Unacademy Raises $440M From Temasek, Softbank Vision Fund
Ed-tech company Unacademy said it raised $440 million in a funding round led by Singapore's Temasek and other investors such as General Atlantic, Tiger Global, and Softbank Vision Fund, which valued the company at about $3.5 billion.
Family Offices Should Behave As Regulated Entities
This article explores the various risks involved from the family office perspective, including under-reported fraud, as their risk management framework can lag those of regulated peers, so the writer says. It also calls out questions which family offices should ask themselves as they seek to de-risk their models. (An earlier version of this article appeared late last week on WealthBriefingAsia, sister news service to this one.)
2 Oil & Gas Stocks To Buy Now - Advice For Investors | Advice For Investors
Here are two oil and gas stocks with strong cash flows that will outperform their peers. Investors who can only remember conventional energy's recent doldrums and would rather search the skies and other renewable energy sources for profits may want to look closer to the ground, where the money is. So argues Toronto stock analyst Greg Pardy, The post 2 oil & gas stocks to buy now appeared first on Advice for Investors.
Qatar Sovereign Fund Discloses 4.69% Stake In Quantumscape Corp - Cna
Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has taken a 4.69per cent stake in Quantumscape Corp, which is developing solid-state lithium metal batteries, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by the company showed.
$140B In Medical Debt Slams Patients, Especially The Poor And Uninsured | Patrick Malone & Associates P.c. | Dc Injury Lawyers
A scandal of the U.S. health system may be far worse than imagined, with the medical debt sold to collection agencies alone amounting to a staggering $140 billion. The $140 billion estimate came from researchers who published in a medical journal and found that such unpaid sums had increased significantly from an $84 billion calculation in a similar 2016 study, the New York Times reported....By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury.
New Documents Show Pentagon Rubber-stamping Police Requests For Military Gear | Huffpost
Last summer, as one city after another broke out in protest against the murder of George Floyd, some of the most enduring images were not of the demonstrators, but of the police: decked out in riot gear, aiming automatic weapons at peaceful crowds, and riding around on armored vehicles built for war. The crackdowns on protesters renewed furious demands to end a suite of federal programs that have put billions of dollars' worth of military weapons in the hands of local police.
Qatar Sovereign Fund Discloses 4.69per Cent Stake In Quantumscape Corp - Cna
DUBAI: Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has taken a 4.69per cent stake in Quantumscape Corp, which is developing solid-state lithium metal batteries, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by the company showed. QIA's stake in Quantumscape, whose batteries will be ...
Goldman Sachs To Pay Junior Bankers More Than Any Other Wall Street Firm
Goldman Sachs will see Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan's six-figure salaries for entry-level bankers -- and raise them $10,000. : Goldman Sachs will see Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan's six-figure salaries for entry-level bankers -- and raise them $10,000. As early as this week, Goldman Sachs will announce junior bankers can expect an even more generous payday than their peers at rival firms, The Post has confirmed. First-year bankers will now pull in $110,000 in base compensation, up from $85,000. Second-year analysts will make $125,000, up from $100,000; and associates will rake in $150,000, up from $125,000.
Reese Witherspoon Sells A Stake In Her Firm Hello Sunshine
Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine's senior management team will continue to oversee day-to-day operations. : Reese Witherspoon sold a majority stake in her production company to a new firm run by former top Walt Disney Co. executives and backed by the private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc., a deal that highlights the hot market for films and TV shows. The purchase, led by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, values Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine at about $900 million, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified.
Qatar Sovereign Fund Discloses 4.69% Stake In Quantumscape | Automotive News
The stake in the startup, whose batteries will be used in electric cars, is worth around $446 million at the company's current market value of $9.5 billion.
Capital Square Acquires Over $565M Of Real Estate During First Half Of 2021
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square, a national investment sponsor specializing in tax-advantaged real estate, announced today that during the first half of 2021, the firm acquired over $565 million in real estate (based on investment cost), took two Delaware statutory trust (DST) offerings full cycle, and launched Capital Square Apartment REIT, Inc. "Back in 2012, a skilled group of real estate professionals came together and formed Capital Square Realty Advisors LLC to sponsor tax-advantaged real estate investments," said Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer of Capital Square.