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Month: August 2020

Family offices give VC vote of confidence amid Covid-19 crisis – but returns expectations prove surprising

Family offices are sticking with venture capital despite the growing coronavirus crisis - but their expectations of returns threw up a surprising result, new research shows.

CS adds Wang to China team as COO

Credit Suisse has hired ex-UBS banker and former banking regulator Alan Wang as its chief operating officer for China.

Industry giants, Skype co-founder Zennström among backers of La Famiglia’s sophomore fundraise

Industry giant Mittal, the Swarovski family and Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström are all among backers of a €50m fund raised by woman-led venture capital firm La Famiglia.

China asset-backed notes: it’s time to stand alone

Too many Chinese investors focus on the originator more than the asset pool. That undermines one of the crucial purposes of securitization.

GlobalCapital Asia awards 2020: Loans

GlobalCapital Asia has spent the last two months talking to banks and their clients to determine the most impressive capital markets transactions and advisers across Asia ex-Japan in 2020, a volatile and unpredictable year. We

GlobalCapital Asia awards 2020: Loans

GlobalCapital Asia has spent the last two months talking to banks and their clients to determine the most impressive capital markets transactions and advisers across Asia ex-Japan in 2020, a volatile and unpredictable year. We

AI-powered fintech firm Bairong plans Hong Kong listing

Chinese financial technology company Bairong is targeting Hong Kong for its IPO, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s bourse.

AI-powered fintech firm Bairong plans Hong Kong listing

Chinese financial technology company Bairong is targeting Hong Kong for its IPO, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s bourse.

Logan back in market for $300m

Chinese property developer Logan Group Co courted investors with a six year bond on Monday, raising $300m from a solid order book of $3.3bn.

Logan back in market for $300m

Chinese property developer Logan Group Co courted investors with a six year bond on Monday, raising $300m from a solid order book of $3.3bn.

Suzhou LGFV pays up for dollar outing

Suzhou SND Group Co, a Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV), got lukewarm support for its debut dollar bond on Monday, forcing it to offer a bit of premium to get its deal past the

SMC takes $350m from bond tap

Philippine company SMC Global Power Holdings Corp added $350m to its coffers from a bond tap on Monday, taking advantage of market stability to return to investors rapidly.

SMC takes $350m from bond tap

Philippine company SMC Global Power Holdings Corp added $350m to its coffers from a bond tap on Monday, taking advantage of market stability to return to investors rapidly.

Nine ways the finance sector can fight the coronavirus recession

As the UK officially enters recession for the first time since 2008, we ask top commentators: how much will this hurt and what should the City do to get through it?

Fundraising veteran Alan Pardee leaves Mercury Capital for Valor Equity

The co-founder and managing partner of the placement agent is set to join Valor Equity Partners as a managing director

China bond investors brace for more defaults

Yongcheng Coal and Electricity Group Co and Tsinghua Unigroup Co, which together have Rmb40bn ($6.1bn) of bonds outstanding in China’s domestic market, have told investors to expect more non-payments this month following a spate of

VPBank boosts loan to $170m

VPBank Finance Co, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has exercised the greenshoe option to increase the size of its loan to $170m.

VPBank boosts loan to $170m

VPBank Finance Co, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has exercised the greenshoe option to increase the size of its loan to $170m.

Investment in medical devices rises in the second quarter

Giant bets on tools to battle the new coronavirus pandemic help sector

Xpeng charges up $2bn ADS follow-on

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng is selling a chunk of new American Depository Shares (ADS) to fund research and development and further expansion.

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