NTP Group has a diverse portfolio of companies offering many products & services – can you give a brief overview how the Group has managed & performed during this pandemic, any lessons learned as Chairman of the Group? We have shortened business hours across all our businesses and offices, and have made this known publicly. We’ve been pushing for all associates to work from home whenever possible, and asking our sales field staff, whose job is customer contact, to keep…
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The Pandemic has made clear how valuable human interaction is – and by extension how impactful the places and spaces in which we gather have become. Gensler believes the desire for people to reconnect is driving the recovery and emphasizing the true impact of Real Estate. Gensler’s Design Forecast 2021 Report is a collection of trends, insights and practical advice its clients and communities such as PBEC can use to create the next generation of spaces & places in a post-pandemic world. I…
Christophe Bosquillon, MSc MBA Christophe Bosquillon has over 30 years of international experience in general management, foreign direct investment, and private equity and fund management, across various industries, based 80% of that time in the Pacific Basin, as corporate director, government agency contractor, and entrepreneur. While also active in strategic planning, risk management, polycentric governance, Chris has set up, co-sponsored, and engaged, in a number of pro bono activities, such as: natural disaster relief from emergency response to long term…
Meet Ricky Sandhu Founder and Chairman of Urban-Air Port and who is the CEO of Six Miles Across London Ltd (small.) a group of infrastructure-as-a-service businesses which includes urban-Air Port Ltd. Hyundai Motor Group, Coventry City Council and the UK Government have partnered with Urban Air Port® to launch the world’s first site – Air One® – to demonstrate the potential of urban air mobility for the UK and worldwide. Read more here Urban Air-Port are conducting a Series A fund round…
Andy Lau | Co-Founder & Chairman – Redsip, Inc. Andy is a serial-entrepreneur, technologist and investor with strong strategic connections in APAC and Silicon Valley. Andy has founded a number of successful tech businesses and advised numerous US companies entering Asia Pacific markets. In 2018, HK Broadband Network (1310.HK) acquired ICG for $200mn, a leading cloud business Andy also founded to complete HKBN’s enterprise business solution portfolio where he led the 6,000 talents organization as Chief Commercial Officer. Qing Li…
King & Wood Mallesons advised the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in its A$1.325 billion (US$1.05 billion) acquisition of digital rival ME bank and the capital raising needed to fund the deal, while Australian firm Arnold Bloch Leibler advised the smaller bank. Read more: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2021/02/25/king-wood-mallesons-and-arnold-bloch-leibler-advise-on-australian-bank-deal/?slreturn=20210209103546 In other News –Appointment Amanda Lees 4th partner in Singapore added in the past 18 months specializes in cross border dispute resolution and arbitration https://www.law.com/international-edition/2021/03/02/king-wood-mallesons-adds-another-partner-in-singapore-fourth-in-18-months/
Guotai Junan International Holdings broke a two-year absence from the dollar bond market this week to raise $400m. The Chinese securities brokerage last sold a dollar deal in March 2019. The $500m 3.875% trade is set to mature next year. This week’s Reg S trade was led by 16 banks. ABC International, CCB International, China Minsheng Bank Hong Kong branch, Guotai Junan International, HSBC… Read more: https://www.globalcapital.com/article/b1qq79mbyfhqt8/guotai-junan-ends-two-year-bond-hiatus
Lippo Group’s OUE Lippo Healthcare, or OUELH, the healthcare subsidiary of Singapore-listed property developer and owner OUE Limited, has announced a plan to convert existing shareholder loans and interests worth $144 million into perpetual securities in a strategic move to strengthen its capital structure, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the plan, OUE Lippo Healthcare will convert shareholder loans and accrued interests of 189.6 million Singapore dollars ($144 million) to 4.0-percent convertible perpetual bonds. The bonds will be convertible into ordinary…
The fund is listed on the LSE. Richard has over 30 years of stockmarket experience and is one of the UK’s foremost commentators on market matters and a regular contributor for the BBC (BBC News Channel, Wake Up to Money and the Today Programme), CNBC and Bloomberg. Richard’s expert commentary also appears across the national and specialist press. He previously held senior positions at Hargreaves Lansdown and NatWest Stockbrokers. Listen to the interview here: https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/andy-ho-richard-hunter-interview-ii515031
If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you’d best grab an Irish passport. A new study has ranked the Irish passport as the second best one in the world for business men and women. It shares the honours with Sweden while Luxembourg takes top spot. The study is based on a ranking of 199 regions and considers factors such as visa-free travel, international taxation laws, global perception, dual citizenship, and personal freedom. “Ireland offers one of Europe’s lowest corporate tax…