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Burger King to enter China joint venture, plans to double stores

[ad_1] With its new Burger King China venture, the fast-food chain aims to double its number of stores in the country within five years. Photo: WANG Zhao / AFP/FileSource: AFP US fast-food chain Burger King will rapidly expand its China operations in coming years, its parent company said, selling its …

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Why Banks and PE Firms Compete & Collaborate in Private Credit?

[ad_1] Home Private Credit Why Banks And Private Equity Firms Are Both Competing And Collaborating In Private Credit? Why are banks both increasingly cooperating and competing with PE firms in providing private credit? As banks have pulled back from lending to less creditworthy companies in recent decades, a trend that …

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The circular money problem at the heart of AI’s biggest deals

[ad_1] SoftBank and OpenAI announced a new 50-50 joint venture this week to sell enterprise AI tools in Japan under the brand “Crystal Intelligence.” On paper, it’s a straightforward international expansion deal. But SoftBank’s role as a major investor in OpenAI is raising questions about whether AI’s biggest deals are creating real economic value …

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