Fresh Direct Produce, a distributor of fresh, ethnic, tropical, organic, and specialty produce and a portfolio company of HKW, has acquired Mike and Mike’s Organics. Mike and Mike’s is a non-grower distributor of organic fruits
Charlesbank Capital Partners has held a $700 million, oversubscribed, and hard cap closing of Charlesbank Credit Opportunities Fund II LP. The new fund’s original target was $500 million. Fund II has more than 30 institutional
It is at times of economic stress that wrongdoing most often comes to light – we should expect plenty more to come
The performance of unlisted funds in the first quarter was the lowest since the last quarter of 2012, data by Inrev reveals
The private equity giant would boost assets under management and give itself a stronger hold in the insurance sector
The investment in Euro Group Laminations was made by Tikehau’s T2 Energy Transition Fund, which has raised €500m as of December last year
Based in Aix-en-Provence, Silae was founded in 2010 and offers cloud-based payroll and HR software to more than 550,000 businesses in France
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia is gauging appetite among a select few existing lenders for a new $307.9m-equivalent dual-currency loan.
China Merchants Securities is planning to tap the Mainland and Hong Kong markets for a pair of rights issues that will raise a combined Rmb14.99bn ($2.13bn).
BMW Automotive Finance bagged Rmb8bn ($1.14bn) from a three tranche auto loan ABS transaction on Tuesday. The deal was priced tightly despite difficult market conditions in China.
China Bohai Bank is set to price its Hong Kong IPO around the bottom of the marketed range on Thursday to net HK$13.7bn ($1.77bn), according to a source close to the deal.
Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co priced a $800m dual-tranche deal on Tuesday. While it initially wanted to sell just a floating rate note, it added a fixed rate portion too due to investor interest.
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co followed fellow Philippine bank BDO Unibank offshore this week, raising $500m on Tuesday.
The Shanghai Clearing House’s decision to give bond issuers insight into the holders of their debt is a smart move. China has enough regulation; what it lacks is information.
Greentown China Holdings netted $300m from a bond on Tuesday to pay off notes that are due this year.
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), a Philippine port company, made a quick return to the debt market on Tuesday, selling a $300m perpetual bond just weeks after securing a $400m trade.
TCL Technology Group Co sold its maiden dollar bond on Tuesday, getting a 10 times oversubscribed book at its peak thanks to a standby letter of credit (SBLC) from Bank of China.
Oddo BHF Private Equity has closed its secondaries fund on €358m, exceeding its initial €300m target.
Although the coronavirus pandemic has set back plans for many GPs, a number of mid-market and small-cap buyout vehicles are on the road in the DACH region, along with several venture capital funds. Harriet Matthews
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has revealed its succession plan as co-founders Arthur Levine and Lauren Leichtman look to the next generation of leaders, 36 years after launching the firm.
