News Category: Business & Finance

Authority Brands, a residential services franchising platform in North America, today announced that British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (“BCI”), one of the largest institutional investors in Canada, has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in the company, alongside funds advised by Apax Partners LLP (“Apax Funds”), which will retain majority ownership. Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/795374/Authority_Brands_Logo.jpg … Continued

Vantage(https://www.vantagemarkets.com/), the international multi-asset trading platform today announces its partnership(https://www.vantagemarkets.com/esg/unesco/) with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation), as a part of its social commitment to strengthen education opportunities to emerging markets like India. Within this partnership, Vantage is supporting the “State of the Education Report for India, 2022 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in … Continued

Completes acquisition of Ambuja Cements and ACC – Largest acquisition in India’s Infrastructure and Materials space valued at USD 6.50 billion – Post the transaction, Adani will hold 63.15% in Ambuja Cements and 56.69% in ACC (of which 50.05% is held through Ambuja Cements) – The combined market capitalization of Ambuja Cements and ACC is … Continued

– The U.S.-based company has partnered with Master Franchisor, Universal Success Enterprises, to bring an authentic Fridays(R) experience to over 75 new locations in South and Southeast Asia TGI Fridays announced today the development of 75 new restaurants throughout South and Southeast Asia over the next 10 years in partnership with Master Franchisor Universal Success … Continued

– The new brand and visual identity exemplify the firm’s long-standing commitment to international investors and highlight the investment team’s dedication and focus on creating innovative investment solutions since 1999. InterVest Capital Partners, formerly known as Wafra Capital Partners, a leading investment manager in structured finance verticals and a pioneer of Sharia-compliant investment products, announced … Continued

A news report from GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE: Jining city in east China’s Shandong province has made great strides in promoting high-quality development of industries by fostering and strengthening featured industrial clusters of its top 10 industries and improving industrial chains in a targeted manner. So far, four industrial clusters in the city have been designated … Continued

— Study from Kapronasia & ViewTrade Underscores the Need for Brokers to Better Meet the Needs of Asian Investors ViewTrade, the force that powers fintech, in collaboration with Kapronasia, the leading Singapore-based fintech research and consulting firm, jointly published a new study today, “The Empowerment of the Asian Retail Investor: Understanding the Evolving Investment Behavior … Continued

NAVER Z, an affiliate of NAVER Corp. (KRX:035420), announced today that the company joined the Tech Coalition to prioritize the safety of children and teenagers in ZEPETO, Asia’s largest metaverse platform. Tech Coalition is an alliance of global technology companies that are working to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet and … Continued

Heidrick & Struggles ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3647268-1&h=1498863375&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heidrick.com%2F&a=Heidrick+%26+Struggles ) (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and talent solutions, added three new consultants to its executive search business in Asia Pacific and the Middle East in August 2022. “In today’s shifting economic landscape, it is more critical than ever to find agile, high-performing leaders who can … Continued