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Global M&A deal value will hit ‘middling’ US.5 trillion by end-2024: Bain
Global M&A deal value will hit ‘middling’ US$3.5 trillion by end-2024: Bain
THE global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is set to end the year with a “middling” overall deal value of US$3.5 trillion, indicated projections by Bain & Company. This figure...
Writers Guild demands studios stop tech companies from training AI on their work
Writers Guild of America this week sent a letter to major Hollywood studios asking them to take action against tech companies that are using writers’ work to train AI...
Have followers and something to sell? TikTok may want to make a deal
It is just past 10 p.m. and Aaliyah Arnold, the 20-year-old founder of BossUp Cosmetics, is selling to the TikTok universe. As she livestreams from a Culver City filming...
Temasek firm’s deal values Malaysia 5G winner at RM7.5 billion
Temasek firm’s deal values Malaysia 5G winner at RM7.5 billion
A TEMASEK Holdings firm’s stake sale agreement values U Mobile at about RM7.5 billion (S$2.3 billion), according to people familiar with the matter, after the Malaysian phone company won...
Temasek firm’s deal values Malaysia 5G winner at RM7.5 billion
Temasek firm’s deal values Malaysia 5G winner at RM7.5 billion: sources
A TEMASEK Holdings firm’s stake sale agreement values U Mobile at about RM7.5 billion (S$2.3 billion), according to people familiar with the matter, after the Malaysian phone company won...
Blackstone keen to boost Nippon Life ties after Resolution deal
Blackstone keen to boost Nippon Life ties after Resolution deal
BLACKSTONE signalled that it’s eager to strengthen its relationship with Nippon Life Insurance following the Japanese firm’s US$8.2 billion purchase of Resolution Life Group Holdings. Nippon announced on Wednesday...
Nippon Life in talks to buy Resolution Life in deal worth US.2 billion
Nippon Life in talks to buy Resolution Life in deal worth US$8.2 billion
NIPPON Life Insurance is in the final stages of buyout talks with US life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings, Resolution said on Tuesday (Dec 10), in what would reportedly...
Axiata, Sinar Mas are said to near deal for Indonesian units
Axiata, Sinar Mas are said to near deal for Indonesian units
MALAYSIAN wireless carrier Axiata Group and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas Group are nearing an agreement to merge their telecommunications operations in South-east Asia’s largest economy, people familiar with the...
US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal: Axios
US clears export of advanced AI chips to UAE under Microsoft deal: Axios
THE US government has approved the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to a Microsoft-operated facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of the company’s highly-scrutinised...
China’s 1,000 km/h Maglev Trains Aim to Surpass Planes: Elon Musk Calls It a “Super Big Deal
China is developing high-speed maglev trains that could revolutionize transportation by achieving speeds up to 1,000 km per hour, surpassing airplanes. According to reports, tests are underway in Shanxi...