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Consortium including GIC, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters plan GBP2.3 bil LSE share sale - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

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Consortium including GIC, Blackstone and Thomson Reuters plan GBP2.3 bil LSE share sale

The group plans to offload 28.3 million shares, according to a regulatory filing.
Residential Secure Income: REIT with defensive UK portfolio, scale and valuation - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Global stocks

Residential Secure Income: REIT with defensive UK portfolio, scale and valuation

RSI invests in residential and social-housing sectors with a focus on independent retirement rentals and shared ownership.

Company in the news

Blackstone, Thomson Reuters sell US$2.4 bil of LSEG Shares

Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC, a member of the Blackstone consortium, also sold its stake.
Wise's wise plans for APAC following LSE listing - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

Technopreneurs

Wise's wise plans for APAC following LSE listing

Following a direct listing on LSE, Wise is planning to conquer to Apac region.
Wise could be the first tech firm to have a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange  - THE EDGE SINGAPORE

IPO

Wise could be the first tech firm to have a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange

“Bringing in the people we serve as owners of Wise is something I’ve long wanted to do." - Wise CEO Kristo Käärmann

Markets

‘Faster, better and cheaper’: Sorrell’s S4 Capital set to blaze ahead in digital marketing space

Advertising legend Sir Martin Sorrell looks to make history again by riding the digital marketing wave.

Global Markets

Briefs

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): “We have certainly received a lot of questions regarding the freedom to move money.” — Clifford Ng, managing partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Hong Kong, whose clients are keen to shift assets to Singapore.

M&A

HKEX drops US$36 bil bid for the London Stock Exchange

(Oct 8): Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing said it won’t proceed with its 29.6 billion-pound ($50.2 billion) unsolicited takeover bid for London Stock Exchange Group Plc.

Global Markets

Betting on Hong Kong remaining a key financial centre

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): On Sept 4, as I watched my shares in Hongkong Land Holdings bounce strongly, it occurred to me that I could be accused of being invested in the people of the former British colony not getting their way. The talk in the market that day

Global Markets

Briefs

SINGAPORE (Aug 5): “If you want marines to drive away the Chinese fishermen, not one of them will come home alive.” — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, defending his agreement with China to allow Chinese fishermen to operate in the West Philippi
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