Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Pan-African Payments Platform Goes Live
The new system will ideally be a game-changer in the continent’s payment space.
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Private Equity Surpasses Previous Peaks
According to S&P Global Market Intelligence, cheap debt, strong corporate valuations and a stronger-than-expected recovery from the first waves of the pandemic drove deal-making into record-breaking territory.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Strong Headwinds Buffet China’s Smaller Enterprises
According to data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, micro and small enterprises account for nearly 99% of the total companies in the country andcontribute to one-half of its tax revenue, 60% of its output and 80% of urban employment.
Features
Iceland: Rebuilding Trust
Despite external investor caution, Iceland’s economy continues to rebuild.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IPOs Deliver Their Worst Returns In A Decade
The raw number of IPOs broke records last year but many of them underperformed.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Tech Drives South Korea’s IPO Boom
Upward of 20 companies went public on South Korea’s main market last year, raising around $14 billion—nearly double the previous record, set in 2010.
Sustainable Finance
Carbon Trading 2.0
The effect of the Glasgow COP26 meeting continues to grow and is now propelling the carbon-trading market.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard
The acquisition also lets Microsoft get its foot into the metaverse’s door.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Payouts Are In
With Covid-era recovery well underway for some, dividends are soaring—led by commodities and finance.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Saudi Arabia: Families Float Like Sovereigns
A growing number of local family-owned businesses are floating shares alongside major state assets.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Stars Shot Down By Covid Culture
Fortune and fame were not enough to protect some members of the global elite from defying the Covid era's new norms.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global C-Suiters Name Their Fears
In the Conference Board’s annual C-suite survey, executives express concerns about inflation, talent sourcing, and impediments to pandemic recovery, including possible recession in China and supply chain concerns in the US and Europe.