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Can Atome turn Grab’s loss-making financial services arm into a $500m EBITDA business?
Grab is acquiring 60% of Atome Financial for $1.49 billion in cash, adding a $1 billion loan portfolio and 25 million cumulative users. The deal accelerates consumer lending across Southeast Asia, but it also commits more capital to credit risk while Grab’s Financial Services segment is still moving toward profitability.
Grupo Aeroportuario del PacĂfico (NYSE: PAC) lines up Ps.8bn financing for debt and airport investment
Grupo Aeroportuario del PacĂfico has arranged Ps.8 billion of bank financing to refinance near-term maturities and fund airport investment as non-aeronautical revenue helps cushion weaker passenger volumes.
Ant International’s Falcon 2.0 posts strong forecasting results, but the bigger test begins inside bank treasury desks
Ant International is taking Falcon 2.0 from time-series research into bank treasury and foreign-exchange forecasting, where measurable cost savings rather than benchmark rankings will determine the model’s commercial value.
LSEG’s ÂŁ3.45bn buyback puts AI monetisation under a harder valuation test
London Stock Exchange Group plc is generating record margins, cash flow and shareholder returns while pushing deeper into artificial intelligence. The harder question is whether AI can accelerate subscription growth enough to close the valuation gap that opened during the technology disruption scare.
Project Peregrine: Kuwait Petroleum seals $16bn pipeline pact with Blackstone, Brookfield, KKR
Kuwait's $16 billion Project Peregrine hands Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR a 49% stake and ties their return to a 2035 target of 4 million barrels a day.
SK Hynix (SKHYV) Nasdaq debut raises $26.5bn, second-largest US IPO ever after SpaceX
SK Hynix (SKHY) opens at $170 in $26.5B Nasdaq debut, +14% from $149; CEO Kwak says memory crunch persists beyond 2030 as Micron valuation discount closes.
EnBW secures €500m SuedLink financing as Germany’s grid buildout accelerates
Read how EnBW’s €500m SuedLink loan could reshape German grid financing, transmission capacity and ETR:EBK utility sentiment.
Supreme (AIM: SUP) shares fall 6% as record revenue masks flat EBITDA and vape margin pressure
Supreme plc delivered 17% revenue growth and stronger cash generation, but flat EBITDA, lower margins and a 23% earnings decline exposed the cost of its changing vape mix and acquisition-led diversification.
Matrix Renewables has funded 859 MW of US projects, but can the portfolio protect returns?
Matrix Renewables has funded 859 MW of US solar and storage projects. Explore the $1.3 billion structure, assets and construction risks now.
Why Grasim chose Pantaloons veteran Sangeeta Tanwani to lead its textiles business
Sangeeta Tanwani’s move from consumer retail to Grasim Industries’ textiles business signals a stronger push toward branded fabrics, premium products and customer-led growth.