In a statement on Thursday, Britain’s IG said, it plans to acquire tastytrade, a U.S. trading platform, for $1 billion. The development will see IG venturing into North America following a stellar year for the new breed of retail investment brokerages. The Coronavirus induced COVID-19 pandemic which brought lockdown in most countries increased market volatility…
In a statement, Lion Electric Co stated it plans on going public through a merger with blank-check company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. The startup aims to ramp up production capacity to tap growing demands for electric vehicles. Known for its yellow electric school buses, Quebec-based Lion Electric expects to receive around $500 million of net…
In a statement chip supplier Marvell Technology Group Ltd said, it has agreed to acquire Inphi Corp in a cash and stock deal worth $10 billion aimed at broadening its footprint in the 5G network infrastructure and in the data centers space. While Marvell supplies chips that move data around on copper-based cables, its peer…
Adam Neumann, WeWork’s co-founder has filed a lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp and against its Vision Fund for terminating a $3 billion tender offer to the office-sharing startup’s shareholders. In October, the tender was part of a $9.6 billion financial rescue package that SoftBank had agreed to, following which WeWork gave it control of the…
In a significant development, Lam Research Corp has released its first major new tool in two decades for producing more precise three-dimensional details on computer chips that play a vital role in today’s digital society. Lam Research has also committed to boosting its dividends each year and returning more cash to investors. Executives from Lam…
In a statement, EBay Inc said, it is in discussion with multiple parties on a potential deal revolving around its classified-ads business. It expects to provide an update regarding the process in the coming months. In a report the Wall Street Journal had stated, eBay is in the process of reaching out to potential buyers to…
Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm, stated it has raised its bid to take Tech Data, a U.S. information technology equipment distributor, private in a deal valued at around $6 billion. Excluding debt, the deal is valued at nearly $5.14 billion, up from a previous offer of $4.77 billion. Following Apollo Global Management’s new…
On Wednesday, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng stated it has raised $400 million from investors including Xiaomi Corp, to fund its growth. The fundraising comes at a time when industry watchers as well as bankers describe as an increasingly tough financing environment for Chinese EV startups who are jostling…
This is not the first time that activist investor Carl Icahn has tried to orchestrate a deal by having a relatively smaller company buy a bigger one. According to three sources familiar with the matter at hand, U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp has made a $33 billion cash-and-stock offer to acquire personal computer maker…
Lyft’s IPO, has set the stage for its much bigger rival, Uber Technologies, whose IPO is slated for launch in April 2019. In a significant development, Lyft Inc was valued at $24.3 billion in the first initial public offering (IPO) of a ride-hailing startup. Lyft raised more money than it had set off to since…
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