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Bloomberg MAP Active, the Indonesian sporting goods retailer backed by CVC Capital Partners, is planning a domestic initial public offering that could raise about $300 million, people with knowledge of the matter said. The company, which is a unit of Jakarta-listed PT Mitra Adiperkasa, aims to sell shares as soon as next year, according to the people. It has invited ...

Bloomberg Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. is considering introducing vehicles made by its South Korean subsidiary in the US, according to Managing Director Pawan Goenka. Mahindra hasn’t yet decided which SsangYong Motor Co. models it will sell in the US, Goenka said in an interview in Mumbai. The automaker is waiting for the board of its South Korean unit to approve ...

Bloomberg The euphoria around Chinese fintech listings may be starting to wane. Online lender PPDAI Group Inc. raised $221 million after pricing its US initial public offering below the bottom end of a marketed range. The stock climbed 1.2 percent to $13.15 as of 12:52 pm in New York. Rival Qudian Inc. fell below its offer price the week after ...

Bloomberg European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier raised the prospect of Brexit talks failing to reach a breakthrough by year-end, saying the UK has two weeks to come up with a better offer on the financial settlement. Barnier called for “real and sincere progress” on the three divorce issues, which include the separation bill, the rights of EU citizens and ...

Bloomberg Lyft Inc. has gained significant ground on its rival, Uber Technologies Inc., and is expected to grab more market share in the US, according to a private Lyft investor document obtained by Bloomberg. A major investor is projecting Lyft will have boosted its share of US ride-hailing business some 61 percent by the end of the year, climbing to ...

Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc lost an appeal over whether it should pay overtime and give vacation time to its drivers, a ruling that heaps yet more pressure on the ride-sharing company in one of its most mature markets. The original decision that gave UK drivers the right to more benefits was “neither inconsistent nor perverse,” Judge Jennifer Eady said. The ...

Bloomberg The deadliest mass shooting in modern US history is adding to soaring costs for insurance companies, which are already taking a beating this year from an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires. The industry may have to shell out more than $1 billion for the Las Vegas massacre, insurance executives say. Acts of a solo gunman, who killed almost ...

ABU DHABI / AGENCIES His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of France Emmanuel Macron, opened on Wednesday Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Central Cooling Company, Tabreed, released its nine months financial results ending on September 30. In a statement, Tabreed said, “Net profit increased by 8 percent to AED 290.4 million comparing to AED269.3 million for Q3 2016, group revenue increased by 9 percent to AED1049.1 million comparing to AED 960.3 million for Q3 2016, core chilled ...

DUBAI / WAM Empower, the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has settled its semi-annual loan instalment two months before its maturity on Dec 31. The pre-settled loan instalment amoun-ting to AED147 million forms part of Empower’s syndicated loan facility from a consortium of international and local banks and financial institutions. Ahmed bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, said, “Empower has ...