Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Dealmakers Crave A Comeback
Few sectors saw steady M&A and IPO action last year. Some hopefuls are looking to change that in 2024. Takashi...
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Technology
Making The Most Of AI
The introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 by OpenAI let the generative AI genie out of the bottle. But how...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
CFO Corner With Aspen Aerogels’ Ricardo Rodriguez
Ricardo Rodriguez started as CFO at Aspen Aerogels in April 2022. Aerogels are ultralight synthetics used in sensors, insulation, optics...
Sponsored Content
High Employee Engagement and Shareholding Rate — What Is E.SUN’s Secret?
E.SUN FHC is unique in the banking industry. With no affiliation with family nor government agency, E.SUN is a banker’s bank - a bank that is owned by employees, and managed for customers. All employees can sing the corporate anthem by heart, and almost every employee owns shares of the company. These practices might seem unconventional, but they represent the spirits of a sustainable succession system that makes E.SUN built to last.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Borrowers Beware
Private credit is the flavor of the month among the world’s financial elite. Corporate borrowers should think carefully before tasting....
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Consolidation’s Continuous Growth
In 2023, Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein acquired a stake in struggling rival Forever 21; food-delivery company Wonder Group gobbled up...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Japan Acquires US Steel Rival
Consolidation continues in the manufacturing sector, with Japan’s largest steel-maker Nippon Steel acquiring rival US Steel for $14.9 billion. After...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
L3Harris Takes a BREAK From M&A
Aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies completed two deals last year. In July, it purchased Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.7...
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Risk Measurement and Mitigation: Need for a New Beginning
Credit risk is defined as the probability that a bank borrower or counterparty will fail to meet their obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maximize a bank's risk-adjusted rate of return by ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
El Salvador: “Volcano Bonds” Ready Eruption
El Salvador will issue Bitcoin bonds, or “volcano bonds,” in the first quarter of 2024 after receiving regulatory approval from...
Banking
Citigroup Confirms Banamex Separation
Citigroup is splitting its Mexico retail unit from its corporate and investment business by the second half of 2024. According...
Banking
HSBC Seeks Inorganic Growth
HSBC has been selling unprofitable units across the Asia-Pacific and bulking up its financial businesses through acquisitions, to expand its...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
EU Shifting To Four-Day Workweek
New year, new deal—at least for production workers at Italian luxury sports car maker Lamborghini, who just secured a four-day...
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Managing Liquidity in a Crisis
‘Stay at home. Stay safe’.
These are perhaps the words that will characterise 2020, a year dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses are dealing with major disruption to their supply chains, and domestic and cross-border trade remains severely impacted by extraordinary skews in demands and government-imposed ‘stay home’ regulations in countries around the world.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Increases African Investments
For years, the US had perfected a penchant for being aloof when it came to Africa. Not anymore. The world’s...