Latest News on private equities market

SoftBank buyback puts financial rigour in question, says S&P

Credit-rating firm S&P Global Ratings on Thursday questioned SoftBank Group Corp's financial discipline as the tech conglomerate pursues a massive 2.5 trillion yen ($24 billion) share buyback program in volatile markets.



5 years ago

Unilever plans switch to UK holding company to cut complexity

Unilever proposed collapsing its Anglo-Dutch legal structure into a single holding company based in Britain on Thursday, nearly two years after shareholders sank an earlier plan to move its headquarters to the Netherlands.



5 years ago

Renault's Senard says relations with Nissan much improved

Renault 's partnership with Japan's Nissan has entered an "incredibly positive" phase after episodes of strained relations in recent years, the French carmaker's chairman Jean-Dominique Senard said on Thursday.



5 years ago

Just Eat Takeaway's Grubhub grab tests expansion appetite

Just Eat Takeaway's proposed $6 billion takeover of Grubhub to create a trans-Atlantic giant that could thwart Uber's food delivery ambitions has raised concerns among some analysts about the pace of the European company's expansion.



5 years ago

Outside panel to review Samsung heir Lee's case: Seoul prosecutors

An outside panel will weigh the validity of an investigation into Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee over a 2015 merger and alleged accounting fraud, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said on Thursday.



5 years ago

Renault nationalisation, state cash injection not on the table: chairman

A further investment by the French government in Renault's capital would not be the most pertinent or useful use of state resources, the carmaker's chairman said on Thursday, adding that nationalisation of the firm was not being contemplated.



5 years ago

Biting passenger delays flight? No compensation needed, says EU court

Airlines don't need to compensate passengers if a flight is delayed by one person biting another as it is an "extraordinary circumstance", the EU's top court ruled on Thursday after a customer sued Portuguese airline TAP over such an incident.



5 years ago

Lloyds Bank fined $81 million for overcharging mortgage customers

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has fined Lloyds Bank 64 million pounds ($81.26 million) for failures in handling hundreds of thousands of mortgage customers in difficulties or arrears.



5 years ago

Moderna to start final testing stage of coronavirus vaccine in July

Moderna Inc on Thursday confirmed it plans to start a trial of 30,000 volunteers of its much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine in July as the company enters the final stage of testing.



5 years ago

Bombardier to cut up to 600 jobs in Northern Ireland

Planemaker Bombardier Inc is to cut up to 600 jobs in its Northern Ireland operations, it said on Thursday, as part of plans announced last week to cut 2,500 jobs or about 11% of the workforce in its global aviation unit.



5 years ago

JPMorgan's Wikmark takes new role as co-head of Nordics banking: memo

JPMorgan has promoted Jonas Wikmark as co-head of Nordics banking to drive growth in one of its major European markets, according to a memo seen by Reuters.



5 years ago

Paul Tudor Jones says companies can no longer exist just to maximize profits

Paul Tudor Jones on Wednesday critiqued the long-held belief that companies should exist for the sole purpose of generating profits.

5 years ago

Unilever to end Anglo-Dutch era with British holding company

Unilever proposed collapsing its Anglo-Dutch legal structure into a single holding company based in Britain on Thursday, nearly two years after shareholders sank an earlier plan to move its headquarters to the Netherlands.



5 years ago

Futures fall after Fed's sobering outlook, fears of second virus wave

U.S. stock futures extended declines on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve's economic forecast confirmed that the pain from the coronavirus outbreak will be felt for years, with investors also nervous about a second wave of infections.



5 years ago

Volkswagen board apologises after publication of racist advert

Volkswagen's management board on Thursday apologised for the company's publication on its Instagram page of a racist advert and said the clip was published because of a lack of cultural sensitivity rather than because of racist intentions.



5 years ago