Eka Ventures closes early-stage impact fund on GBP 68m
Newly established Eka Ventures has held a final close on GBP 68m for its inaugural early-stage impact fund focused on the UK.
Newly established Eka Ventures has held a final close on GBP 68m for its inaugural early-stage impact fund focused on the UK.
Newly launched private equity house Pitalia Capital will deploy a GBP 50m fund to back small to medium-sized businesses across the UK.
Bidders for UK-based grocer WM Morrison could find it difficult to justify a much higher offer than the 254 pence per share offer tabled by Softbank subsidiary Fortress, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Having a vague power to block listings on national security grounds won’t instil faith in the UK’s markets
While buyout activity fell more sharply in the UK compared to other European markets in Q2, dealflow remained very strong by historical standards, Unquote Data shows.
A bidding war is brewing for Britain’s fourth-largest food retailer WM Morrison
SoftBank Group is leading an investment in AnyVision Interactive Technologies that values the facial-recognition company at over $1bn
With private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions hitting record levels in Europe, bankers have their tails up as they jostle for the most lucrative fee opportunities, writes David Rothnie.
Russian IPOs have long been beset by the political turmoil that surrounds their country’s relationship with the US. Many a deal has been sunk by US-Russia tension, particularly when sanctions are imposed by the former.
Property developer Beijing Capital Development Holding (Group) Co, which is also known as Shoukai Group, was back in the dollar bond market on Thursday after a nearly five year hiatus.
Indian state-owned companies have returned in force to the loan market, raising funds for their planned capital expenditure as Covid-19 cases slow in the country. But the aggressive pricing offered by local banks means foreign
The European Central Bank announced the results of its strategic policy review on Thursday, some two months ahead of schedule. The changes to its monetary policy were reminiscent of a watered down version of those
Indian unicorn Zomato, a food delivery service, has set the final terms for its up to Rp98.9bn ($1.32bn) IPO.
Shares in Wise, the UK fintech group, had traded up more than 18% by Thursday compared to the price at which it completed the first ever direct listing by a technology unicorn on the London
With private equity-backed mergers and acquisitions hitting record levels in Europe, bankers have their tails up as they jostle for the most lucrative fee opportunities, writes David Rothnie.
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