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Polaris to take over liabilities, assets of Skye Bank Nigeria

Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank has revoked the operating license of Skye Bank Plc. and established Polaris as a bridge bank to takeover its assets and liabilities. “The strategy is for the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, Amcon, to capitalise the bridge bank and begin the process of sourcing investors to buy out Amcon,” Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele ...

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Singapore warns against Bitcoin scammers

Bloomberg Bitcoin fraudsters are misusing the names of Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and his deputy Tharman Shanmugaratnam to tout investments, prompting a warning from the premier. “Scammers have used DPM Tharman’s and my name to solicit Bitcoin investments,” Lee said. “Don’t believe everything you see on the Internet!” Lee in a Facebook post used the crypto example to highlight ...

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Boutique banks stand to score as $39bn Sky saga nears end

Bloomberg As the contentious $39 billion takeover saga for Sky Plc draws to a close, boutique banks appear poised to reap some of the richest rewards. PJT Partners Inc., Robey Warshaw LLP, Evercore Inc. and Centerview Partners are the small advisory shops that worked on the battle between Comcast Corp. and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. for control of Sky. The ...

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