UK-based August Equity closes £300m fund and strikes first deal
Typically, the firm invests between £15m and £40m of equity in companies
Typically, the firm invests between £15m and £40m of equity in companies
PCI Pharma Services is being marketed heavily to private equity buyers
The $79bn Massachusetts state pension system is set to vote on a 2020 private equity plan that includes up to $400m for co-investments
Many buyout groups in the region expect economic conditions to worsen, with private equity confidence hitting a seven year low
Ken Wong, managing director and head of EQT Australia and New Zealand, will relocate from Singapore to head up the office
Evidence of the government’s negotiating stance was captured by a photographer with a long-lens camera, who took a picture of an unreleased briefing paper being carried into Downing Street
The World Bank has warned a massive debt wave is building and vulnerable countries face severe economic damage
China Oceanwide Holdings has returned for a $291m loan that is backed by a letter of credit.
Opalesque Industry Update - The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.17% in January, outperforming the underlying equity market as represented by the MSCI ACWI (Local), which lost 0.90% over the same period. Equity markets started
Taiwan’s technology service company Wistron Corp has returned to the loan market for a $300m facility.
Opalesque Industry Update - ICR, a leading strategic communications and advisory firm, today announced the launch of ICR ESG Diagnostics, a comprehensive Environmental, Social Governance analysis to help private equity and venture capital firms identify
China’s latest measures to reform its longstanding outbound investment schemes, Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) and its renminbi-equivalent RQFII, kicked into effect on November 1.
Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator is planning to encourage more secondary listings in the city by extending a 2018 rule change that first made these deals possible.
Industrial Bank Co has locked up more than $800m-equivalent from an international bond sale earmarked for green and social projects.
Chinese developer Sunkwan Properties has kicked off its IPO roadshow. It is aiming to raise up to HK$1.25bn ($161.2m).
IDBI Bank has got the greenlight from its board of directors to raise up to Rp60bn ($807.3m) in fresh equity.
In this round-up, the Purchasing Managers’ Index reading for October points to steady recovery momentum for the Chinese economy, profitability improves at the country’s largest state-owned lenders, and Hong Kong seeks help from the World
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global pension funds remain committed to increasing their exposure to private equity, real estate, and other alternatives, says a study. A new report from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahea...Article Link
NMC Health’s shares spiked almost 12% after the troubled healthcare operator said it had received potential takeover offers
Meanwhile, hundreds of billions of infrastructure investment dollars remain unspent
