https://www.euromoney.com/article/b1dx148qjztwp3/why-private-capital-will-dominate-markets-for-the-decades-to-comeScepticism over capital markets is on the rise. It is leading more and more investors to turn to the powerful and growing private equity industry. As a result, companies tend to stay private for longer swelling private equity market five times in the last two...
Automobiles and Parts, Corporate Governance / 09.10.2019
Nissan appoints China boss as chief executive
As of October 8, Makoto Uchida, head of China operations, has been appointed as CEO. He will be supported by Ashwani Gupta, an India-born former Renault executive who will become COO. The management team will also include Jun Seki, currently in charge of Nissan’s turnround, as vice-COO....
Automobiles and Parts, Corporate Governance / 09.10.2019
Nissan’s Crisis, conflicts of interests and intrigues
Hari Nada, a powerful Nissan insider who was behind the ouster last year of Nissan’s chairman, Carlos Ghosn, over compensation issues, had been improperly overpaid himself, according to a law firm investigating problems at Nissan. As of October 9, Nissan Motor Co. said it has limited...
As of October 8, 2019 Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the drop of its £32 bn bid to acquire the London Stock Exchange. For further information, see the following links: https://www.hkexgroup.com/-/media/HKEX-Group-Site/ccd/Possible-Offer/28-Announcement--HK-cover-ENGcombined.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/08/hong-kong-bid-london-stock-exchange-lse https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/hong-kong-exchange-drops-its-39-billion-bid-to-buy-the-london-stock-exchange.html https://www.ft.com/content/ccb827ce-e95f-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55 ...
According to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, corporations, financial institutions and socially conscious citizens must pull us back from the climate change abyss. They have the muscle to make renewables mainstream and reposition fossil fuels as the tobacco of the energy industry. Sadly, the leaders of some...
ESG Rating / 01.10.2019
Thomson Reuters closes deal with Blackstone
Thomson Reuters Corp announced on Monday it had completed the sale of a majority stake (around 55%) in its Financial & Risk unit to private equity firm Blackstone Group LP. The unit will now be rebranded as Refinitiv. Investors also announced that Refinitiv will invest in multiple...