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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

The proposed $47 billion acquisition of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) would have been the largest foreign takeover in Japanese history.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s grip on power weakened further after his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in Japan’s upper house elections on July 20.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Giovanni Ferrero Scoops Up WK Kellogg

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and Giovanni Ferrero knows it.

Digital By Design

Digitizing more than 80% of its retail banking services proved a timely strategic move for Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. During the pandemic, customers could access most banking services while socially distancing and the bank launched new services quickly that helped customers facing financial hardship and uncertainty.

Banking

As Dominican Republic’s Fintech Sector Booms, Financial Inclusion Is Big Goal

Fintechs are a rapidly growing presence in the Dominican Republic, where they promise to improve inclusiveness in a still-underbanked nation.

Banking

Big Banks Mull Joint Stablecoin

As legislation to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins progresses in the US Congress, major banks are reportedly discussing issuing a joint stablecoin that could potentially provide commercial clients with various benefits.

News

Circle IPO Underscores Investor Appetite For Crypto

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group raised nearly $1.1 billion in its IPO, above its expected range, as investors grow increasingly attracted to cryptocurrencies.

Banking

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

India’s Yes Bank expects to sell a 20% stake to Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, for $1.58 billion, pending regulatory approvals from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Competition Commission of India.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

News

Seven & i Acquisition Falls Through

Japan: Prime Minister’s Waning Power Jolts Stability

Giovanni Ferrero Scoops Up WK Kellogg

Digital By Design

As Dominican Republic’s Fintech Sector Booms, Financial Inclusion Is Big Goal

Big Banks Mull Joint Stablecoin

Circle IPO Underscores Investor Appetite For Crypto

Japan’s SMBC Buying Stake In Yes Bank

Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel Tie-Up Could Be A ‘Game Changer’

Private Credit Survey

US To Stop Producing Its Penny

United States: Plan For Remittance Tax Sparks Global Concerns

Corporate Loan Markets In US, Europe Rebound After April Plunge