Catcha Investment Corp 2.0 withdraws $250M IPO
Catcha Investment Corp 2.0, the second blank check company formed by Southeast Asian internet group Catcha Group, has withdrawn its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
Catcha Investment Corp 2.0, the second blank check company formed by Southeast Asian internet group Catcha Group, has withdrawn its plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
Accenture has agreed to acquire Indonesian brand and experience agency, Romp, which is renowned for its creative talent and innovative services across branding, creative and performance marketing. The move will strengthen Accenture Song’s (formerly Accenture Interactive) ability to deliver creative and tech-driven brand experiences for clients across Southeast Asia.
Geopagos, an Argentinian technology startup whose clients are companies that want to launch or scale their payment acceptance business, announced the closing of a US$35 million round led by Riverwood Capital. Geopagos offers businesses, different products related to payment acceptance, ranging from terminals to convert the mobile phone into a point of sale to the transformation of a company’s website into an e-commerce platform. Geopagos has clients across 15 Latin American countries, including Santander, BBVA, Itaú, Bac Credomatic, Niubiz, and Banco Estado de Chile.
A U.S. district court judge has ruled that Google acted to create illegal monopolies in online advertising technology in a way that blocked competition and allowed higher ad prices to be charged. Google will appeal; meantime, the government will decide what to ask the court to do to remedy the monopoly. Google also faces a new U.K. antitrust lawsuit over its dominance of search.