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Month: July 2020

Female entrepreneur-focused Rethink Impact closes $182m Fund II, says Covid-19 has hit diversity efforts in VC

Rethink Impact, one of the largest impact venture firm dedicated to backing female tech entrepreneurs, has hit a $182m final close for its sophomore fundraise.

Blackstone hits $4.6bn hard cap for biggest-ever PE fund dedicated to life science deals

Blackstone has raised $4.6bn for the biggest-ever private equity fund dedicated to life sciences investments, hitting its hard cap for the vehicle.

New Nordic life science firm Eir Ventures seals first close for debut fund

New Nordic life sciences venture capital investor Eir Ventures has hit a €76m first close for its debut fundraise.

Largest buyers of GP-stakes running out of supply as competition heats up

Three largest buyers of GP-stakes are raising a combined $19bn but the number of potential targets is dwindling

Satori Capital buys into hedge fund manager Mountain Cove Capital Management

Satori Capital, a Texas-based private equity house it says is founded on the principles of "conscious capitalism", has agreed to back investment firm Mountain Cove Capital Management.

Beauty industry veteran Pamela Baxter named as MidOcean operating partner

Private equity and credit investment house MidOcean Partners has brought in veteran beauty industry executive Pamela Baxter as an operating partner and executive board member.

LP Profile: CPP Investments

Unquote’s Sorcha Williams recaps key takeaways from CPP Investments’ latest annual report, and hears from head of PE funds Delaney Brown about the Canadian LP’s outlook on fund allocations, direct investments and secondaries

Star Energy’s rare project bond attracts investors

Indonesia’s Star Energy Geothermal treated the dollar market to a rare project bond on Tuesday. Although the green trade was Star Energy’s second in recent years, its investment grade rating this time around proved a

Sheng Ye seeks debut offshore RMB loan

Sheng Ye Capital, a Hong Kong-listed financial services provider, has made its debut in the syndicated loan market. It is raising funds in offshore renminbi.

Baidu connects with investors for $950m bond

Investors in the US shrugged off concerns around tensions between the country and China to support internet giant Baidu’s $950m dual-tranche bond outing this week.

Fund terms become more flexible as LPs hand GPs more discretion

The proportion of buyout funds that gave general partners the discretion to extend the life of a vehicle without having to get approval from limited partners has doubled

Julius Baer hires UBS managing director to lead new private investments unit

The bank said it will launch a dedicated offering for its ultra-high net worth clients to invest in private equity, private debt and other unlisted assets

Thai Exim prices tight dollar market return

Export-Import Bank of Thailand priced its $350m bond inside fair value on Tuesday, riding on its scarcity value in the international market as well as a reasonably slow week for deal flow in Asia.

A green troika for Europe

Conditionality has become a central area of contention as the EU shapes its coronavirus recovery plan. The bloc should focus on the environment, not on fiscal responsibility.

Bertrand de Mazières, EIB: ‘all of us have to do more in times of crisis’

Bertrand de Mazières is one of the best known and most respected figures in European debt capital markets. As director general of finance at the European Investment Bank (EIB), he oversees one of Europe’s most

Markets look for EU to take the lead on green recovery

Momentum is growing for the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic to have a strong green thrust, as the UK’s mini-Budget and comments by European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde made clear this week. Capital

Weihai City Commercial Bank seals HK$2.9bn listing

Weihai City Commercial Bank has bagged HK$2.9bn ($374.2m) after pricing its IPO at the bottom of the marketed range, according to a source close to the deal.

Simcere Pharma, First Service pre-market HK IPOs

Chinese companies Simcere Pharmaceutical Group and First Service Holdings have started testing investor appetite for their Hong Kong IPOs.

Growers Edge harvests $40m Series B round from group of VC firms

Growers Edge Financial has raked in $40m for its Series B round to help it to grow into new markets in the US.

Fintech AI client retention platform Senso gets $3m VC-led investment round

Senso, an AI platform helping financial institutions improve client retention, has reportedly bagged $3m in its pre-Series A round.

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