Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore-based Quadria’s 3rd healthcare fund closes at US$1.1 billion, above US$800 million target
[SINGAPORE] Quadria Capital, a Singapore-based private equity (PE) firm, announced on Tuesday (May 27) the final close of its third healthcare fund at nearly US$1.1 billion. That is above the original target of US$800 million, said the healthcare-focused company, which manages more than US$4 billion across 27 investments in South and South-east Asia. Its investors…
Read MoreBuyout on Hold: Seven & i investors eye execution before backing deal or strategy
[TOKYO] The annual meeting of Seven & i Holdings shareholders is likely to be a low-key event, despite the drama surrounding a company facing a takeover proposal by Alimentation Couche-Tard, the operator of Circle K stores. Investors appear to be willing to see what happens with the radical overhaul that the Japanese retailer has pledged…
Read MoreUS tech whiz allegedly drugged by bogus London Uber driver who stole $123K in crypto: ‘They took the majority of my wealth’
A night out in London took a dark turn for an Oregon tech whiz who claimed he was drugged by a bogus Uber driver who later drained $123,000 from his crypto accounts. Jacob Irwin-Cline, 30, was on a two-day layover en route to visit family in Spain when he woke up disoriented and financially devastated…
Read MoreTrump Media to raise US$3 billion to spend on cryptocurrencies: report
The company behind Truth Social, a streaming and social media platform, has been exploring potential mergers and acquisitions as it aims to diversify into financial services Published Tue, May 27, 2025 · 06:49 AM [BENGALURU] US President Donald Trump’s social media firm, Trump Media & Technology Group, plans to raise about US$3 billion to spend…
Read MoreRBNZ set to make sixth rate cut and signal bias to more easing
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank is set to cut interest rates for a sixth straight meeting and signal it’s open to further easing as US trade barriers dim the economic outlook. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will lower the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday…
Read MoreOil steadies after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline
[CALGARY] Oil prices steadied on Monday after US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for trade talks with the European Union, easing concerns about US tariffs on the bloc that could hit fuel demand. Brent crude futures were down 17 cents at US$64.61 a barrel at 8:35 ET while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down…
Read MoreKamala Harris takes swipe at Elon Musk and Trump admin: ‘Remember the 1930s’
Former Vice President Kamala Harris took a swipe at billionaire Elon Musk and likened the Trump administration’s “America First” policy to 1930s-style isolationism, which many historians believe helped escalate World War II. During remarks at the 2025 Australian Real Estate Conference, held on the Gold Coast, the failed Democratic presidential candidate alluded to an interview…
Read MoreIron ore stays relevant despite China’s faltering property sector as demand drivers evolve
[SINGAPORE] Iron ore, the backbone of China’s steel-fueled boom for more than two decades, is facing a pivotal demand shift. The ferrous metal’s fortunes are now decoupling from the country’s property sector to hinge more on infrastructure projects and high-tech machinery demand, a shift reflecting broader economic trends in China, Tan Tee Yong, head of…
Read MorePatti LuPone details ‘painful’ 7-year relationship with ‘Lothario’ Kevin Kline
Patti LuPone and Kevin Kline had a seven-year on-again, off-again relationship. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Patti LuPone detailed her “painful” and tumultuous romance with ex Kevin Kline. The outspoken Tony winner, 76, and Kline, 77, met when they were students at Juilliard in the ’70s and had an on-again, off-again relationship for seven…
Read MoreExclusive | Swiss crypto big lounges in Hamptons before surrendering in brutal SoHo torture case: sources
A Swiss crypto trader wanted for questioning in the horrific SoHo torture of an Italian Bitcoin millionaire is enjoying a posh Memorial Day weekend in the Hamptons before turning himself in, sources told The Post. The Euro exec was named as a person of interest in the sensational case after the arrest of Kentucky crypto…
Read MoreCaitlin Clark: WNBA Star Suffers Huge Injury Blow as Indiana Fever Set to Miss Her Service in Next Four Games
WNBA star Caitlin Clark has sustained the first major injury of her career and will be sidelined for at least two weeks with strained left quadriceps, the Indiana Fever confirmed on Monday. Clark played 183 straight regular-season and playoff matches during her four-year season at Iowa. She then followed it up with a full rookie…
Read MoreUkraine free to strike any Russian military facility after West lifts all range restrictions, Germany says
The West has lifted all range restrictions on the weapons delivered to Ukraine, freeing the war-torn country to strike at any Russian military target across the border, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. Following Moscow’s third-consecutive overnight aerial barrage against Ukraine, Merz called it necessary that the US, France, Germany and the UK allow Kyiv…
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