Deals & ipos articles

  • [Rappler Investigates] Deal or no deal, Duterte?

    Why are we even in this odd situation when we’re transporting supplies and moving well within our exclusive economic zone?
  • Deal or no deal for Paramount? Here are the options on the table

    Time is running out for Paramount Global and Skydance Media to reach a deal combining their entertainment empires within the 30-day exclusive negotiating window that closes Friday, and it appears likely that the week will pass without an agreement on a transaction. Paramount, controlled by Shari Redstone , and Skydance, helmed by film producer David Ellison, have been trying to hammer out a complicated deal that would leave Ellison in control of the storied media giant. And so far, no agreement...
  • SoftBank back at deal counter with Icertis deal talks

    SoftBank, one of the largest technology investors, is looking to return to the deal counter in India after largely focusing on exits from listed bets last year.The Tokyo-based investment firm has begun early-stage talks to double down on existing software portfolio firm Icertis, which is stitching up a new funding round of about $150 million (about Rs 1,252 crore), in a secondary share sale, said people familiar with the development.The talks would progress depending on valuation to a large...