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9 September, 2024
YouTube and YouTubers
YouTube, the global online video powerhouse, turns 20
More than 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
11 Feb 2025 - 7:21PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Product of China’s potential car mega-merger would eclipse BYD in sales
10 Feb 2025 - 5:30PM
Nissan
Nissan to bow out of historic tie-up with Honda, Nikkei reports
5 Feb 2025 - 3:58PM
Banking & finance
Asian investors play big role in megafund focused on secondary PE market
Investors are paying more attention to secondary PE market amid global volatility and liquidity crunches.
31 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
Hong Kong media
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li to sell HKEJ publisher to PCCW for US$9 million
PCCW to pay 0.69 times revenue for the unprofitable publishing firm, versus 0.64 times average of industry peers.
28 Jan 2025 - 9:54PM
HongShan to acquire iconic audio brand Marshall for US$1.1 billion, sources say
The Stockholm-based company’s guitar amplifiers have been used by musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Lana del Rey.
23 Jan 2025 - 4:54PM
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk sued by US SEC over delayed Twitter stake disclosure
The SEC said Musk bought more than US$500 million of Twitter shares at artificially low prices at the expense of unsuspecting investors.
15 Jan 2025 - 10:38AM
European Union
Switzerland: UBS size worries former finance minister, must reduce risk
Following its takeover of Credit Suisse, some fear UBS is too large and may seek a new home outside Switzerland.
11 Jan 2025 - 5:38PM
Banking & finance
Asia-Pacific loans poised for strong rebound in 2025 with M&A surge
The region’s loan volumes reached US$164 billion in the final three months of 2024 – the strongest fourth-quarter performance in three years.
6 Jan 2025 - 4:48PM
Switzerland
More records found linking Credit Suisse bank to Nazi accounts: US panel
Tens of thousands of documents are new proof of existence of account holders linked to the Nazis, Senate Budget Committee said on Saturday.
5 Jan 2025 - 7:38AM
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Alibaba
Alibaba set on growth path after divesting offline retailing assets: analysts
After disposing of Sun Art and Intime, an ‘asset-light’ Alibaba is expected to be in a better position to compete against e-commerce rivals.
3 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
Alibaba
Alibaba sells retailer Sun Art for US$1.7 billion to refocus on e-commerce
Alibaba agreed to divest its entire stake in Sun Art Retail Group to Chinese private-equity firm DCP Capital.
1 Jan 2025 - 8:49PM
Banking & finance
China to spur mergers in US$1.6 trillion stockbroking sector: analysts
More government-led deals are likely to emerge in 2025 following the megamerger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities.
31 Dec 2024 - 3:41PM
Richard Li Tzar-kai
MetLife to buy Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s PineBridge in asset management push
New York-based insurer’s arm will pay US$800 million for PineBridge, which manages about US$100 billion in assets.
24 Dec 2024 - 10:04AM
IPO
SPAC backed by Hong Kong investors readies US$150 million NYSE IPO
The SPAC is managed and backed by executives from Pacific Aegis Capital Management, Gobi Partners and Hermitage Capital.
23 Dec 2024 - 1:30PM
CK Hutchison
CK Hutchison’s Wind Tre unit faces Italian tax probe in €3.4 billion asset sale
The alleged evaded taxes would amount to about €132 million for 2022 on the sale of mobile phone towers, according to a document.
20 Dec 2024 - 11:59AM
Honda
Nissan and Honda may merge to take on larger rivals and EV makers
Honda is considering several options including a merger, capital tie-up or the establishment of a holding company, Executive Vice-President Shinji Aoyama said.
18 Dec 2024 - 1:04PM
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Banking & finance
China pushes M&A to build 10 hi-tech firms to be globally competitive by 2027
The industries in question include integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals and new materials.
13 Jan 2025 - 8:28PM
Banking & finance
China’s 2025 M&As may rise 15% as deals bottom out, UBS says
UBS says China M&A deal volume fell 10 per cent in November from a year earlier to US$297 billion.
4 Dec 2024 - 12:27PM
China Mobile
China Mobile makes takeover bid for HKBN with US$1 billion offer
China Mobile has received undertakings from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and US private equity firm TPG, which hold a combined 25 per cent stake.
3 Dec 2024 - 5:57PM
Banking & finance
China M&A outlook calls for Hong Kong talent influx: Deutsche Bank Asia head
The need to refinance and enter new markets is very high on the radar of mainland firms, says Alexander von zur Muehlen.
29 Nov 2024 - 12:31PM
Banking & finance
Chinese M&A activity seen rising amid Trump tariff threat
‘More tariffs may mean that the globalisation of Chinese companies is going to get faster,’ Deloitte analyst says.
25 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM
China stock market
China’s largest brokerage emerges from Guotai Junan-Haitong merger
Haitong’s shareholders will be able to swap their shares for Guotai Junan stock or receive cash in lieu.
22 Nov 2024 - 4:13PM
China Mobile
China Mobile in talks to buy broadband service provider HKBN
HKBN says its board received a proposal for a cash bid from China Mobile.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:50PM
Biomedicine: Companies
Germany’s BioNTech buys Biotheus in US$800 million push into cancer drugs
BioNTech says deal will support its push into the development of cancer drugs using its proven mRNA technology.
14 Nov 2024 - 11:57AM
IPO
First overseas company listing in Hong Kong via SPAC marks historic milestone
Synagistics starts trading under the 2562 stock code on Wednesday after combining its business with Hong Kong Acquisition Corporation.
13 Jan 2025 - 7:46PM
China technology
Oppo enters tech pact with top EV maker BYD, acquires AI start-up
The latest initiatives by Oppo show its ambition to diversify and expand its business beyond the smartphone industry.
23 Oct 2024 - 7:30PM
Semiconductors
Qualcomm’s bid to buy Intel hinges on US election, China scrutiny
Qualcomm, which has made informal inquiries with Chinese regulators, could wait until January to make a decision, sources say.
16 Oct 2024 - 11:45AM
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