aimed at countering China’s exploitive trade practices have indeed hit their targets, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has called on the Biden Administration to reopen dialogue with… Read More ›
Patria Investments Ltd expects IPO valuation between $1 billion to 1.6 billion
In a statement Brazilian asset manager Patria Investments Ltd said it is slated to reach a valuation of between $1 billion to $1.6 billion in its planned initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq. On December 30, Patria, which has $13… Read More ›
HSBC & StanChart among other financial institutions transferred more than $2 trillion of illicit money
On Monday, shares of Standard Chartered’s and HSBC in Hong Kong fell vertically following media reports that the two banks along with other banks transferred large sums of allegedly illicit funds for nearly two decades despite the transfers being red… Read More ›