Talks
Perpetual in talks with KKR for corporate trust and wealth management unit sale
AUSTRALIA’S Perpetual has entered into exclusive talks with global investment firm KKR & Co for potential sale of its corporate trust and wealth management business, the financial services firm...
Apple intensifies talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features
Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s technology to power some new features coming to the iPhone later this year, according to people familiar with the...
Starbucks set for talks with unionised US stores
STARBUCKS is set to hold talks with labour representatives from stores that have voted to unionise in a key step towards reaching contracts, both sides said on Tuesday.The labour...
IBM is in advanced talks to acquire software provider HashiCorp
INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) is in advanced talks to acquire software company HashiCorp, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.IBM and HashiCorp could reach an agreement as soon...
Saudi Aramco in talks to buy 10% of China’s Hengli Petrochemical
SAUDI oil giant Aramco said on Monday (Apr 22) it is in talks to acquire a 10 per cent stake in China’s Hengli Petrochemical, a deal which would further...
Abu Dhabi’s largest Islamic bank in talks to buy US$1.1 billion stake in Indonesian lender
ABU DHABI’S largest Islamic bank is in talks to buy a minority stake valued at around US$1.1 billion in Indonesia’s top Islamic lender, Bank Syariah Indonesia, sources said, with...
Trafigura consortium in talks to buy Exxon oil refinery in France
RHONE Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara, is in exclusive negotiations with ExxonMobil’s Esso Saf to acquire the Fos-sur-Mer refinery in southern France and the Toulouse...
Oil settles higher after Israeli strike overshadows ceasefire talks
OIL prices settled up US$1 on Wednesday (Apr 10) after three sons of a Hamas leader were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, feeding worries that...
