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SoftBank-backed PatPat weighing IPO

Bloomberg PatPat, a clothing and maternal products online marketplace, is exploring an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. The SoftBank Vision Fund 2-backed firm has held early discussions with potential advisers, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. A share sale could happen as soon as this year and could ...

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Poland pushes fighter jet issue over to Nato to decide

Bloomberg Poland is offering to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to an American base in Germany for Nato to decide what to do with them, as it grapples with public pressure from Ukraine to send in planes to help combat Russia’s air superiority. The government in Kyiv has repeatedly called for more fighter jets for its pilots, putting Poland in ...

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Ukraine stokes Chernobyl concern with radiation warning

Bloomberg A cut power cable leading to Ukraine’s defunct nuclear power plant in Chernobyl prompted officials on Wednesday to warn of potential safety risks. The 2,600 square kilometer (1,000 mile) Chernobyl exclusion zone, site of the deadly 1986 meltdown, also houses a nuclear-waste facility, where spent fuel from Ukraine’s reactors is encased for safe long-term storage. Operator Energoatom said the ...

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