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SoftBank Corp. and Keio Research Institute at SFC Commence PoC for the Advanced Operation of Autonomous Shuttle Buses Utilizing Digital Twinat Digital Twin Campus Lab

The Digital Twin Campus Lab (“DTCL”), established by SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and Keio Research Institute at SFC (“KRIS”), announced it launched a proof of concept (PoC) for the advanced operation of autonomous shuttle buses utilizing digital twin technology at Keio…

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NVIDIA Collaborates With SoftBank Corp. to Power SoftBank’s Next-Gen Data Centers Using Grace Hopper Superchip for Generative AI and 5G/6G

NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. today announced they are collaborating on a pioneering platform for generative AI and 5G/6G applications that is based on the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper™ Superchip and which SoftBank plans to roll out at new, distributed AI data centers…

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Blackstone Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake of Copeland, Formerly Emerson Climate Technologies

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson’s Climate Technologies business in a transaction valuing the business at $14.0…

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Morgan Stanley Private Equity Secondaries Completes Investment Alongside Clairvest in Top Aces

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Secondaries and Clairvest Group (Clairvest) announced today the completion of a growth equity investment in Top Aces alongside Top Aces’ other shareholders, which includes global investment group CDPQ. Top Aces provides advanced…

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Morgan Stanley Tops Institutional Investor’s All-Asia Research Rankings for the Ninth Consecutive Year

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that the Firm has again topped Institutional Investor magazine’s All-Asia Research Team annual rankings, making it the first bank to lead the Asia survey for nine consecutive years in the survey’s 30-year history. The…

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KKR & CO. INC. : Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K)

On May 25, 2023, KKR Group Finance Co. XI LLC (the “Issuer”), an indirect subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. (the “Corporation”), completed the offering of (i) ¥44,700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.428% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), (ii) ¥1,800,000,000 aggregate principal amount…

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