Dinesh Nair
Stories by Dinesh Nair
Goldman Sachs spots big opportunity in Middle East
After Abu Dhabi snubbed the US bank for its involvement in the 1MDB scandal, Goldman Sachs eyes Saudi Arabia.
Global bankers head to Saudi Arabia to compete for world’s biggest IPO
Saudi Aramco was originally working with Evercore Inc. and Moelis, as well as HSBC Holdings Plc, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley.
Battle for Aramco IPO intensifies as exchanges vie for supremacy
Saudi Arabia expects to raise as much as $100 billion in proceeds.
HSBC mulls bid for Aviva’s Asian assets in diversity push
London-based HSBC is in the early stages of weighing an offer for at least part of Aviva’s Asian business.
LSE in talks to acquire GIC-backed data platform Refinitiv for $27b
The deal would also be a quick flip for the Blackstone-led consortium that bought a majority stake in Refinitiv from Thomson Reuters last year.
Japan’s Kansai Paint, others in talks to buy stake in US car-paint maker
Axalta went public in 2014, a year after PE firm Carlyle Group acquired the company from DuPont.
CVC Capital Partners nears $1b deal for stake in Dubai’s GEMS Education
The deal values the firm at more than $4 billion.
China National Gold mulls bid for Canadian miner Iamgold
Iamgold is exploring a possible sale of all or part of the company and has spoken to several potential buyers.
SoftBank taps Goldman to initiate formal talks with investors for new fund
SoftBank Group Corp is raising money for its second $100 billion technology investment fund.
StanChart to hire JPMorgan’s top mining banker in Asia
The hire is key for StanChart as it builds up its business advising mining companies on potential transactions.
