LEGO BILLIONAIRES ARE PLANNING BIG INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
The fund managing the wealth of the billionaires behind Lego A/S is planning to step up investments in renewable energy. What started half a…
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SOFTBANK, CHINA’S GCL TEAM UP FOR $930 MILLION INDIAN SOLAR VENTURE
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to launch a $930 million Indian joint solar energy venture with Chinese firm GCL System Integration…
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HARVARD PLANS TO INVEST $300 MILLION IN CREDIT FUND
Three former credit specialists at Harvard University have formed a direct lending firm that’s expected to receive $300 million from the revamped…
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METLIFE UNIT STRUCK $16 BILLION IN REAL ESTATE DEALS LAST YEAR
MetLife Inc.’s asset manager said the stable market for real estate financing helped it complete $16 billion in global property transactions last…
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VOLVO CARS LAUNCHES NEW FUND FOR TECH START-UP INVESTMENTS
Sweden’s Volvo Car Group said it had launched a new investment fund seeking to invest in “high potential” technology start-ups. * Says…
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DENSO TO INVEST $190 MILLION IN TENNESSEE PLANT, CREATING 320 JOBS
Japanese auto parts supplier Denso Corp said it will invest $190 million in an existing Athens, Tennessee, plant to produce components for…
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ENERGY SLUMP IS STILL HOLDING BACK CANADA’S INVESTMENT PLANS
Canadian business investment is being weighed down for a fourth straight year by weakness in Alberta’s energy industry. Spending plans for oil…
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$1 TRILLION FUND COMMITTED TO U.K. NO MATTER WHAT BREXIT OUTCOME
The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund will continue to invest in the U.K. no matter what the outcome of Brexit talks. “We…
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TENCENT IS SAID TO LEAD $115 MILLION DEAL IN INDIA’S GAANA
Tencent Holdings Ltd. is pushing deeper into the Indian technology market, with a sizable investment in New Delhi-based music streaming service Gaana,…
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DAIMLER IN $2 BILLION CHINA INVESTMENT WITH BAIC AS GEELY SWOOPS
Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC plan to invest almost $2 billion in a state-of-the-art factory in China, underlining their relationship as rival Geely makes…
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