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Month: August 2020

China Education bags HK$2bn from bigger top-up

China Education Group Holding has raised HK$2bn ($260m) after boosting the size of a top-up share placement.

Roundtable: Chinese high yield issuers prove resilient

GlobalCapital and Standard Chartered hosted a virtual roundtable on the China high yield debt market at the end of July as the second part of a 2020 roundtable series. The first was conducted in mid-April.

Taiflex closes dual-currency loan

Taiwan’s Taiflex Scientific Co, an electronic parts and components maker, has closed a dual-currency borrowing of NT$2.5bn ($85m) with eight banks.

ICICI Bank wraps up $2bn share sale

ICICI Bank has closed its up to Rp150bn ($2bn) qualified institutional placement, according to a source close to the deal.

Barclays boosts global SRI team

Barclays is building up sustainability coverage in its investment bank with new positions announced globally on Monday and effective immediately.

Embattled Jain to restructure dollar debt

Indian agricultural company Jain Irrigation Systems, which has been navigating a liquidity crisis for more than a year, has put in place two restructuring plans for its onshore and offshore debt.

Trump sends a message via WeChat. Don’t ignore it.

US president Donald Trump’s sudden targeting of Tencent Holdings and its flagship app WeChat last week was vague in the extreme. But what is clear is the Trump administration’s increasing willingness to go after China’s

Calao Finance backs acquisition of Raidlight-Vertical

Private equity firm Calao Finance has backed the acquisition of the French outdoor sports and clothing brands Raidlight and Vertical from Rossignol Group.

CIFC launches “all-weather” high yield Ucits strategy

Opalesque Industry Update - Alternative credit specialist CIFC has launched a long/short high yield UCITS fund managed by industry veteran Jason Horowitz, who has been running similar strategies successfully for over 10 years. Mr. Horowitz

US Dollar and precious metals drive strong CTA performance in July

Opalesque Industry Update - Societe Generale Prime Services and Clearing has announced the July 2020 performance data for its SG CTA indices. CTAs had a strong month of performance in July with all three SG

Hedge funds surge in July

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged in July to begin 2H20, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) posting the 2nd highest monthly gain since January 2019 and the 3rd strongest gain since

Antin to buy PE-backed Babilou

Antin Infrastructure Partners will acquire a majority stake in private-equity-backed French nurseries operator Babilou.

HQ Equita buys majority stake in Muegge

HQ Equita has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based industrial microwave components producer Muegge from parent company Meyer Burger Technology.

Global economy at risk of repeating mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis

Avoiding policy errors of the 2008 economic meltdown should be a top priority, says Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser to Allianz

Advent International acquires stakes in Hermes UK and Germany

Advent International has acquired a 75% and 25% stake in parcel delivery firm Hermes' UK and German businesses, respectively.

VCs sell stakes in Kandy Therapeutics to Bayer

Advent Life Sciences, Fountain Healthcare Partners, Forbion Capital Partners, OrbiMed and Longitude Capital have sold their stakes in menopause therapy developer Kandy Therapeutics to Bayer's women's health division.

Pantheon names Barr to newly-created EMEA IR head role as firm’s assets top $50bn

Global investment major Pantheon has named partner Rob Barr to the new role of head of investor relations for the EMEA region amid the firm's assets under management topping $50bn.

GED invests in SimpleCloud via Conexo Ventures

GED Capital has invested in SimpleCloud, a Spanish startup specialising in digital content management.

EQT’s Saur bolts on Derichebourg Aqua

France-based water treatment company Saur, a portfolio company of EQT, has acquired a 51% stake in the water utilities management arm of French waste management group Derichebourg.

Bolster Investments buys minority stake in Infoplaza

Bolster Investments has acquired a 42.5% stake in Netherlands-based weather forecasting company Infoplaza.

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