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...In addition, Masayoshi Son will deposit with SVF2 LLC $500 million worth of SoftBank Group Corp. shares (as of the issue date of the Equity from SVF2 LLC to MgmtCo)....
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...founded Radiate and worked as a business journalist for outlets including Bloomberg Television and the Financial Times, will join NYSE as executive vice-chairman as of July 9 and have a seat on the NYSE Group...
...Chinese messaging and gaming group Tencent fell 1.2 per cent and Sunny Optical Technology dropped 3.4 per cent, putting the companies among the worst performers on the index for Tuesday....
...The press release noted debt financing would come from Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC. The bank also provided M&A advice to Thermo Fisher....
...Photographs: Aaron Fallon; Vincent Girier Dufournier; Richard Green Gallery, London; Sebastian Izzard Asian Art LLC gallery New York...
...For all the optimism among investors and suppliers — Ulrich Spiesshofer, who heads Swiss engineering group ABB, sees India’s “massive aspiration on renewable energy” as an opportunity for more equipment...
...Fanuc competes in the global market for industrial robots with three other big players: Japan’s Yaskawa Electric, Switzerland’s ABB and Germany’s Kuka....
...“Charging from wall plugs is not going to meet the market’s needs [in the long run],” says Hans Streng, head of EV charging infrastructure at ABB, the Swiss-Swedish engineering group....
...It was founded in 1853 when German immigrant John Jacob Bausch opened an optical shop in Rochester, New York....
...In contrast, although economic uncertainty in Europe and emerging markets depressed third-quarter orders at ABB, the Swiss engineering conglomerate said it remained “cautiously optimistic” about its immediate...
...Today, the biggest makers of robots include ABB of Switzerland, Germany’s Kuka and Fanuc of Japan....
...Joe Hogan, chief executive of ABB, the Swiss-Swedish engineering group, says: “3D printing means it’s possible to go from concept to reality [in making one-off parts ] in just a few hours....
...It did this with software for the utility industry, buying two listed companies in the sector, Indus and MDSI, revamping them and then selling the combined company, Ventyx, to ABB for $1bn in 2010....
...The group is hoping to conclude by year end another auction to sell Qioptiq, a optical component maker....
...Rothschild and Credit Suisse are running the process to sell the French optical component maker....
...scandal – which came to light after Michael Woodford, the company’s ousted British president, raised red flags about questionable deals – has prompted questions about whether the auditors knew what the optical...
...This explains why ABB would have been the better merger partner but, of course, ABB baulked because of the ongoing UN scandal [over alleged kickbacks on wheat supply contracts] and is now in the hands of...
...Ironically, one reason behind ABB’s reluctance to do deals under Mr Kindle was his refusal to overpay at a time when prices for the kind of solid electrical and engineering group that ABB was considering...
...Guy Hands, whose Terra Firma private equity group now owns EMI Group, caused a ruckus last week by castigating EMI’s 260 A&R people for laziness and profligacy....
...Visitors to Blackstone’s website are greeted by a concise explanation of what the private equity group does: “A leading global investment and advisory firm.”...
...ABB, the Swiss group, was also part of the cartel but escaped punishment because it blew the whistle on its co-conspirators. Brussels said ABB's fine would have amounted to €215m....
...Fred Kindle, president and chief executive officer, ABB • Good to Great, by Jim Collins “It achieves the rare feat of being a very useful and wise guide to business strategy, as well as a compelling book...
...ABB, the Swiss engineering group, rose 1.9 per rcent to SFr13.60....
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