In a statement, Brazil’s health ministry said, it will be signing a non-binding letters of intent to buy coronavirus vaccines from four companies as well as from Russia’s sovereign wealth fund; these purchases will be subject to the approval of… Read More ›
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Washington bans 4 more Chinese companies from accessing U.S. investor funds
According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, the United States is slated to designate four more Chinese companies as being backed by China’s military thus curbing their access to U.S. investor funds. The previously unreported designations of the… Read More ›
Blackstone acquires Simply Self Storage from Brookfield Asset Management Inc for $1.2 billion
Late on Sunday, a spokeswoman for Blackstone Group Inc said, the asset manager has reached an agreement to acquire Simply Self Storage from Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc for around $1.2 billion. The news confirms an earlier report from the Wall… Read More ›
Swiss EV startup Piëch Automotive AG hires former CEO of VW & Porsche
On Monday, in a statement, Swiss electric car startup Piëch Automotive AG stated, it has appointed the former CEO of Porsche and Volkswagen, Matthias Mueller, as its new chairman. Incidentally, Piëch Automotive is founded by Anton Piëch, who is the… Read More ›
U.S. Fund General Atlantic acquires 0.84% stake in India’s Reliance Industries Ltd for $498.31 million
On Wednesday, India’s Reliance Industries Ltd stated, U.S. Fund General Atlantic plans on investing $498.31 million (36.75 billion rupees) for a 0.84% stake in its retail arm, marking it as the latest entrant in a series of investments at the… Read More ›
China plans on buying 30M tons of U.S. crops for adding to strategic reserves
According to three U.S. sources, China is preparing to purchase 30 million tonnes of U.S. crops for stockpiling to help protect itself from supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The potential move is also in line with its… Read More ›
China’s Great Wall Motor to purchase General Motors’ Thailand car plant
On Monday, China’s Great Wall Motor stated it had signed a binding agreement to purchase General Motors’ car plant in Thailand. General Motors is retreating from markets outside of the United States and China and is winding down designs, sales… Read More ›
China’s coronavirus casts shadow in M&A space: China’s Melco Resorts abandons stake purchase in Australia’s Crown Resorts
China’s coronavirus outbreak has claimed it first big M&A deal. Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd, a Macau casino operator, has decided to not pursue its purchase of a stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts Ltd citing a plunge in traveler numbers… Read More ›
China’s purchase of U.S. goods and services to touch $40 billion during next 2 years
According to a source briefed on the Phase 1 trade deal, China has pledged to purchase an additional $80 billion of manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years along with just over $50 billion more in… Read More ›
China-Mexico agreement helps boost Chinese exports of goods and services to Mexico
In a statement, Mexican bank Grupo Financiero Banorte stated, it had signed an agreement with China’s Export and Credit Insurance Corp, Sinosure, to help it finance projects in Mexico that involve imports from China. Banorte did not disclose the value… Read More ›