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Month: June 2021

Pharmaron reopens RMB-linked CB market

Pharmaron Beijing Co brought the first renminbi-linked but dollar settled convertible bond to the market in nearly five years this week, raising $600m from the dual tranche deal. Bankers called it a ‘smashing success’ and

Basic Fit taps convert market as gyms reopen

Basic Fit, the Dutch operator of low-cost gyms, has issued a €303.7m convertible bond as it prepares for growth opportunities following the reopening of all of its fitness centres this week following more than a

Edenred tries sustainability-linked pricing

Edenred, the French provider of pre-paid corporate vouchers, is the latest European company to sell a sustainability-linked convertible bond, replicating a structure that has become popular in the regular bond market.

Europe's convertible market goes old school

Europe’s equity-linked bankers are focusing on bringing more traditional issuers back to the market following a rotation in equities out of high growth technology stocks and into companies that stand to benefit from the post-pandemic

First GBP update since 2018 calls for holistic disclosure

The Green and Social Bond Principles organisation published the first new version of the Green Bond Principles since 2018 on Thursday. It strengthens the recommendations that issuers publish a bond framework and obtain an external

UK to be torn between harmony and leadership on green regulation

The UK has begun the process of creating its own versions of the European Union’s sustainable finance regulations, by picking a Green Technical Advisory Group to help it draft a green taxonomy. It will face

KKR Invests in EQuest

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EQuest Education Group (“EQuest” or “the Company”), a leading educational services provider in Vietnam, and KKR today announced that KKR has invested in EQuest. The investment will be used

Silver Lake Announces Strategic Investment in Exact

MENLO PARK, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Silver Lake, a global leader in technology investing, today announced that it has agreed to make a minority investment in Exact, a leading provider of business and accounting software

Cloudera Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR for $5.3 Billion

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloudera, (NYSE: CLDR), the enterprise data cloud company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier &

KKR and TIGA Investments to Acquire The Executive Centre

Investment to enhance TEC’s position as one of the leading premium flexible workspace providers across the fast-growing economies of Asia Pacific and the Middle East, with more than 32,000 members in 32 cities HONG KONG

KKR to Present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments & CRE Conference 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that Ralph F. Rosenberg, Global Head of KKR Real Estate, will present at the Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments & CRE Conference 2021 on

KKR to make Investment in Cegid

LYON, France, & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cegid, a leading provider of business management software solutions, and KKR, a leading global investment firm and one of the world’s leading technology and software investors, today announced that KKR will

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Announces Agreement to Sell Atlantic Aviation to KKR for $4.475 Billion

Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC) and KKR today announced the signing of a definitive agreement for MIC to sell its Atlantic Aviation business to KKR for $4.475 billion in cash and assumed debt and reorganization

Independence Energy to Combine With Contango in All-Stock Merger to Create a Premier U.S. Independent Oil and Gas Company

HOUSTON and FORT WORTH, Texas, June 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Energy, LLC (“Independence”) and Contango Oil & Gas Company (NYSE American: MCF) (“Contango” or the “Company”) today announced that they have entered into

KKR to Invest in Leading ANZ Edtech Company Education Perfect

DUNEDIN, New Zealand & SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Leading Australian and New Zealand education technology (“edtech”) company Education Perfect (“EP” or the “Company”), global investment firm KKR, and Australia-based private equity firm Five V Capital today announced

KKR Launches AV AirFinance, A New Commercial Aviation Lending Platform

Partners with finance industry veterans to build a leading global aviation loan servicer anchored by stable, long-term capital Seeds platform with nearly $800 million aviation loan portfolio acquired from CIT Group Inc. NEW YORK &

KKR Forms Geode Health to Increase Access to Mental Health Care

New Platform to Provide Quality-Centric Outpatient Mental Health Services NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR today announced the creation of Geode Health (“Geode” or the “Company”), a mental health services company that will partner with leading psychiatrists,

Burning Glass Technologies and Emsi Announce Merger to Provide Deeper Labor Market Insights and Advance Workforce Development

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Burning Glass Technologies (“Burning Glass”) today announced it is merging with Emsi to create a leading labor market analytics firm. As part of the transaction, Burning Glass’ largest investor, KKR, is making a follow-on

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