mergers

Education Platform Nerdy To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
Education Platform Nerdy To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
January 29, 2021  |  IPO

Education gig economy platform Nerdy Inc. has struck a deal to go public by merging with TPG Pace Tech Opportunities, a special purpose acquisition company...

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Alibaba And Shopee Face Off In Vietnam’s Marketplace Showdown
Alibaba And Shopee Face Off In Vietnam’s Marketplace Showdown
January 20, 2021  |  eCommerce

The Vietnamese eCommerce market is getting crowded with numerous different companies to choose from, a Financial Times (FT) report says, leading to a clash between...

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Singapore Competition Board: Uber Must Pay S$6.6 Million Fine Over Merger Deal
Singapore Competition Board: Uber Must Pay S$6.6 Million Fine Over Merger Deal
January 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Singapore’s Competition Appeals Board has upheld fines of S$6.6 million (Singapore dollars) levied against Uber, affirming that its merger deal with ride-hailing rival Grab had...

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CarLotz Gets Go-Ahead From Its Shareholders For Merger With SPAC
CarLotz Gets Go-Ahead From Its Shareholders For Merger With SPAC
January 08, 2021  |  Retail

CarLotz, Inc. said on Friday (Jan. 8) that it has attained the needed green light from its shareholders, including the go-ahead from a supermajority of...

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SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket
SoFi-Social Capital Merger Will Fuel Growth Of One-Stop-Shop Financial Supermarket
January 07, 2021  |  IPO

Online FinTech startup SoFi announced Thursday (Jan. 7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 billion deal that brings it instant liquidity...

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Rumored $18 Billion Gojek-Tokopedia Deal Spotlights Lure Of The ‘Super App’
Rumored $18 Billion Gojek-Tokopedia Deal Spotlights Lure Of The ‘Super App’
January 05, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In Indonesia, in the battle to build “super apps” that keep consumers sticky as they conduct any number of daily tasks – from ride-hailing to...

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SVB Financial Plans To Acquire Boston Private Financial For $900 Million
SVB Financial Plans To Acquire Boston Private Financial For $900 Million
January 05, 2021  |  Acquiring

SVB Financial Group plans to acquire Boston Private Financial Holdings for about $900 million. The merger deal means that Boston Private shareholders would get 0.0228...

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Indonesia’s Gojek Mulls $18 Billion Merger With Tokopedia
Indonesia’s Gojek Mulls $18 Billion Merger With Tokopedia
January 05, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments platform Gojek is in talks with eCommerce innovator Tokopedia for an $18 billion merger, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Jan. 5), citing...

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Grab’s Co-Founder Seeks Lifetime CEO Post In Gojek Union
Grab’s Co-Founder Seeks Lifetime CEO Post In Gojek Union
December 28, 2020  |  South East Asia

Anthony Tan, Grab co-founder and chief executive officer, is looking to secure his title for life as the Singapore delivery and rideshare platform continues to...

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