AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAsset Management: RBC agreed to buy Australia’s Yarra Capital, adding about A$18 billion in assets and expanding its regional investment business; the deal is expected to close by year-end, subject to approvals. Takeovers: EasyJet shareholders approved Apollo’s £5.7 billion buyout, with 97.07% backing the deal, which is expected to close by March and take the airline off the London market. Market Risk: Nvidia shares fell 4.3%, wiping about $190 billion from its market value, as a probe into CEO Jensen Huang intensified investor concerns; shareholders have also sued, alleging they were misled. Capital Deployment: RWE and KKR committed more than $15 billion to two UK offshore wind farms, while the EBRD plans to invest $6 billion in Türkiye’s clean-energy projects over five years. Investor Trends: Australian investor home lending suffered a record plunge, with investor loans just 3.1% of first-home buyer loans in the September quarter, down from 5.8% late last year. Malaysia, meanwhile, is drawing major AI infrastructure commitments, including $1.85 billion from SoftBank, Grab and Petros.
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