Asia"s cash-rich firms more resilient in this year"s equity selloff

Firms that sat on their hands as valuations remained high in Asia can now expect their pick of bargains......»»

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms, armed with a record $1 trillion in cash, are investing more in public companies than at any time since the financial crisis, buying those left behind in Wall Street's nine-year bull market......»»

Japan outmuscled China to dominate mergers and acquisitions in Asia last year, and with companies in possession of more than $890 billion in cash, the spending spree is likely to continue in 2019......»»

Japanese share buybacks have hit a record this fiscal year and are set to maintain the booming growth as cash-rich companies bow to pressure from investors and the government to boost returns and improve governance......»»

The largest part of the financial world --- comprising private equity firms, hedge funds and investment companies --- are still underregulated. MIT Sloan's S.P. Kothari makes the case for strengthening the rules......»»

Boston Scientific Corp. announced Wednesday an agreement to buy the global surgical business of Lumenis LTD for $1.07 billion in cash from Baring Private Equity Asia. The medical technology company sai.....»»

The new cash infusion comes a little over a year after a buyout by private equity and venture firm Insight Partners......»»

Listed businesses have raised $17 billion so far this year from cut-price sales to private-equity groups......»»

Extended cash runway with $33.3 million from at-the-market equity offerin.....»»

An 11-year bull market for U.S. stocks, the longest in history, will run out of road as the global COVID-19 epidemic weighs on corporate earnings, Goldman Sachs’s top equity strategist warns in a Wednesday note......»»

As companies in China gradually restart business following the extended Lunar New Year break, investors are fretting over the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak that has squeezed cash flow and hammered revenues in many sectors......»»

Beijing is trying to help firms raise cash as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. But changing refinancing regulations could spark a selloff. .....»»

The market rally in Asia on Thursday subsided, ending the slow recovery that the markets were seeing after an initial selloff due to coronavirus sentiments following the extended Lunar New Year holiday in China. read more.....»»

Our call of the day is from Saxo Bank’s head of equity strategy Peter Garnry, who is flashing a short-term warning about a stock selloff, especially for technology names, which have led the strong early-year gains......»»

Family offices, which handle the wealth of the very rich and their kin, are increasingly poaching young talent from buyout firms, challenging the private equity industry’s claim as the destination of choice for aspiring dealmakers......»»

Private-equity firms raised their cash on hand by 12.4 percent in 2019 to $1.454 trillion......»»

Private equity firms are ready to pounce in 2020, armed with a record level of cash......»»

Consumer internet. Cybersecurity. Digital health. Those are just a few of the tech sectors that local VC firms are going to invest in over the coming months......»»

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