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Grindr chairman steps down amid his bid to take the company private
The West Hollywood-based queer dating app Grindr could soon go private after the chair of the board submitted a buyout bid and stepped down from his position. James Lu,...
Metsera accepts Pfizer’s US$10 billion bid in ongoing M&A battle
OBESITY drug developer Metsera said on Friday that it had accepted Pfizer’s US$10 billion acquisition offer, in what could spell the end of a bidding war between the New...
Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk over rival obesity drug bid
[BENGALURU] Pfizer on Friday (Oct 31) filed a lawsuit against Metsera and Novo Nordisk, saying Metsera breached its merger agreement obligations in declaring the Danish drugmaker’s US$8.5 billion bid...
European banks to launch euro stablecoin in bid to counter US dominance
The new Amsterdam-based company is expected to launch its stablecoin in the second half of next year[FRANKFURT] A consortium of nine European banks, including ING and UniCredit, said on...
The Waldorf-Astoria’s Fresh Bid for Dining Relevance
Waldorf has brought in Michael Anthony, the longtime executive chef of Gramercy Tavern (where he remains), to create the menu. A hotel restaurant—especially a high-end one, especially a high-end...
Egypt mediates talks between Iran, IAEA in bid for ‘regional stability’
The Egyptian Foreign Minister and Grossi discussed developments in the Iranian nuclear issue during their separate Tuesday call.Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held talks brokered by...
Singapore’s KPB Biosciences fails in bid to unfreeze assets in US$830 million Novo Nordisk legal battle
[SINGAPORE] Locally headquartered biotech firm KPB Biosciences has failed to set aside a court order for its assets to be frozen, with the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) having...
Hyflux founder, ex-CEO Olivia Lum was determined to win Tuaspring bid, prosecution says
[SINGAPORE] Hyflux’s founder and former chief executive Olivia Lum was determined to win the Tuaspring integrated water and power project in 2011. Hence, she did not want to disclose...
GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces bid for Tennessee governor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn launched her campaign for governor of Tennessee on Wednesday, exactly a year before the state’s GOP primary. She will face off against Republican Rep. John Rose,...
Judge orders Texas Democrat to respond to governor’s bid to remove him from office
The Supreme Court of Texas has ordered the top Democrat in the Texas state legislature to respond to a lawsuit filed by Gov. Greg Abbott that seeks to remove...
