Baidu ends four-year loan absence for $3bn

Chinese search engine company Baidu has returned to the loan market after a four-year break, seeking $3bn from its second ever offshore outing. It comes just days after another tech giant Tencent Holdings closed an

Autolus Therapeutics taps investors for $100m

Autolus Therapeutics, the UK biopharmaceutical company focused on T cell therapies for cancer, is raising additional capital on the Nasdaq.

London's IPO market should not be a closed shop

Retail shareholders have been excluded from a string of recent, hot IPOs on the London Stock Exchange. This does little to dispel accusations that financial markets are the preserve of the elite.

Equity bubble a golden opportunity for Russian miner

Ever rising stock prices, despite the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and a looming global recession, have prompted fears that equity markets are becoming frothy or even a bubble. In such an environment, many investors

ReNew powers up green bond

Solar and wind power company ReNew Power added further momentum to India’s green bond market this week with a new $460m deal.

UltraTech debuts with sustainability-linked bond

India's UltraTech Cement sold Asia’s second dollar sustainability-linked bond (SLB) this week as the instrument steadily gains traction among issuers.

Bertram Buys Safety Products from LLCP

Bertram Capital has acquired Safety Products Holdings (SPH), a provider of safety cutting tools and accessories, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP). The buy of SPH is the third platform investment for Bertram’s fourth fund.

Kingswood Hits New Fund Hard Cap

Kingswood Capital Management has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund I LP with $230 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension funds, insurance companies,

Finch holds first close for third European fintech fund

Early-stage venture capital firm Finch Capital has held a first close on €85m for its third fund, Europe III, which will invest in European fintech companies.  

Levine Leichtman names new head of Europe in wake of $463m fund close targeting region

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has a new head of Europe after promoting John O’Neill to the role.

Apollo-backed low-cost airline Sun Country continues to ride out Covid crisis as it launches IPO

Apollo Global-backed low-cost airline Sun Country has filed to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange despite a troubled time for airlines since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

Ex-Ares, Cerberus dealmaker Alex Wolf’s Kingswood Capital strikes $230m hard cap fund close

Kingswood Capital, the lower mid-market private equity house launched by former Ares and Cerberus exec Alexander Wolf, has hit a $230m hard cap final close for its debut fund.

Big LP reup helps Finch Capital hit first close for €150m fundraise as firm doubles down on fintech startups

A huge reup from returning LPs has seen Finch Capital strike a first close for its €150m-targeting third fund aimed at European fintech and AI startups.

Golding Capital raises biggest-ever buyout fund of funds, eyes H2 for launch of follow-up vehicle

Golding Capital Partners has raised its biggest ever buyout fund of funds at €375m - and is already prepping for its follow-up raise before the end of the year.

Cornell Capital, Trilantic NA create AI-powered healthcare staffing platform with triple buyout

Private equity investors Cornell Capital LLC and Trilantic North America have bought healthcare staffing specialists Trustaff Management and CardioSolution alongside AI-driven online job marketplace Stella.ai.

Covid revenue boom for Notonthehighstreet sees Great Hill Partners come in as majority investor

UK curated online marketplace Notonthehighstreet has been bought by growth equity firm Great Hill Partners following stunning revenue growth amid 2020's pandemic lockdowns.

Asda buyout to test size of sterling HY mart

Asda has launched the largest ever sterling high yield bond, and the largest single tranche in the whole European high yield market, to fund the takeover of the UK supermarket group by the Issa Brothers

'Covid-19 winner' ATG launches IPO with cornerstones

Auction Technologies Group (ATG), the UK technology company that runs online auctions and produces proprietary software for online auctions, has begun investor education for its IPO on the London Stock Exchange and has secured cornerstone

German stocks continue strong run

German stocks have continued to be among the best performing in Europe in 2021, fuelling momentum in the country’s equity capital markets.

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