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Month: February 2020

Former Apollo partner’s private equity firm makes debut deal

Iman Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in Crealsa Investments, a Spanish digital banking specialist

EQT and Omers to buy German fibre-optic business from KKR for €2.8bn

Deutsche Glasfaser will be combined with its peer inexio, acquired by EQT last year

European private equity group Capital D hires trio

The firm has hired Daryl Cohen from Inflexion Private Equity as a director

Paris-based Montefiore raises €1bn with two funds

Montefiore Investment V fund was closed at €850m only three months after launch

New SoftBank tech fund falls short of $108bn fundraising goal

The new pool could end up being less than half its planned size, with nearly all of its capital coming from SoftBank itself

Goldman Sachs’ private equity push takes a hit as senior pair quit

Private investing co-chiefs Sumit Rajpal and Andrew Wolff have quit the firm

HFRI mixed in January as virus contagion fears drive volatility

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds posted mixed performance in January, as fears of contagion related to the coronavirus drove global equity market volatility into month-end. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index posted a narrow

Healthy growth or too much debt – what is the state of the market?

Institutions and market participants are divided on whether a slowdown is due. Here we look at some of the key indicators being debated

AMB :- Despite 50% drop in hedge fund and CTA launches, some see more demand for actively managed strategies

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Looking ahead, as investors brace for further volatility in equity markets, Preqin expects to see more demand for actively managed strategies. "And as competition intensifies, watch f...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Roundup: Global alternative AUM on track to hit $14tn by 2023: hedge fund news, week 06

In the week ending February 07th 2020, a new report showed that global alternative assets under management topped $10 trillion as of June 30 and are on track to exceed $14 trillion by 2023. The

Opalesque Roundup: Global alternative AUM on track to hit $14tn by 2023: hedge fund news, week 06

In the week ending February 07th 2020, a new report showed that global alternative assets under management topped $10 trillion as of June 30 and are on track to exceed $14 trillion by 2023. The

Tug-of-war: Sale of non-profit domain sparks controversy

International bodies have criticised Ethos Capital’s bid for the Public Interest Registry, saying it will endanger the independence and accessibility of the internet. Can the private equity firm reassure its critics?

Sovereigns and sustainability: a natural fit

Luxembourg became the first European sovereign to publish a sustainability bond framework this week, breaking the pattern, to which Germany became a notable addition on Wednesday, of governments printing green deals. But sustainability bonds make

Greece snags €2.5bn with 10 year tap

The Hellenic Republic returned to the market this week to tap a June 2030 line, raising €2.5bn with its third syndication of the year.

Luxembourg plans first European sovereign sustainable bond

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has become the first European country to publish a sustainability bond framework and has mandated banks to prepare a debut deal in the format.

Investors back Germany’s ‘twin bond’ green innovation

Germany received overwhelming support for its debut green bond on Wednesday, which was sold via syndication and twinned with a conventional Bund of the same maturity and coupon in what it is a brand new

Petron seeks consent for loan amendment

Philippine oil refining and marketing company Petron is seeking lenders’ consent to make amendments to two of its old borrowings, following an initial warning in July.

K-pop manager Big Hit Entertainment readies IPO

South Korea’s Bit Hit Entertainment, the manager of K-pop boy band BTS, is set to launch an IPO worth up to W962.6bn ($811.7m) later this month.

DBS gets CSRC nod for China securities JV

Singapore’s DBS has become the latest foreign bank to receive approval for a majority-owned securities joint venture (JV) in China, as the country continues to open up its financial markets.

ICBC nets $1.8bn from dual-tranche return

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China used its Singapore arm to raise more than planned from a dual-tranche bond on Tuesday, taking a total of $1.8bn after tightening pricing by 40bp on both portions.

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