Intel announces new chipmaking ‘mega-site’ in Ohio January 23, 2022 Intel has announced it will pump $20bn into building a new chip manufacturing site.
Ben & Jerry’s political activism could sabotage potential sale by Unilever, say lawyers January 23, 2022 Lawyers have warned Unilever may struggle to offload ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s due to its outspoken left-wing political views and activism, according to reports.
Cohn-backed SPAC readies to take European lottery operator public January 23, 2022 A SPAC backed by former Goldman Sachs president and Trump adviser Gary Cohn is readying to take a European lottery group public in a $9.3bn listing.
ESG shoots up private equity agenda despite dealmakers failing to see financial value January 21, 2022 Sustainability has shot up private equity firms’ decision-making agenda despite a majority of dealmakers not considering it to deliver significant financial value.
Terry Smith rounds again on Unilever and labels failed GSK bids a ‘near death experience’ January 20, 2022 Terry Smith has launched a fresh attack on Unilever’s management as he labelled the failed bid for GSK’s consumer arm a “near death experience”.
Shoppers rack up £3.3bn buy-now-pay-later debt in Christmas spending spree January 20, 2022 Shoppers racked up £3.3bn of debt using buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) products in a spending spree over the Christmas period, new data has revealed.
JPMorgan tops list of European M&A advisers with $301.5bn deals January 20, 2022 JPMorgan has topped a list of European M&A advisers in terms deal-value after working across $301.5bn worth of deals in 2021, according to new data.
Network International revenues jump as Dubai bounces back from pandemic January 20, 2022 Digital payments giant Network International reported a jump in revenues in the past year driven by record levels of customer growth.
PensionBee reports revenue jump as it targets December profitability January 20, 2022 Digital pensions platform PensionBee has reported a jump in revenue today as it readies to ramp up investment into marketing and customer acquisition.
Exclusive: Cushon closes £35m funding round to shake up ‘boring’ UK pensions January 20, 2022 Workplace savings fintech Cushon has closed a £35m fundraising round and doubled its assets under management (AUM) to £1.7bn with a new acquisition as it looks to shake up “complicated and boring” UK pensions. The new round of investment, led by existing investors including venture capital firms Augmentum Fintech and AshGrove Capital, takes the total [...]
