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(Bloomberg) -- Christopher Laskowski, head of Hong Kong corporate and investment banking at Citigroup Inc., is leaving after 23 years at the U.S. bank, according to people familiar with the matter.Laskowski, who also heads Citigroup’s Asia global asset managers with a focus on private equity and sovereign wealth funds, recently resigned, said the people, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. A Hong Kong-based spokesman for the bank declined to comment.He joined Citigroup in New York in 1997 and held various positions at the bank, including chief operating officer for Asi...

Analysis: New blank-check firms arm up for Asian unicorn hunt A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public. SPACs are exchange-listed shell companies that raise money through initial public offerings (IPOs) and merge with firms by enticing them with shorter listing timelines. Such structures have raised a record total of more than $70 billion in the United States this year, making them one of the hottest W...

SPAC trend poised to take hold in Asia as unicorns weigh new exit routes Photo by ���� Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash Premium A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreetAsia. Contact us for corporate subscriptions at subs@dealstreetasia.com. Sign up for our newsletter - The Daily Brief Opt...

4 Models stand beside Grab cars during the launch of the ride hailing-firm's services in the country, in Phnom Penh on Dec 19, 2017. (AFP file photo) SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: A new fundraising frenzy that swept Wall Street this year looks set to take hold in Asia with more than a dozen special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, on the hunt for fast-growing technology firms that are ready to go public. SPACs are exchange-listed shell companies that raise money through initial public offerings (IPOs) and merge with firms by enticing them with shorter listing timelines...