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Mountain of small loans looms over Europe’s pandemic-hit banks

Banks have outsize exposure to small businesses, the backbone of the continent’s economy. If these businesses fail, pain awaits Europe’s already-stretched lenders.

Nearly 2,500 jobs and £150bn in assets moved to France post Brexit

François Villeroy de Galhau's comments come as the UK and the European Union begin talks on a MoU for the financial services sector

AMB :- Nuveen buys European renewable energy fund manager Glennmont

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global investment manager Nuveen has agreed to acquire Glennmont Partners, one of Europe's largest renewable energy fund managers, to meet increasing global demand for environmentally respons...Article Link

European banks ‘lag significantly’ on ESG disclosures, UBS says

UBS said 'relatively few' EU banks have published reports in line with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

Healthcare-focused Heal Capital reaches €100m goal for debut fundraise

Healthcare focused venture firm Heal Capital has hit a €100m final close for its debut fundraise.

Slovakia’s Sandberg Capital hits €109m final close for second fundraise

Slovakian private equity house Sandberg Capital has struck a €109m final close for its second fund.

SMEs pain to drive record European distressed fundraising in 2021

So far, the fiscal and monetary support from governments and central banks in Europe has kept distressed activity depressed

Growing pensions, employee benefits business Broadstone stays in PE hands with Livingbridge sale to ICG

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, a provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG.

European managers came out on top as fundraising slowed last year

Investors also flocked to technology and secondaries strategies amid the pandemic

Women need to unleash an ‘adventurous spirit’ to thrive

Neuberger Berman’s European PE boss Joana Rocha Scaff on how to tackle the industry’s gender imbalance

The Rise of Growth Equity—Connecting PE and VC

Posted by Mike Turner and Shing Lo, Latham & Watkins LLP, on Friday, January 15, 2021 Editor's Note: Mike Turner and Shing Lo are partners at Latham & Watkins LLP. This post is based on

European PE dealmaking, distressed and turnaround fundraising set for record highs in 2021: PitchBook

European private equity dealmaking will set a record high in 2021 as firms look to deploy cautious aggression amid a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, PitchBook is predicting.

European private equity still facing challenges despite strong fight against 2020’s uncertainty

European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.

Access Capital Partners hits first close for €400m-targeting second infra fundraise

European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €400m-targeting second infrastructure fundraise. The firm has picked up €143m for the initial close of ACIF Infrastructure II, which will be

AMB :- $78.9bn new capital planned for deployment in global real estate in 2021

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Global real estate is set to attract about €64.6 billion ($78.9 billion) in investments this year, with European real estate set to gain the lion&`s share of institutional investor commi...Article Link

LSP launches €150m fund dedicated to dementia treatment

Life Sciences Partners (LSP), a European firm dedicated to life sciences investments, has launched a new vehicle, LSP Dementia Fund, with a €150m target.

Senior bankers warn Brexit is driving more functions to Europe

About 7,000 City jobs have been lost so far to Brexit. Some warn there may be more pain to come

AMP Capital, PSP Investments sell stakes in Alpha Trains to APG, PGGM Infrastructure Fund

AMP Capital and Canadian pension giant the PSP Investments have agreed to sell their stakes in European rail rolling stock company Alpha Trains.

Billionaire Arora brothers cut B&M stake with £218m selldown

The billionaire Arora brothers have sold £218m of shares in B&M European Value Retail, the UK budget retail chain, through an auctioned block trade.

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