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Greg Coffey is in talks to buy EMSO and create a $13bn hedge fund firm.?
Metro Pacific, San Miguel weighing $10bn toll merger.?
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Mexico Infrastructure Partners (MIP) , an investment fund manager specialized in infrastructure and energy sectors, completed the acquisition of a portfolio of natural gas plants and a wind farm from Iberdrola , a company that generates, distributes, trades, and markets electricity, for $6bn.
The operation has the financial support of the National Infrastructure Fund of Mexico and other public financial entities associated with the Government of Mexico. The Iberdrola Group, through the new investments it will carry out in Mexico, will reaffirm its leadership in the development of renewable energy in the country.
Iberdrola was advised by 花旗 , J.P. 摩根 and Santander . Mexico Infrastructure was advised by Barclays (led by Raul Martinez-Ostos Jaye ).
Group Lotus , a global luxury electric vehicle maker, went public via a SPAC merger with L Catterton Asia Acquisition in a $5.4bn deal.
"We are very pleased to announce the successful completion of the business combination with Lotus Tech, a pioneer in the electrification of luxury mobility with a world-leading product portfolio of luxury vehicles. We are confident Lotus Tech's listing on the Nasdaq will further its global expansion, and look forward to joining them in the exciting growth journey ahead," Chinta Bhagat, LCAA Co-CEO.
Lotus was advised by 德意志银行 , 富而德律师事务所 (led by Zheng (Jonathan) Zhou ?and Howie Farn ), Han Kun Law Offices , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (led by Shu Du ?and Peter Huang ) and 博然思维集团 . L Catterton was advised by 瑞信 , Fangda Partners , Kirkland & Ellis (led by?Joseph Raymond Casey?and Jesse Sheley ). Credit Suisse is advised by Shearman & Sterling LLP (led by Harald Halbhuber , Kyungwon (Won) Lee and Ilir Mujalovic ).
KKR , a global investment firm, agreed to acquire the end-user computing division of 博通 , an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products, for $4bn.
"Workspace ONE and Horizon are best-in-class platforms chosen by many of the world's leading enterprises to create seamless and secure digital workspaces with interoperability across increasingly complicated technology stacks. We see great potential to grow the EUC Division by empowering this talented team and investing in product innovation, delivering excellence for customers and building strategic partnerships," Bradley Brown, KKR Managing Director.
KKR is advised by 德意志银行 , Evercore , Jefferies and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (led by Marni Lerner). Broadcom is advised by 花旗 and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (led by David Karp , Ron Chen ?and Viktor Sapezhnikov ).
Greg Coffey is in talks to buy EMSO and create a $13bn hedge fund firm.?
Greg Coffey is in talks to acquire Emso Asset Management to create a money manager with $13bn in combined assets as the macro trader diversifies his hedge fund firm,?Bloomberg?reported.
Discussions are at an advanced stage between Coffey's Kirkoswald Asset Management and emerging markets-focused EMSO, which manages $5bn. The transaction would see EMSO founder Mark Franklin and his team move over to Kirkoswald.
Metro Pacific, San Miguel weighing $10bn toll merger.?
Philippine conglomerates Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and San Miguel Corporation have started talks to explore combining their toll road businesses, which would form a group worth as much as $10bn, making it the country's biggest-ever merger,?Bloomberg?reported.
If a deal is reached, it could also lead to the merged entity being listed on the stock exchange in Manila. The companies are also exploring other possible business combinations, including of their power and energy divisions.
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