Olivia Carville
Stories by Olivia Carville
Home-share startup Airbnb leans toward direct listing over traditional IPO
A direct listing allows firms to lower underwriting fees as they don’t raise any new capital. Slack and Spotify have taken this route.
Dating app Tinder reinventing itself to win over Asia
As Tinder’s explosive subscriber growth has started to wane in N America, it’s looking to Asia.
Jeff Bezos becomes richest man in modern history as net worth tops $150b
His net worth has soared by $52 billion this year, which is more than the entire fortune of Alibaba chairman Jack Ma, Asia’s wealthiest person.
Hedge funds accuse Indian real estate developer of $1.5b fraud
IREO Management engaged in a billion-dollar criminal conspiracy involving shadow companies, dumped documents and “astonishing theft,” according to
