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MicroStrategy is halfway through share sales to buy Bitcoin
MicroStrategy is halfway through share sales to buy Bitcoin
JUST over a month after announcing plans to raise US$21 billion through stock sales to help fund additional purchases of Bitcoin, MicroStrategy is already almost halfway to its goal.The...
BlackRock is near deal to buy private credit manager HPS
BlackRock is near deal to buy private credit manager HPS
BLACKROCK is nearing a deal to buy HPS Investment Partners, a purchase that would vault the firm into the top ranks of private credit as it seeks to become...
MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
Japan’s biggest bank is seeking to purchase robo-adviser through a tender offer at 1,950 yen a share and make it a wholly owned unitMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to...
BlackRock has deal to buy private credit manager HPS: report
BlackRock has deal to buy private credit manager HPS: report
BLACKROCK has a handshake deal to buy private credit group HPS Investment Partners, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Nov 27).The final deal value would be closer to US$12...
TPG is said in advanced talks to buy Siemens Gamesa India assets
TPG is said in advanced talks to buy Siemens Gamesa India assets
TPG is in advanced talks to buy the Indian wind energy assets of Siemens Energy’s Gamesa unit, sources familiar with the matter said. TPG has emerged as the likeliest buyer...
Singapore Gulf Bank to raise funds, buy stablecoin payments firm
Singapore Gulf Bank to raise funds, buy stablecoin payments firm
SINGAPORE Gulf Bank is seeking to raise at least US$50 million in a funding round and plans to acquire a stablecoin payments company next year, according to people with...
Italy’s UniCredit offers to buy Banco BPM for 10.1 billion euro
Italy’s UniCredit offers to buy Banco BPM for 10.1 billion euro
ITALIAN lender UniCredit said on Monday (Nov 25) it had offered to buy rival Banco BPM in a roughly 10.1 billion euro (S$14.2 billion) all-stock deal that would combine...
Brokers’ take: Maybank initiates SingPost at ‘buy’ with Salt=
Brokers’ take: Maybank initiates SingPost at ‘buy’ with S$0.74 target price
MAYBANK Securities has initiated coverage on Singapore Post (SingPost) with a “buy” call and a S$0.74 target price after applying a 15 per cent holding discount to its sum-of-the-parts...
Returning capital is often not the only reason companies buy back their shares in the market
Returning capital is often not the only reason companies buy back their shares in the market
Some firms conduct share buybacks purely to support the vesting of awards under their share-based remuneration schemesThis column received some negative feedback last week, following its take on DBS...
Brokers’ take: RHB upgrades UOB to ‘buy’, lifts price target to S.20 on positive 2025 outlook 
Brokers’ take: RHB upgrades UOB to ‘buy’, lifts price target to S$40.20 on positive 2025 outlook 
RHB has upgraded its call for UOB to “buy” from “neutral”, while raising its price target for the lender to S$40.20 from S$35.60 previously.The new price target is 10.3...