CFO News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Indian government plans to modify the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for sectors such as pharmaceuticals, drones, and textiles to encourage investment and boost manufacturing. The changes include extending timelines for the pharmaceutical sector and adding additional products in certain sectors.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

We have deep dives on retail’s digital D2C shift, blank-check companies, and DoorDash’s IPO plans. DoorDash Moves Ahead With Q4 IPO Plans. DoorDash , the San Francisco-based prepared food delivery service, is planning to go public by year’s end, after filing confidentially in February. Goldman Sachs Eyes Creating $2B Tech Fund.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

is making investment plans for its second Vision Fund , Bloomberg reported. Sources have said that the Japanese conglomerate is reportedly in talks about funding Alto Pharmacy , a pharmaceutical delivery startup; Creator , which is focused on robotic burger-making; and Memphis Meats, a maker of lab-grown meat.

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Global Finance

JUNE 4, 2024

Currency: Sri Lankan rupee Investment promotion agency: The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) Investment incentives: All incentives are subject to approvals and registrations. The BOI approves private FDI and local investments. billion. .): billion GDP growth (2023): 4.5% Inflation: (April 2024): 1.5%

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CFO Talks

AUGUST 15, 2024

Practical Steps: Invest in AI and Machine Learning : Utilize AI to automate routine tasks such as data entry, payroll processing, and even some aspects of compliance and risk management. Practical Steps: Scenario Planning : Regularly engage in scenario planning exercises to anticipate possible future situations.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Strong and trusting relationships allow the parties to share risks and rewards, invest in each other’s capabilities, and collaborate to achieve common goals. Take a pharmaceutical company that had outsourced its facilities management to a supplier for almost 25 years.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 4, 2022

Dr. Hu brings nearly two decades of experience in healthcare investment research, financial management , and corporate strategy, the firm said. . Dr. Hu started his career in US Pharmaceutical industry and then moved on to Wall Street to cover US biotechnology stocks at Sellside banks, later he also ran book at buyside, the firm added.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

BostInno reported that fundraising for new investments by venture capital and private equity firms was less but still evident. The company, which has offices in Waltham and Montreal, said it plans to create drugs that target the immune system’s first line of defense.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Leaders under economic pressure will likely prioritize short-term measures of growth, so there will be a bias toward marketing tactics with a clearer return on investment, such as search, social, and e-commerce. This doesn’t have to mean cutting overall investment; it could involve simply redeploying resources to their highest and best use.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

Companies in the region plan to give employees larger rises next year as they recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic and face mounting challenges attracting and retaining employees, according to the latest Salary Budget Planning Report by the company. Average salary increases projected at 3.7% for 2021 and 3.7%

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

It could be one of the biggest IPO of 2020, the news outlet reported, and the first IPO by a major Chinese tech company since China nixed Ant Group’s plans to go public in early November. JD Health’s current plans call for an initial sale of $3.5 billion, totaling 382 million shares.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

SoftBank is set to make a $1 billion investment in Latin American delivery app Rappi. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that the investment will probably be led by the newly formed Innovation Fund, which was launched by SoftBank Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure for technology investments in Latin America.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The company is also working on a “last mile” of transportation to expand its networks, and is planning to launch restaurant and grocery delivery as well as pharmaceuticals. Uber is also investing heavily in other ventures like food delivery, electric bikes and self-driving cars.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Though it did not disclose how much it raised, Singapore FinTech platform Nium announced a new investment round led by Visa and several existing backers. The company said it plans to further build out its payments offering and continue to target SMBs, corporates and FIs as it expands throughout Europe, India, the U.K. and the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

” IBM continues to invest significantly in blockchain to mitigate friction in supply chains. That same year, IBM also directed its blockchain supply chain management efforts toward the pharmaceuticals sector, launching a solution to streamline procurement processes in partnership with Heijia.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 28, 2024

That was the thought that came to mind, as I was writing about the US government's plans to break up big tech, and chronicling how much the big tech companies have struggled, trying to enter new businesses, notwithstanding the capital and brainpower that they have at their disposal.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In fact, I concluded the post by arguing that investors in Facebook were pricing in their belief that the billions of dollars the company had invested in the Metaverse would be wasted, and argued that Facebook faced some of the blame, for not telling a compelling story to back the investment.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2019

is making investment plans for its second Vision Fund , Bloomberg reported. Sources have said that the Japanese conglomerate is reportedly in talks about funding Alto Pharmacy , a pharmaceutical delivery startup; Creator , which is focused on robotic burger-making; and Memphis Meats, a maker of lab-grown meat.

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

China’s strategy is characterized by centralized planning, with direct state funding funneling into specific AI projects and the development of national computing centers. Additionally, according to Dougherty, a vibrant private sector, fueled by significant capital investment, is effectively commercializing and refining AI applications.

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Future CFO

MARCH 13, 2023

Gartner surveys looking to 2022 show that CFOs, controllers and heads of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) are all focused on digital initiatives that will lay critical groundwork for an autonomous future. Cedric Assaouloff , digital and innovation lead at R&D finance pharmaceutical company F.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

It feels that way, he noted, because technologies do exist to begin mitigating and reversing some of the vulnerabilities the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed — something he knows firsthand since his company focuses on investments in firms developing innovative technological upgrades to the healthcare vertical. Breaking The Data Silos.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Careem Now will start with food delivery services in Dubai and Jeddah, but the company sees the service eventually expanding to include pharmaceuticals. Careem plans to invest a sizable amount of money into the new service – to the tune of $150 million. “We Careem plans to see similar growth with the new service.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon strictly prohibits counterfeit products and, in 2019 alone, invested more than $500 million and had more than 8,000 employees protecting its store from fraud and abuse, including counterfeiting and IP infringing products. “As In line with Amazon’s past joint litigation, Valentino will receive any proceeds from this suit.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2018

An impairment charge related to the retailer’s Chinese wholesale partner Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals also hurt profits. News of the impairment charge came after Walgreens announced it would invest in another Chinese partner , China National Accord Medicines. Following the purchase, Walgreens announced plans to close 600 stores.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In fact, I concluded the post by arguing that investors in Facebook were pricing in their belief that the billions of dollars the company had invested in the Metaverse would be wasted, and argued that Facebook faced some of the blame, for not telling a compelling story to back the investment.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Truepill Co-Founder and President Sid Viswanathan and CEO Umar Afridi said that the staid pharmaceutical industry is due for a jolt from technology (specifically application programming interfaces or APIs), and a direct-to-consumer (DTC) focus. Call it the Amazonification of healthcare. How The RX Flows.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Investment in Intelligence of Things (IoT) is expected to surge in the coming years, with companies projected to increase spending on the design, creation and operation of IoT solutions from $186.1 For Udelv , that means providing self-driving car-powered delivery services to grocery stores, pharmaceutical companies and more.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Glovo, which launched in 2015, boasts that it can get consumers anything locally “within minutes,” which includes McDonald’s, groceries and pharmaceuticals. CEO Oscar Pierre said Glovo started in 18 new countries in 2018, with plans to start “dark supermarkets” to facilitate quicker orders. The company says it has 5.5

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 1, 2023

In addition to this, he has also held prominent positions in investment banking at Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and Bank of America. Kublall has also held various finance-related positions, including Investment Banking at JPMorgan and Corporate Strategy at J.Crew. Levine has been the company's corporate controller since 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Munchery even offered monthly membership plans for its prepared, healthy meals, tying itself to the subscription eCommerce trend. Careem will now provide food delivery services in Dubai and Jeddah, but the company sees the service eventually expanding to include pharmaceuticals.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

million with B2B startups this past week, and while investment targets were diverse (including B2B eCommerce and small business lending), the bulk of the funding landed at companies focused on enhancing businesses’ ability to assess their performance. The company did not say how it plans to use the funding. OfBusiness.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. The company, which is based in Singapore, offers a subscription service for clients to use tokens to procure services from within its network; reports said Morpheus plans to add support for other cryptocurrencies in the future.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Rise of Intangibles While the debate about intangibles, and how best to value them, is relatively recent, it is unquestionable that intangibles have been a part of valuation, and the investment process, through history. With that said, it is clear that the debate about intangibles has become more intense in the last two decades.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As someone who teaches corporate finance, I have always tried to pass on the message, especially to those who are headed to finance jobs at companies or investment banks, that of all of the players in an organization, finance people are among the most replaceable, and thus least likely to be key people.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

In the early 1990s, Paul Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder, flush with dot-com cash, began investing in downtown real estate for a public park, according to The Wall Street Journal. The $535 million TIF that Plank is asking the city to finance as part of his ambitious development plan comes with many caveats.

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