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Ola Electric’s IPO Set To Create History By Becoming First Auto Sector Company To Go Public In 20 Years
The IPO will include a combination of fresh equity and offers for sale by some of its existing investors. Prominent global investors, such as Temasek from Singapore and SoftBank from Japan, are among ...
China’s Changxin Memory delays IPO, eyeing valuation of $19.5 bln – Bloomberg News
Reuters reported in May that CXMT had appointed investment banks CICC (3908.HK) and China Securities (6066.HK) as sponsors for its planned domestic IPO. Dealscategory Bain to sell Japan Wind ...
Japan’s Q3 GDP shrank 0.7%, current account surplus stood at ¥2,582.8B in October
The article discusses Japan's economic performance in Q3 of 2023, including a contraction in the economy and a positive current account surplus.
Japanese satellite imagery startup iQPS see 120per cent liftoff in Tokyo debut
Shares of Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) surged 120per cent in their Tokyo growth-market debut on Wednesday, after the satellite imagery startup raised 3.48 billion yen (US$24 million) ...
Japanese satellite imagery startup iQPS surges 82per cent in Tokyo debut
Shares of Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS) rose 82per cent on Wednesday in their Tokyo growth-market debut, after the satellite imagery startup raised 3.48 billion yen (US$23.7 million) in ...
Deepak Chemtex IPO: GMP, issue details,10 things to Know about this SME IPO
IPO- Deepak Chemtex IPO will open for subscription on November 29, 2023 and closes on December 1, 2023. It is a book-built issue of ₹23.04 crores and it is entirely a fresh issue of 28.8 lakh shares.
Japan Big on India’s Consumer Mkt, Mfg
Japanese companies see India as a credible long-term partner for manufacturing as well as a top consumer market, Masahiro Goto, global head of investment banking at Nomura, told Swaraj Dhanjal in an ...
ThinkMarkets IPO scrapped as SPAC merger falls through
Canada-listed blank check company, FG Acquisition Corp., and Melbourne-based broker ThinkMarkets have jointly decided to call off their previously announced merger plan.
Shein’s IPO plan to fuel scrutiny over cotton and China roots
If it sold a 10% stake, raising about $9 billion at that valuation, it would be the fifth largest consumer company IPO of all time, just behind Porsche AG’s $9.1 billion 2021 listing ...
EDITION Launches Its Second Act in Tokyo With The Tokyo EDITION, Ginza
On a tree-lined street in the heart of Ginza, a new Tokyo icon opens its doors. For the second act of EDITION in Tokyo, the brand and its creator Ian Schrager have once again joined forces with ...
Decarbonisation: Japan’s path to industrial competitiveness?
Because its capabilities extend well beyond the purely financial. Because one of its precursor banks was the Dai-Ichi Kokuritsu Bank, a 19th-century bank which helped finance Japan's industrialisation ...
Japan to issue 3 new banknotes on July 3, 1st renewal in 20 years
Japan will start issuing new 10,000 yen ($69), 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes on July 3, marking the first redesign in about two decades, the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
Japan’s Finance Startup Yoii raises $5.5m funding in Series A Round
IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world’s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. We take pride ...
31 squirrels die at Tokyo zoo after exposed to pesticides
The Tokyo Zoological Park Society said on Dec. 11 that 31 Japanese squirrels, or “nihon-risu,” died within a week of being exposed to multiple pesticides at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, western ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation-adjusted wages decline for 19th month in Oct
Japan's real wages declined for a 19th consecutive month in October, government data showed on Friday, highlighting that cost-push pressures continue to stifle consumers' purchasing power.