John Revill
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Swiss agrichem giant Syngenta starts ‘tutoring’ process with banks ahead of Shanghai IPO
China International Capital Corp, BOCI, and Citic Securities are involved in the process.
LafargeHolcim buys Firestone Building Products from Japan’s Bridgestone in $3.4b deal
LafargeHolcim plans to tap the increasing demand for roofs that generate solar energy.
LafargeHolcim’s deal to sell Philippines business collapses
The Philippines Competition Authority did not approve the transaction within the required time period.
Zurich completes acquisition of Indonesia’s Adira Insurance
The deal makes the Swiss company the largest international property and casualty insurer in Indonesia.
ABB buys majority stake in Chinese EV charging company
ABB, which has installed an EV charging network in Singapore, has bought 67% in Chargedot with an option to increase its stake.
LafargeHolcim sells Philippines business in $2.15b deal
LafargeHolcim also plans to sell its operations in Malaysia and Singapore.
Swiss giant LafargeHolcim sells Malaysia operations for $396m
It is also selling its entire 91 percent holding in Holcim Singapore Ltd, which had an enterprise value of $66.85 million, to YTL Cement Singapore PTE
ABB in talks with three Asian suitors to sell power grids business
ABB is expected to keep a shareholding in the business, which may be valued at more than $11 billion including debt, and which it would continue sell
China’s HNA abandons Swiss listing plan for airline caterer Gategroup
Gategroup said it would not pursue a flotation on the SIX Swiss exchange, citing "a gap in valuation under current market conditions".
China’s HNA seeks to list Swiss airline caterer Gategroup to ease liquidity crunch
HNA will raise money by selling a 65 percent stake.
