Una Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia remains fragile despite China power deal
Una Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia remains fragile despite China power deal Troubled sovereign fund 1MDB will sell power assets to China’s CGN for $2.3 bln. To resolve its debt woes, the investor...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Indian sale makes Bain Capital rare buyout hero
Una Galani wrote a new post, Indian sale makes Bain Capital rare buyout hero The U.S. firm has sold its remaining $116 mln stake in Hero MotoCorp four years after investing in the world’s largest...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Bank of East Asia feels weight of its China drive
Una Galani wrote a new post, Bank of East Asia feels weight of its China drive The Hong Kong lender has the second biggest branch network of any foreign bank in the People’s Republic. But fast...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Essar buyout exposes Indian stock market weirdness
Una Galani wrote a new post, Essar buyout exposes Indian stock market weirdness Minority investors approved the delisting of Essar Oil last year. Now the controlling Ruia brothers are planning to sell...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Global taxi app alliance will test faith in Uber
Una Galani wrote a new post, Global taxi app alliance will test faith in Uber Car-hailing firms in India, China, Southeast Asia and the United States will link their apps. It’s not clear how many...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Ambani towers pact sets up Indian telco comeback
Una Galani wrote a new post, Ambani towers pact sets up Indian telco comeback Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications could halve its $6 bln net debt with the sale of its telecom towers. A string of...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Foreign insurers buy protection for Indian IPOs
Una Galani wrote a new post, Foreign insurers buy protection for Indian IPOs New rules have allowed giants like AIA and Sun Life to lift ownership of their Indian ventures to 49 pct. With no clear...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, U.S. visa pain would go beyond Indian IT giants
Una Galani wrote a new post, U.S. visa pain would go beyond Indian IT giants Fresh attempts to restrict U.S. visas for skilled foreigners are a worry for Indian outsourcers like Tata Consultancy...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia scrubs out half its sovereign fund stain
Una Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia scrubs out half its sovereign fund stain A $1.7 bln land deal with a Malaysian-Chinese group brings the financial cleanup of the world’s most troubled SWF nearer...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Facebook’s free internet faces big test in India
Una Galani wrote a new post, Facebook’s free internet faces big test in India Mark Zuckerberg is fighting hard to save his plan to offer a free mobile web service to the country’s poor. If India shuts...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, New World’s new $2.8 bln buyout looks a lot safer
Una Galani wrote a new post, New World’s new $2.8 bln buyout looks a lot safer Hong Kong property tycoon Cheng Yu-tung is trying again to buy out his China unit. At up to $2.8 bln, the new offer is...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia’s strongman faces a challenge to impress
Una Galani wrote a new post, Malaysia’s strongman faces a challenge to impress Prime Minister Najib Razak has survived a political scandal over dubious payments he received. He has also managed to...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Sweeter Cairn bid is Vedanta’s least bad option
Una Galani wrote a new post, Sweeter Cairn bid is Vedanta’s least bad option Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources is edging towards loan covenant limits. Bondholders are losing faith in the mining...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Swiss 1MDB probe holds fat tail risks for Malaysia
Una Galani wrote a new post, Swiss 1MDB probe holds fat tail risks for Malaysia Switzerland’s attorney general has indicated $4 bln was misappropriated from state firms, undermining Prime Minister...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Investment acronyms shift from optimism to angst
Una Galani wrote a new post, Investment acronyms shift from optimism to angst BRICS has been buried. Just as well: it was a “Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept”. Now VIIPs and TICKs vie to take its...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Myanmar’s “lady” faces challenge of a lifetime
Una Galani wrote a new post, Myanmar’s “lady” faces challenge of a lifetime Aung San Suu Kyi will realise a long-held dream when she takes effective charge of the Asian country on April 1. The...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, India needs its central bank chief a bit longer
Una Galani wrote a new post, India needs its central bank chief a bit longer Raghuram Rajan’s three-year term as governor of the Reserve Bank of India ends in September. Inflation has almost halved...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, The bright side of India’s bad-debt witch hunt
Una Galani wrote a new post, The bright side of India’s bad-debt witch hunt Liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s exploits have triggered wider scrutiny of the country’s tycoons and those who enabled their...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Li Ka-shing brings funding finesse to telco M&A
Una Galani wrote a new post, Li Ka-shing brings funding finesse to telco M&A The tycoon may sell 20 pct of his UK mobile unit to outsiders. That could raise 1 bln pounds to help buy Telefonica’s...
View ArticleUna Galani wrote a new post, Yum’s China growth goals face market reality check
Una Galani wrote a new post, Yum’s China growth goals face market reality check The U.S. fast-food giant may sell up to 20 pct of its Chinese unit to private investors before spinning it off. On...
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