Raytheon’s cyber security unit could come out with an IPO

With cyber security increasingly gaining prominence in the wake of growing threats from Chinese and Russian hackers, a separate listing for Forcepoint has potential. In an interview published on Sunday, German business daily Boersenzeitung reported, Raytheon could potentially come out with an IPO for its cyber security unit. “Raytheon has undertaken that Forcepoint will achieve…

Spotify piles up $1 billion in debt to fuel expansion

It will be in Spotify’s interest to go public within a year. In a deal that has been labeled by onlookers as “devilish” and “strict”, Spotify has raised $1 billion through convertible bonds, rather than the more traditional equity funding round. The new debt comes attached with some rather restrictive terms related to Spotify going…