In a statement Valereum, a Blockchain company said, it would buy 90% of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) to create the world’s first bourse where cryptoassets and shares and can be traded. Valereum, which is listed on London’s Aquis Exchange,… Read More ›
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SoftBank-backed cryptocurrency exchange 2TM acquires Portugal based crypto exchange CriptoLoja
In a statement, Softbank-backed 2TM, which runs Latin America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin said, it will acquire a controlling stake in Lisbon-based crypto exchange CriptoLoja. 2TM declined to disclose the terms of the purchase saying the deal is pending… Read More ›
AMD’s $35 billion acquisition of Xilinx expected to be completed in Q1 of 2022
In a statement Advanced Micro Devices Inc and Xilinx said, the former’s $35 billion all-stock deal for the latter is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Previously the deal was expected to closed by the end of 2021…. Read More ›
Indian fintech giant Paytm gets regulatory approval for market listing: sources
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Indian fintech giant Paytm has received regulatory approval from India’s capital markets regulator for its $2.2 billion stock market listing in what is slated to be India’s biggest ever IPO…. Read More ›
Allianz’s becomes first wholly foreign owned insurance asset management company in China
On Friday, in a statement Allianz said, its local Chinese asset management business has received regulatory approval, marking the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company in the country. Foreign financial institutions are eager to expand their onshore footprint in… Read More ›
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd rebuffs Blackstone Group’s $6.5 billion buyout offer
On Monday, Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd said it is not interested in U.S. private equity giant Blackstone Group Inc’s buyout offer since it undervalued its assets and the potential deal would not be in the best interest of… Read More ›
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings in talks with dozen countries over COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement: CEO
In a statement, the CEO of Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc disclosed, the U.S.-based company is in discussions with around a dozen countries for a COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement. The company is in early human testing of its COVID-19 candidate. In… Read More ›
Blackstone to acquire British student housing group iQ for $6 billion
In a statement, Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking unit and Wellcome Trust, a medical charity, stated they have agreed to sell iQ, a British student accommodation company to Blackstone for $6.06 billion (4.66 billion pounds). Outside of North America, Britain is… Read More ›
Japan second biggest drugmaker Astellas Pharma to acquire Audentes Therapeutics for $3 billion
Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc is set to acquire Audentes Therapeutics Inc for around $3 billion in a deal aimed at boosting genetic medicines – a key area of growth. Gene therapies are one of the hottest areas of drug research…. Read More ›
U.S. regulators increases oversight on resolution plans for foreign banks
Resolution plans, also known as living wills, require large banks to detail how they could be unwound in cases of bankruptcy with minimal disruption to the financial system. In a significant development, U.S. bank regulators stated they have not found… Read More ›