Greg Roumeliotis
Stories by Greg Roumeliotis
Japan’s SoftBank to go ahead with WeWork stock tender offer this week
It will go ahead based on the previously announced terms at $19.19 a WeWork share as soon as Monday.
US said to have opened national security investigation into TikTok
US lawmakers have been calling for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the Chinese firm may be censoring politically sensitive content.
M&A activity in Asia drops 20% to $160b; global deals sink to 3-yr low
Dealmakers said a mismatch between buyer and seller valuation expectations often proved hard to bridge.
China’s Alibaba said to postpone Hong Kong listing amid protests
The e-commerce company's Hong Kong listing was slated to take place in August.
Blackstone to convert from partnership to corporation
Blackstone is hoping the move will boost its share price, which has for more than a decade traded at a discount to traditional asset managers such as
China’s HNA in talks to sell Ingram Micro to Apollo Global in $7.5b deal
HNA has already pushed ahead with asset sales that have so far included real estate and stakes in hotels groups.
Enterprise chat service firm Slack hires Goldman Sachs to lead IPO in 2019
The San Francisco-based company is among a string of Silicon Valley unicorns expected to debut in the stock market in 2019.
Logitech ends negotiations to acquire headphone maker Plantronics
Logitech and Plantronics were hoping to successfully conclude negotiations this week, but Logitech's board decided on Sunday to walk away from the pot
IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34b
The transaction is by far IBM's biggest acquisition as the firm seeks to diversify its technology hardware and consulting business into higher-margin
Nielsen Holdings expands review to sell entire TV ratings firm
Nielsen is heavily indebted, the legacy of a leveraged buyout in 2006 by six private equity firms.
