Blackstone (NYSE:BX) announced the final close on $2.6 billion for its latest real estate secondaries fund, Strategic Partners Real Estate VIII L.P., and its related committed program vehicles. Verdun Perry, Global Head of Strategic Partners, said: “We are incredibly grateful…
Rover Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROVR) (“Rover” or the “Company”), the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) in an all-cash…
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An”, the “Company” or the “Group”, HKEX: 2318 / 82318; SSE: 601318) announced that it has been rated A in the Morgan Stanley Capital Investment’s (MSCI) latest ESG Ratings, this…
One of Andy Warhol’s prized Patek Philippes and a pair of rare watches made by Cartier’s London workshops during the 1960s and ’70s will headline an upcoming live auction at Christie’s New York on Tuesday. Few figures in watch-collecting history…
Voice cloning, deep fakes and AI are among the new cutting-edge technologies being used by scammers explored in the second season of Anatomy of a Scam. The latest season – launching during ACCC’s Scams Awareness Week – brings listeners the real-life stories of…
Few have experienced today’s macro uncertainty in their lifetime, and investors have underappreciated and underpriced its impact. The recession that many expected in 2023 never arrived. Inflation rates peaked in the fall of 2022 in many geographies and disinflation continued…
Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the world’s largest alternative asset manager, announced that private equity funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Civica, a global leader in public sector software solutions, from Partners Group,…
Trading statement Shareholders are advised that the Prosus group (“the Group”) is finalising its condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the period ended 30 September 2023. Prosus N.V. (“Prosus”) is a subsidiary of Naspers Limited (“Naspers”), a company incorporated in South Africa and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) in South Africa. For context, in terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, South African listed entities with a primary listing on the exchange are obliged to issue a trading statement as soon as they are reasonably certain that the upcoming financial results would differ by at least 20% from those of the previous corresponding period. Trading statements are generally issued to provide shareholders with a range of…
Feedzai a financial crime and risk management solution, and Mastercard – a global technology company in the payments industry – are combining technologies to increase crypto fraud protection for hundreds of millions of consumers. Today, an estimated 40% of scam transactions…
Mastercard announced that its joint venture entity, Mastercard NUCC Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., has received formal approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR) to commence domestic bankcard clearing activity in…
For the fifth year in a row, Allianz has been named the world’s number one insurance brand in Interbrand’s 2023 Best Global Brands ranking. For the first time ever, Allianz topped the 20-billion-dollar threshold in brand value: With double-digit growth…
New research from CommBank reveals that more than two in five Australians (44 per cent) are planning to shop the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, a figure which jumps to 6 in 10 for Aussies under 40. The survey of more…