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07 January 2019 – Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees Celgene Acquisition
Listen nowThree biggest stories In this week’s biggest deal, pharmaceutical firm Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to acquire peer Celgene in a buyout made up of cash…
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17 December 2018 – Grab Reaches $2.85bn in Latest Round
Listen nowDeals Grab has boosted its latest round to $2.85bn, taking in $150m from Yamaha Motor through a strategic partnership agreement. Indonesian online marketplace Tokopedia has…
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26 November 2018 – Coupang Gains Second SoftBank Investment
Listen nowDeals SoftBank invested $1bn in online marketplace Coupang three years ago, and has returned to provide another $2bn in funding through its Vision Fund at…
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05 November 2018 – Game Studio Epic Games Raises $1.25bn
Listen nowDeals Game studio Epic Games has had some very notable successes including the Unreal and Gears of War series, but it’s entered the mainstream in…
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29 October 2018 – Bytedance Raises $3bn at $75bn Valuation
Listen nowDeals Bytedance has agreed to raise $3bn in funding from investors including SoftBank at a $75bn valuation that will make it the most valuable independent…
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22 October 2018 – Alibaba Confirms Ele.me and Koubei Merger
Listen nowDeals Alibaba has confirmed the merger of Ele.me, the food delivery service it acquired in April, with Koubei, the local services platform it launched in…
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15 October 2018 – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Invests $45bn in SoftBank’s Second Vision Fund
Listen nowFunds SoftBank has for a few months discussed its intentions to launch a second $100bn Vision Fund, and it will have received a hefty incentive…
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08 October 2018 – Grab Looking To Raise Another $1bn
Listen nowDeals Southeast Asian ride hailing platform Grab closed $2bn in funding just two months ago, but Reuters has reported that it’s looking to raise another…
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01 October 2018 – ByteDance in Funding Talks with SoftBank
Listen nowDeals Reports that China-based digital media company ByteDance was seeking funding at a $75bn valuation emerged a few weeks back, but now they’ve been fleshed…
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24 September 2018 – Uber in Talks to Acquire Rival Careem
Listen nowExits Uber is already in talks to acquire Middle Eastern rival Careem and has now reportedly in negotiations to buy food delivery service Deliveroo. The price…