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Month: August 2020

Opalesque Roundup: Some big name hedge funds shine with substantial gains for the year: hedge fund news, week 32

In the week ending August 7th 2020, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings reported that its portfolio made money in July, boosting his monthly performance to 4.6 percent. Pershing Square Holdings is now up 34.8 percent

Italy takes €84bn book with new 20 year syndication

All eyes were on Italy in the primary euro public sector bond market on Tuesday as it pipped Spain for the biggest ever order book for a eurozone sovereign syndicated bond in the 20 year

Italy takes €84bn book with new 20 year

All eyes were on Italy in the primary euro public sector bond market on Tuesday as it pipped Spain for the biggest ever order book for a eurozone sovereign syndicated bond in the 20 year

Ex-Goldman SSA banker joins asset manager

A former sovereign, supranational and agency bond syndicate banker at Goldman Sachs has joined an alternative investment management firm as a fixed income trader.

UK raises £8bn with first 15 year syndication

The UK Debt Management Office raised £8bn with its first 15 year syndication on Tuesday morning – the first of two Gilt syndications it will hold during September.

LVMH veteran-led Spac eyes $225m US IPO

Singapore-based special purpose acquisition company (Spac) Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle Corp is looking to raise $225m from a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Asia’s answer to green bond push lies in China property

Green dollar bonds from Chinese high yield real estate developers are rare, but property companies have the potential to push the green market in the region to the next level — and see some pricing

Central China Securities debuts with $110m bond

Central China Securities Co opted for a short 363 day bond for its maiden dollar debt outing, testing the waters first before planning longer-dated deals and potentially getting an international rating.

Poland eyes second Panda after four-year break

The Republic of Poland, the first European country to issue a Panda bond in August 2016, has finished the documentation process for its second onshore renminbi offering, GlobalCapital China understands.

MUFG hires corporate banking head in Vietnam

MUFG Bank has hired Hoang Thi Tuong Khanh as director and head of global corporate banking for Vietnam.

Ming Yuan Cloud pre-markets Hong Kong IPO

Real estate-focused software company Ming Yuan Cloud Group Holdings has kicked off pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong listing, according to a senior source close to the transaction.

Ant clears up Alibaba ties, business model after SSE questions

Ant Group has tackled the nearly two dozen questions posed by the Shanghai Stock Exchange ahead of its jumbo concurrent IPOs on the Star market and Hong Kong. The digital payment firm’s ownership structure, especially

China’s CPI Ronghe, Tian Lun Gas return to loans

CPI Ronghe Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned State Power Investment Corp, has returned to the loan market for $150m.

Great Wall drives away with bigger $700m

Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motors has increased the size of its loan to $700m-equivalent.

Comment Letter on Control Shares Statutes and Registered Investment Companies

Posted by Phillip Goldstein, Bulldog Investors, on Saturday, August 8, 2020 Editor's Note: Phillip Goldstein is the co-founder of Bulldog Investors. This post is based on his letter to the SEC Division of Investment Management.

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Some big name hedge funds shine with substantial gains for the year: hedge fund news, week 32

In the week ending August 7th 2020, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings reported that its portfolio made money in July, boosting his monthly performance to 4.6 percent. Pershing Square Holdings is now up 34.8 percent

AUA’s TruFood Adds Simply Natural

TruFood Manufacturing, a portfolio company of AUA Private Equity since June 2019, has acquired Simply Natural Foods. Simply Natural is a co-manufacturer of confection products including sugarfree, organic, and kosher functional bars (products that include

PolyVision Adds On

PolyVision, a portfolio company of Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), has acquired Marsh Industries, a manufacturer of visual display boards. IOP acquired PolyVision in February 2020 from publicly traded Steelcase. Marsh Industries is a maker of

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