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Month: June 2020

Cathay Pacific plans rights issue in $5bn recapitalisation

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways is planning a HK$11.7bn ($1.5bn) rights issue as part of a multi-billion-dollar government-led recapitalisation.

Chinese property borrowers raise $900m

Central China Real Estate and Greenland Holding Group Co raised a combined $900m in the international debt market on Monday.

Far East Horizon eyes $1.4bn refi

Far East Horizon, a Hong Kong-listed financial services firm, has returned to the offshore loan market. It is aiming to raise $1.4bn to refinance two deals maturing this year.

Lei Shing Hong adds TaiFX-Libor clause on new loan

Hong Kong-based Lei Shing Hong Credit has added a TaiFX-Libor clause to its new $320m loan, allowing it to offer a margin that is flat to its last transaction.

Champion Reit scores rare $300m bond

Hong Kong’s Champion Reit sold a tightly priced $300m bond on Monday, enticing investors with its rarity in the international market.

Bohai Bank awaits HKEX nod for billion-dollar IPO

Bohai Bank’s Hong Kong IPO application was being considered by the stock exchange’s listing committee on Tuesday, according to a source close to the deal.

Kepco paints dollar bond return green

Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) returned to the green bond market on Monday, raising $500m on the back of a book that was 10 times oversubscribed.

Private equity fundraising set for coronavirus shakeout as LPs hunt for volatility winners

Private equity firms face an uphill battle to convert new LP relationships into committed capital this year, as the coronavirus crisis skews limited partner attention towards re-ups and existing relationships, new research suggests.

Alternatives Investment Funds continued to attract net new money in the first quarter of 2020 despite Covid-19

Opalesque Industry Update - The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its Quarterly Statistical Release describing the trends in the European investment fund industry in the first quarter of 2020 with

Hg takes stake in accounting platform as remote working drives demand

The acquisition of a minority stake in Belgium-based Silverfin was made via Hg’s Mercury 2 fund, closed in 2017 at £575m

Halifax Group brings in veteran CEO, COO Morrow as first operating executive

US private equity house The Halifax Group has named its first operating executive by bringing in veteran CEO and COO Rick Morrow.

Progressio-backed Gampack bolts on Futura Robotica

Gampack, a portfolio company of Italian private equity firm Progressio, has invested in packaging machinery specialist Futura Robotica.

Cambridge Associates opens Munich office

LP investment firm Cambridge Associates has opened a Munich office.

Consortium in €6m round for Ambler

A consortium of investors comprising BPI France, Idinvest Partners, Partech and Kima Ventures has backed a €6m funding round for Ambler, a French company that offers a service to manage inter-hospital patient transfers.

Vitruvian Partners acquires majority stake in Scrive

London-based Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority stake in Scrive, a Swedish provider of digital signature and identity solutions.

Whitehorse already said to eye new $3bn fundraise, just months after closing $2bn vehicle

Secondaries private equity specialist Whitehorse Liquidity Partners is reportedly already eyeing $3bn for a new fundraise - just a few months after closing its $2bn third fund.

Main Capital-backed Inergy buys Frontin

Business intelligence and data analytics business Inergy, a portfolio company of Main Capital, has acquired Netherlands-based Frontin, a software platform for Dutch municipalities.

BGF invests £10m in Decora

BGF has made a £10m investment in window blinds maker Decora.

Indian VC Unitary Helion rebrands to Arkam Ventures amid reveal of INR3.25bn debut fund first close

Indian venture capital house Unitary Helion has rebranded to Arkam Ventures amid sealing the first close of its INR7bn ($93m) targeting debut fundraise.

NGC acquires Gelford Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungen

NGC Nachfolgekapital has acquired Germany-based building services provider Gelford Gebäudereinigung & Dienstleistungen in an MBO as part of a succession plan for the company.

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