#Forbes scraps plan to go public via SPAC merger

#Forbes scraps plan to go public via SPAC merger

“Forbes scraps plan to go public via SPAC merger” Forbes Global Media, the publisher of Forbes magazine, said it’s doing an about-face on its plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm. The deal, which was announced in August, would have taken the 104-year-old magazine and digital publisher public at a $630…

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#SEC probing Elon Musk’s Twitter stake purchase

#SEC probing Elon Musk’s Twitter stake purchase

“SEC probing Elon Musk’s Twitter stake purchase” The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s disclosure of his stake in Twitter in early April, according to a letter the agency sent to him in April. In the letter, now made public by the SEC, the regulator asks Musk why it appears he…

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#Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in  billon deal

#Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 billon deal

“Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 billon deal” Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company VMware, one of the biggest deals of the year despite an environment of rising inflation and economic uncertainty. The proposed deal comes just weeks after billionaire and Tesla CEO…

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#Elon Musk pledges more equity to fund Twitter deal

#Elon Musk pledges more equity to fund Twitter deal

“Elon Musk pledges more equity to fund Twitter deal” Elon Musk on Wednesday pledged an additional $6.25 billion in equity financing to fund the $44 billion offer for Twitter, reducing the billionaire’s margin loan against his Tesla shares to zero. The disclosure made in a regulatory filing on Wednesday signaled Musk is working to complete the deal even though he had last week linked its…

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#Kohl’s braces for bidders to slash takeover offers: report

#Kohl’s braces for bidders to slash takeover offers: report

“Kohl’s braces for bidders to slash takeover offers: report” Bidders competing to acquire Kohl’s are preparing to make binding offers that are lower than the indicative bids they submitted earlier this year to reflect the market downturn and the retailer’s deteriorating business, people familiar with the matter said. The bidders, which include private equity firm Sycamore Partners,…

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