Archive For

April 2021

Darktrace – Dirty traces

IPO now may not be such a good idea. The spectre of Autonomy hangs over the Darktrace IPO partly due to its relationship with ex-Autonomy...

Grab – Cash grab

An opportunistic cash grab. Grab is going public in one of the biggest SPAC transactions to date and while its valuation is not at the...

Ant Group – Crushed by the state.

A very different fate to that of Alibaba.  The censure dealt to Ant Group is the exact opposite of that given to Alibaba (see here)...

Alibaba – The house wins

This is about Jack, not the house.  Alibaba escapes with a slap on the wrist and Beijing’s further actions demonstrate very clearly that its actions...

LG – End of an era

LG finally throws in the towel. LG has finally thrown in the towel on smartphones in an admission to what has been patently clear for...

Autonomous & Electric – On the brakes.

The great reset spreads. The migration towards electric and autonomous is showing signs of strain with crashing valuations and signs of a significant slowdown in...

Samsung Q1 21 – Double barrelled.

Semis and smartphones drive results. Samsung reported excellent Q1 21 results as mobile devices and semiconductors look like they have underpinned a substantial recovery compared...

Oracle vs Google – The merry-go-round: final edition.

The Supreme court puts the issue partially to bed. A 10-year titanic struggle comes to an end with Google triumphing over Oracle in a case...

Xiaomi – Apples and oranges.

EVs might just work for Xiaomi. I have been pretty negative with regard to the prospects of Apple making and selling an electric vehicle due...

Deliveroo – Unfairly hammered?

Lack of support looks to have been the cause. Deliveroo took a hammering on its first day of trade falling 26% below the issue price...