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Month: July 2020

AMB :- Walter GAM acquires stake in Auspice Capital Advisors

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canadian private equity firm Walter Global Asset Management has acquired a minority interest in Auspice Capital Advisors, a Calgary-based asset management firm that specializes in alternative ...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 54: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. An optio...Article Link

AMB :- Private equity portfolio companies weathering the Covid-19 storm

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private equity portfolio companies are largely weathering the storm caused by the coronavirus crisis, new research from risk management firm Willis Towers Watson shows. The report revealed tha...Article Link

Opalesque Exclusive: The Corona Fighters Report 54: Asset managers who delivered in the downturn

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: This is our regular report on hedge funds and alternative asset managers who are successfully protecting assets and outperforming the markets during the first months of 2020. An options strategy

AMB :- KKR to buy Global Atlantic for $4.4bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private-equity giant KKR agreed to acquire retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic Financial Group for roughly $4.4 billion. According to the New York-based PE firm said it woul...Article Link

Conditionality at stake on EU recovery fund

The EU’s proposed recovery fund is expected to be presented to the summit of European leaders on July 17-18 with the size unchanged from the proposed €500bn of grants and €250bn of loans, although the

Deutsche appoints Stergiou to lead public sector business

Deutsche Bank has created a new coverage model for its public sector business, which will be headed up by Panos Stergiou, the bank’s global head of macro coverage.

New Zealand names banks for 2041 syndication

The New Zealand treasury has appointed the banks to lead the syndication of a May 2041 nominal bond, which is expected to take place next week.

France snags €3bn with linker

France hit screens with a 15 year inflation-linked bond on Wednesday, raising €3bn with its first syndicated linker since 2018, capitalising on growing demand for inflation-linked products.

Impact investor Durreen Shahnaz: ‘we must go beyond social bonds’

Durreen Shahnaz is founder and chief executive of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), which calls itself the world’s first social stock exchange. She tells GlobalCapital about how we can rebuild a better economy, with the help

Kookmin pays tiny NIP for social first as investor diversification scrutinised

Kookmin Bank launched its debut euro covered bond on Wednesday, pricing the transaction flat to where its higher rated compatriot, Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) would have been expected to come. The deal was said

KKR Appoints Simon Marrison as Senior Advisor for Real Estate in Europe

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Simon Marrison as a Senior Advisor, effective Sept 7th 2020. In his role, Mr. Marrison will advise KKR on real estate investments

KKR To Acquire Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited in a Strategic Transaction

Acquisition of leading retirement and life insurance company with over $70 billion of adjusted invested assets Strengthens Global Atlantic's leadership in Retirement and Life insurance markets, across individual and institutional channels Transaction expected to be

HY issuance heats up in last weeks before summer

High yield bond issuance is coming thick and fast in Europe, with new deals for Autodis, Avantor and Diebold Nixdorf announced on Tuesday and Verisure following on Wednesday. Banks have cleared most of their pre-Covid

Warren Sees Green in Arborist Platform

Warren Equity has closed two acquisitions in the arborist services sector with the buys of Gunnison Tree Services and New Urban Forestry. Gunnison Tree Services is a provider of tree and vegetation management services to

Why the coronavirus pandemic is exposing corporate fraud

It is at times of economic stress that wrongdoing most often comes to light – we should expect plenty more to come

MKH Consolidating Car Wash Sector

MKH Capital Partners has hired Thomas Welter to lead Clean Streak Ventures, its express car wash platform company. Orlando-headquartered Clean Streak was founded by MKH in November 2019 and operates ten locations in Florida. The

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