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Netherlands-listed technology investor Prosus, formed out of the corporate venturing assets collected by South Africa-listed media group Naspers, has sold 2% of China-based gaming and social media group Tencent for $14.7bn.
Apr 13, 2021Analysis: Ikena goes public
The oncology drug developer, backed by Bristol Myers Squibb, secured close to $144m in its IPO. This is an exit from a space that has seen much corporate support over the past decade.
Apr 12, 2021Analysis: Lilium to lifts up on $3.3bn reverse merger
Vertical take-off and landing jet developer Lilium went public by joining forces with Nasdaq-listed SPAC.
Apr 5, 2021Analysis: ACV Auctions floats in $416m IPO
The SoftBank-backed automotive e-commerce platform developer ACV Auctions has gone public in an IPO. The company is part of the vehicle marketplace space which has seen much attention from corporate venture investors.
Mar 29, 2021Analysis: Tencent’s IPOs
Overview of three of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) from 2020 in which the China-based internet company either scored an exit or increased its stake.
Mar 22, 2021Innovation and digitisation mean healthcare is at a tipping point
This is the first in a series of quarterly publications for the Global Health Council looking at drug development, healthcare providers such as hospitals and digital health, payments and patient wellness. This first article looks at the implications of the disease treatments coming out of advanced research and artificial intelligence and the broader shift to digitalisation in healthcare. The next issue will focus on the providers of healthcare.
Mar 17, 2021A shining beacon in the dark
Where do you begin to summarise a year that has been the most challenging on a global scale in living memory?
Mar 16, 2021Innovation and digitisation mean healthcare is at a tipping point
Feature: artificial intelligence driving disease prevention, digital health enables personalised medicine, investment takes off
Mar 16, 2021Analysis: E-commerce exits
The e-commerce space was given enormous boost by the covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders around the globe.
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