Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

Malaysia’s Sime Darby seeks to expand car retail business into India, Indonesia – CEO

A logo of Sime Darby is seen at its car showroom in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sime Darby (SIME.KL), Malaysia’s industrial and automotive conglomerate, is looking to set up a luxury car retail business in India and expand in Indonesia to … Read more

UK petrol station group EG to buy Tesla charging units

UK petrol station group EG to buy Tesla charging units

A Tesla electric charging point stands unused in a car park, as Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, in London, Britain, November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – British petrol station operator EG … Read more

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

India’s Raymond bolsters engineering business in $82-mln deal

BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – India’s Raymond (RYMD.NS) said on Friday it would pay 6.82 billion rupees ($82 million) for a majority stake in an auto parts maker, doubling down on its shift away from its once mainstay textiles business into engineering and real estate. Raymond said it will buy a 59.25% stake in Maini … Read more

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

SPAC shell games will keep hiding the ball

NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) – As blank-check deals go, it hardly could have been much worse than Better. The online mortgage lender led by Vishal Garg unveiled plans in May 2021 to go public at a nearly $8 billion valuation by way of a special-purpose acquisition company, exuberantly telling investors it expected to … Read more