Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A Boom Fuels Spin-Offs
Corporate spinoffs and spinouts are booming as M&A fever and the long equity bull marketfuel an appetite for deals.
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Reining In Big Tech
The dominance of media-technology platforms that control information has roused regulators around the world. New laws are coming into effect, with more on the way.
Features
Xiaomi Lines Up Year’s Largest Expected Tech Float
Financial centers set to duel over Chinese tech giant but, if the company gets its way, both sides could win
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Cryptocurrencies Face Bans, More Regulations
Countries like Algeria, Morocco, Bolivia, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal and Bangladesh have all issued bans—or at least begun the process—on bitcoin and other alternative currencies, in order to stamp out tax evasion and irresponsible trading.
Features
Softbank Mulls IPO To Boost Cash Reserves
The IPO could see the company raise¥2 trillion ($18 billion) as it floats a 30% stake in Softbank Corp, Japan’s number three wireless provider.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Worst-Case Brexit Could Cost UK $65 Billion
According to a Cambridge Econometrics report a “hard Brexit,” in which the country would leave both the EU customs union and the single market, could cost the UK almost half a million jobs and about $64.7 billion in investment by 2030.
News
Argentina Railway Revives With Upsurge In New Investments
Just two of several programsover the past two years haveattracted $45 million from local and foreign private inerests and created at least 8,000 jobs.
News
Berkshire Hathaway Names Buffett’s Successors
Longtime senior executives Greg Abel and Ajit Jain were promoted to vice chairman on January 10 and joined Berkshire’s board of directors. The announcement might suggest that Abel and Jain, alone or together, might lead the company in the near future.
News
Protestors Demand Change In Iran’s Economic Priorities
The situation came to a head late last year when the Iran government proposed an austere budget for 2018. Subsidies on basic goods and services for the poor were subject to proposed cuts, as fuel prices were set to rise by as much as 50%.
News
Ferrero Buys Nestle’s US Candy Business
With the Nestle acquisition, Ferrero has now become the third-largest confectionary company in the United States.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Caterpillar, IRS And The US Tax Conundrum
Theconstruction-equipment giant finds itself at the center of a tax controversy involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the impact of US tax reforms on domestic and international companies.