Recording date & time: March 2021 Filmed on locations: Salon Films Studio, Kowloon, Hong Kong & Manila in the Philippines Participants: Jojo Flores Co-Founder Plug & Play Tech Center https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/ Plug and Play Tech Center was officially launched in 2006. Plug and Play is a global innovation platform that connects start-ups to investors and corporations worldwide. We also invest in over a hundred companies each year. During our first few months, we only had 20 companies in our portfolio and did three investments…
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Recording date & time: March 2021 Filmed on locations: Salon Films Studio, Kowloon, Hong Kong & Manila in the Philippines Participants: Manny Ayala Managing Director Endeavor Philippines www.endeavor.org Manny’s wide-ranging career has included being a founder of a number of undertakings- a boutique invesment bank, an animation company and more recently, a tech incubator called Hatchd. Prior to his entry into the world ot entrepreneurship, Manny worked as a senior executive for a number of global media companies including Discovery…
Meet Ricky Sandhu Founder and Chairman of Urban-Air Port and who is the CEO of Six Miles Across London Ltd (small.) a group of infrastructure-as-a-service businesses which includes urban-Air Port Ltd. Hyundai Motor Group, Coventry City Council and the UK Government have partnered with Urban Air Port® to launch the world’s first site – Air One® – to demonstrate the potential of urban air mobility for the UK and worldwide. Read more here Urban Air-Port are conducting a Series A fund round…
Zoom register for this event: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qdnln9nRRZmd_Qne7UzEOg Side-event to the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development Company action on climate – driving decarbonization through target setting 22 March 2021, 14.00-15.30 Bangkok time Organized by ESCAP, the ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN), the Global Compact Networks in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines, CDP and SBTi Background, objective and expected outcome To achieve a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19, social and environmental vulnerabilities and risks will need to…
Andy Lau | Co-Founder & Chairman – Redsip, Inc. Andy is a serial-entrepreneur, technologist and investor with strong strategic connections in APAC and Silicon Valley. Andy has founded a number of successful tech businesses and advised numerous US companies entering Asia Pacific markets. In 2018, HK Broadband Network (1310.HK) acquired ICG for $200mn, a leading cloud business Andy also founded to complete HKBN’s enterprise business solution portfolio where he led the 6,000 talents organization as Chief Commercial Officer. Qing Li…
The ocean covers the majority of our planet’s surface, holding 97% of all water and 80% of all life forms. Major ocean sectors such as tourism, shipping, fishing, aquaculture and marine renewable energy collectively contribute to a ‘blue’ economy, estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at a global gross value added of USD 1.5trn in 2010. This blue economy has been projected to increase to USD 3trn by 2030, with some ocean industries set to grow…
King & Wood Mallesons advised the Bank of Queensland (BOQ) in its A$1.325 billion (US$1.05 billion) acquisition of digital rival ME bank and the capital raising needed to fund the deal, while Australian firm Arnold Bloch Leibler advised the smaller bank. Read more: https://www.law.com/international-edition/2021/02/25/king-wood-mallesons-and-arnold-bloch-leibler-advise-on-australian-bank-deal/?slreturn=20210209103546 In other News –Appointment Amanda Lees 4th partner in Singapore added in the past 18 months specializes in cross border dispute resolution and arbitration https://www.law.com/international-edition/2021/03/02/king-wood-mallesons-adds-another-partner-in-singapore-fourth-in-18-months/
Guotai Junan International Holdings broke a two-year absence from the dollar bond market this week to raise $400m. The Chinese securities brokerage last sold a dollar deal in March 2019. The $500m 3.875% trade is set to mature next year. This week’s Reg S trade was led by 16 banks. ABC International, CCB International, China Minsheng Bank Hong Kong branch, Guotai Junan International, HSBC… Read more: https://www.globalcapital.com/article/b1qq79mbyfhqt8/guotai-junan-ends-two-year-bond-hiatus
Lippo Group’s OUE Lippo Healthcare, or OUELH, the healthcare subsidiary of Singapore-listed property developer and owner OUE Limited, has announced a plan to convert existing shareholder loans and interests worth $144 million into perpetual securities in a strategic move to strengthen its capital structure, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the plan, OUE Lippo Healthcare will convert shareholder loans and accrued interests of 189.6 million Singapore dollars ($144 million) to 4.0-percent convertible perpetual bonds. The bonds will be convertible into ordinary…
The fund is listed on the LSE. Richard has over 30 years of stockmarket experience and is one of the UK’s foremost commentators on market matters and a regular contributor for the BBC (BBC News Channel, Wake Up to Money and the Today Programme), CNBC and Bloomberg. Richard’s expert commentary also appears across the national and specialist press. He previously held senior positions at Hargreaves Lansdown and NatWest Stockbrokers. Listen to the interview here: https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/andy-ho-richard-hunter-interview-ii515031