September, 2021

• 2 September

  Siam Makro surges on $7b deal to control Lotus stores

  

  Bloomberg Siam Makro Pcl surged as much as 24% after Thailand’s biggest operator of cash-and-carry stores announced a plan worth about 218 billion baht ($7 billion) to take control of retailer Lotus from other affiliates of the Charoen Pokphand Group. The share-price gain was the biggest since August 2013, with the deal leading to Siam Makro taking a 76% stake ...

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• 2 September

  Airbus secures $4.9b order from Boeing customer Jet2

  

  Bloomberg Airbus SE secured an order for 36 single-aisle planes from UK leisure carrier Jet2 Plc, picking off a Boeing Co customer with steep discounts as it seeks to regain sales momentum. The A321neo jets, scheduled for delivery over five years through 2028, are valued at $4.9 billion before “significant discounts,” Jet2 said in a statement. The number of planes ...

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• 2 September

  India to offer indemnity to flag carrier bidder over Cairn claim

  

  Bloomberg India is set to absolve bidders for its loss-making flag carrier from any liability arising out of a lawsuit filed by Cairn Energy Plc, which has claimed the state-run airline’s assets over a long-running tax dispute with the government, according to people familiar with the matter. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration will offer so-called indemnity to the financial bidders ...

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• 2 September

  Southwest sued by pilots who allege labour law violations

  

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co was sued by its pilots union and accused of violating federal labour law by unilaterally changing working conditions, rules and pay rates as travel collapsed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier violated the Railway Labor Act by making changes in its contract, the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association said in a lawsuit filed in a Dallas ...

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• 2 September

  Steinhoff says its Mattress Firm may sell stock in IPO

  Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV said US bedding chain Mattress Firm is considering a public share listing as a means of returning cash to shareholders. The move is one of a number of options being weighed and a final decision hasn’t been made, Steinhoff said in a statement. The South African retailer, which came close to collapse following an accounting ...

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• 2 September

  Bain nears $1.2b deal for Berlin Brands

  Bloomberg Private equity firm Bain Capital is nearing an agreement to acquire a significant stake in e-commerce company Berlin Brands Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. Bain was expected to announce a deal as soon as Wednesday to buy Ardian’s holding of more than 40% in the business, the people said, asking not to be identified because the ...

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• 1 September

  BOJ stimulus to roll on whoever wins Japan elections: Momma

  

  Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will keep pumping out stimulus regardless of any shift in the nation’s political leadership as a result of upcoming elections or any Federal Reserve tapering moves, according to a former senior executive at the central bank. “You want to keep letting sleeping dogs lie,” said Kazuo Momma in an interview, referring to the monetary ...

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• 1 September

  Morgan Stanley boosts junior banker salaries

  

  Bloomberg Morgan Stanley boosted salaries for the second time in a month, raising the stakes again in a Wall Street bidding war for new talent. The firm bumped base pay for junior bankers to $110,000, a mark that will now also cover first-year staff in the trading division, a person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified ...

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• 1 September

  Nigeria central bank to launch digital currency

  Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank selected Bitt Inc. as a technical partner to help create its digital currency by the end of the year. The Barbados-registered financial technology company will help the regulator to launch the new currency, named eNaira, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said in an emailed statement. The company was picked for its “technological competence, efficiency, platform security, ...

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• 1 September

  Rupee’s gains have traders speculating RBI easing grip

  

  Bloomberg The Indian rupee’s outsized gains over the last three sessions is spurring talk that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may have loosened its grip over the currency. The rupee has rallied 1.6% in the previous three sessions to post its biggest gain for the period since March 2 The exchange rate had been moving within a range of ...

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