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Ukraine
On support for Ukraine, extra $140 million draws scrutiny
MSNBC - Steve Benen
It didn’t cause much of a stir at the time, but the Associated Press ran a report two weeks ago that may be relevant anew. It noted that Ukrainian …
Reuters
Neil Woodford
Woodford director says $4 billion fund freeze continues
Reuters - Carolyn Cohn
LONDON (Reuters) - The suspension of money manager Neil Woodford’s Equity Income fund until December remains in place, the fund’s authorized corporate director said on Monday at its monthly review of lock-up.
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Capital Raising
‘Gods Unchained’ Crypto Game Raises $15 Million from Naspers, Galaxy
coindesk.com - Brady Dale
Venture capitalists are becoming more interested in the concept of truly owning digital items. The latest evidence: Naspers Ventures led a $15 million …
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Technology
Adam Neumann
Exclusive: We Company CEO Neumann starts talks on his role at WeWork parent - sources
Reuters Canada - By Joshua Franklin and Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann has started talks with board directors and investors to discuss his future role, including the possibility of giving up his title as chief executive,
Axios
Adam Neumann
Venture Capital Deals
Axios
The WeWork soap opera had been scheduled to take a short hiatus, at least until Q3 numbers could be compiled, but then it surprised everyone with a …
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Jim Cramer
Jim Cramer: How to Spot a Suboptimal IPO
TheStreet - Katherine Ross
Jim Cramer broke down We Company's IPO process in his Real Money column Monday morning. He's also talking about how investors can spot a suboptimal …
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Thomas Cook
Deals of the day: Mergers and acquisitions By Reuters
investing.com - Reuters
Sept 23 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 1330 GMT on Monday: ** Britain's Whitbread Plc WTB.L said …
Seeking Alpha
Investing
Home Capital prices C$425M RMBS private placement
Seeking Alpha - Liz Kiesche
Home Capital Group (OTCPK:HMCBF) announces the pricing of a private placement of residential mortgage-backed securities by Classic RMBS Trust, a …
Fortune
China
China’s Tesla Has Already Lost $5 Billion and Now It’s Fighting for Its Survival
Fortune - Bloomberg
It took Tesla Inc. about 15 years to rack up $5 billion in losses. The company known as China’s Tesla did it in four. The bleeding continues. …
The Wall Street Journal.
Capital Raising
What Drove SoftBank’s Vision Fund Up Is Dragging It Down
The Wall Street Journal. - Miriam Gottfried
Delay of WeWork’s IPO and selloff of conglomerate’s holdings are taking a toll Investors’ sudden skepticism toward pricey, profitless tech companies is threatening SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 0.17% ’s Vision
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Technology
IPOs
4 Reasons Datadog Is a Hot IPO
The Motley Fool - Rick Munarriz
The cloud-monitoring specialist has risen 34% since going public two trading days ago. One of this month's biggest IPO winners is Datadog …
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Softbank
Why WeWork's Biggest Investor Suddenly Turned Against the CEO
TIME - Tim Culpan / Bloomberg
They built him up. And now they want to bring him down. SoftBank’s sudden turn against WeWork CEO Adam Neumann highlights how the Japanese conglomerate has wielded far more dollars than sense in its investment
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Blockchain Unbound
Ethereum
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million
coindesk.com - Christine Kim
The number of initiatives dedicated to scaling the ethereum blockchain is manifold. Ethereum 2.0, Plasma, Raiden, zk-SNARKs – the list goes on. On …
Neil Woodford
Money manager Neil Woodford apologies again as fund continues to do badly
yahoo.com - Oscar Williams-Grut
The scale of stricken money manager Neil Woodford’s poor performance was laid bare on Monday, as Woodford apologised once again to investors who are …
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Milan
Italian yacht maker Sanlorenzo says to float up to 35% of capital by y
investing.com - Reuters
MILAN (Reuters) - Sanlorenzo has filed a request with the Milan stock exchange to list its shares and expects to launch the offering by the end of …
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Monsoons
Govt Estimates Kharif Crop Output Slightly Lower at 140.57 Million Tonnes for 2019-20
news18.com - PTI
Foodgrains production stood at 141.71 million tonnes in the kharif season of the 2018-19 crop year. Sowing of the kharif crops is almost complete and …
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Startups (India)
Amid Falling Growth, ShopClues Gets INR 7.8 Cr Infusion From US-Parent
inc42.com - Bhumika Khatri
Gurugram-based ecommerce platform ShopClues has received a fresh equity infusion of INR 7.86 Cr from its US-based parent entity.According to the …
CNBC
Jim Cramer
Cramer rants against hyped-up IPOs like WeWork — Peloton is just 'a way to hang up your towels'
CNBC - Jessica Bursztynsky
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors to beware the hyped-up IPOs these days like WeWork and Uber with overly ambitious mission statements that …
Fundraising
Booker says thousands responded to fundraising plea
thehill.com - Max Greenwood
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday said that he saw his best two days of fundraising after he warned over the weekend that he could drop his bid for …
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Investing
10 Reasons Not To Invest In The We Company
Seeking Alpha - Christoph Liu
It looks like The We Company (WE) is going to proceed with its planned IPO despite the concerns of their largest investors, which as I previously …
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Technology
Adam Neumann
WeWork Investors Look To Oust CEO Adam Neumann
Forbes - Carlie Porterfield
Adam Neumann is reportedly under pressure by investors to resign as CEO. Getty Images The Topline: Board members of WeWork’s holding company will pressure CEO Adam Neumann to step down after key investors
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan aims to become a destination for global investment
foreignpolicy.com - priyafp
Since independence in 1991, Kazakhstan has paid utmost attention to its investment policy as one of the fundamental factors for economic growth and …
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SoftBank Group
As Adam Neumann reportedly faces pressure to step down, it’s looking like a fight for life between WeWork and SoftBank
TechCrunch - Connie Loizos
According to a new WSJ report, some percent of WeWork’s seven-person board, which includes cofounder and CEO Adam Neumann, is planning to pressure Neumann to step down and instead become We’s non-executive
The Globe and Mail
Capital Raising
Yukon’s government and several First Nations invest in new Panache Ventures fund
The Globe and Mail - Sean Silcoff
The Yukon government and seven of the territory’s First Nations are the latest Canadian institutions to fund Canada’s thriving technology scene, backing a seed-stage venture capital fund founded by former
Reuters UK
Capital Raising
French glassware maker Verallia kicks off Paris listing
Reuters UK - Dominique Vidalon
PARIS (Reuters) - French glass bottle maker Verallia said on Monday it could raise up to 1 billion euros (883.3 million pounds) in an initial public offering in Paris later this month, in the country’s
Private Equity
Private Equity market growth set to continue as companies stay private for longer
yahoo.com - GlobeNewswire
Growing demand among investors for private equity is coinciding with changing dynamics in how companies are raising capital ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 23, …
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Digitalist Magazine
Management
Working Capital Management: Exploring The What, Why, And How
digitalistmag.com - Dave Fellers
Working capital is the lifeblood of most organizations and, as such, it needs to be watched closely and managed in a comprehensive, real-time, and …
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Business
Adam Neumann
WeWork board is turning against CEO Adam Neumann: report
New York Post - By Nicolas Vega
The tide is turning against WeWork’s charismatic and controversial chief. A contingent of board members and big investors including SoftBank are …
Fortune
Adam Neumann
WeWork Board Members Want to Kick Founder Adam Neumann Out of the Corner Office
Fortune - Gillian Tan, Sarah McBride, Michelle F. Davis, Bloomberg
Adam Neumann has said his mission as WeWork’s chief executive is to elevate the world’s consciousness. Members of his board are now discussing a plan …
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Bloomberg
Opinion
China's Wealth Fund Is Diving Into a Crowded Pool
Bloomberg - Nisha Gopalan
The world’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund is playing a dangerous game. China Investment Corp. aims to have as much of 50% of its portfolio in …