Waterford Hotel Group and Maverick Hotels & Restaurants have reached a strategic merger to bolster their presence in the market and drive growth. The combined hospitality management company will have a portfolio exceeding 50 properties across the US. This will increase operational scope and geographic reach, including extensive holdings in Chicago, New England, the Eastern US, South Central states, and the Midwest. The portfolio now includes a range of property types such as full-service hotels, boutique ...

Targa Resources, through its fully owned subsidiary, has agreed to acquire US-based oil and gas company Stakeholder Midstream for $1.25bn in cash. Stakeholder offers natural gas gathering, treating and processing services, as well as crude oil gathering and storage services in the Permian Basin. The company operates approximately 480 miles (772km) of natural gas pipelines, with a daily cryogenic natural gas processing and sour treating capacity of around 180 million cubic feet per day. It also manages c ...

GALWAY, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $ESTC #AIForGood--Siren, the all-in-one investigation company, today announced a strategic investment from Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the company behind Elasticsearch. The investment deepens a decade-long partnership between the two companies and accelerates development of Siren's AI-driven platform, including Siren's newly launched K9 AI Companion, used by national security, law enforcement, and financial crime agencies worldwide. The partnership combines the Elasticsearch P ...

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will expand its capacity in Poland in response to strong demand for turbines in Europe, Reuters has reported, adding the ramp-up will serve mainly the German wind turbine market. The ramp-up in capacity will involve adding a new production line at Vestas’ factory in Goleniow and hiring 300 more workers, the company said. Germany is seen expanding its wind turbine capacity by 5.1 GW this year, after adding 2.2 GW in new capacity over the first half of 2025, Reuters ...

Asia-Pacific private equity managers are more upbeat on the deal outlook, expecting stronger returns and fewer geopolitical risks than their global counterparts, even as deal activity in the region continues to soften, a new survey shows. Respondents in the region expected an average net return of 17.4 per cent from the private equity industry this year, slightly higher than the 17.1 per cent expected by North American, European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) executives, according to Dechert's annual ...

November has come to a close, and for the Singapore market, it was a month of steady climbing.The benchmark Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) rose by 2.2% in November 2025.However, savvy investors know that sticking strictly to the index means missing out on potential outperformers. This month, the spotlight shifted to the REIT sector. While one heavyweight came agonizingly close to the index’s return, two other contenders comfortably outpaced it.Here are the top-performing REITs that kept portfolios in the g ...

Hong Kong Investment Corp (HKIC), the government's investment arm, on Tuesday appointed 10 asset managers spanning venture capital, private equity, private credit and hedge funds to oversee at least HK$3 billion (US$385 million) under its enhanced cash-for-residency scheme. HKIC said in a statement that the new batch of managers for the investment portfolio under the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES) included Hong Kong-headquartered Value Partners, one of Asia's largest asset management firm ...

Analysts maintain a broadly bullish stance on cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) ahead of the company’s third-quarter results on Tuesday.Strong ‘Consolidator’ In Agentic SOCOn Monday, Keybanc analysts raised the company’s Price Target to $570 per share, representing a 13% upside from current levels. In the research note, analysts led by Eric Heath underscored their growing conviction in the company’s strategic positioning as a “consolidator” in the agentic SOC, or security operation ...

Some investors are jumping ship. Here's why you shouldn't.It's been a pretty good year for Netflix (NFLX +1.43%) and Veeva Systems (VEEV +0.05%), with both stocks slightly outperforming broader equities since January. However, some might worry about recent pullbacks for both stocks. Could there be issues that will further sink their share prices and disrupt their prospects?My view is that Netflix and Veeva Systems have excellent outlooks that should allow them to outperform the market, once again, over the ...

Pietro Beccari will replace Sidney Toledano as chair and chief executive of the fashion group, which houses brands including Kenzo, Loewe and Marc Jacobs. ...