PGIM hires from UBS AM for Korea

Asset management firm PGIM Fixed Income has hired Yong Duk Kim as a vice president for client advisory, a newly created position.

ThaiBev readies jumbo Singapore spin-off

Thai Beverage is preparing to spin off and list its brewery business, BeerCo, on the Singapore Exchange in a deal expected to raise as much as $2bn.

Infestos Sustainability launches ESG Spac

A Dutch shell company is vying to become the first European special purpose acquisition company (Spac) to list this year.

Goldman unveils $200bn unicorn plan

Goldman Sachs is trying to steal a march on rivals as it looks to turbo-charge its European business by leading the listings of the region’s most vibrant start-ups, writes David Rothnie.

Europe’s resilient new IPOs sail through stormy seas

Europe’s IPO market is off to a flying start in 2021 with deals pricing well and trading up in the aftermarket. Most importantly, Europe’s most recent new listings have stayed above water, despite last week’s

Tech IPOs to drive European convertible issuance to fresh highs

Europe’s equity-linked bankers are excited about the latest crop of IPOs in the region, as many of the companies to have recently listed are natural issuers of convertible bonds, so they could bring supply to

SLBs gain Asian momentum with Surbana Jurong, Olam deals

Sustainability-linked bonds conquered a new investor base this week, as the instrument spreads rapidly around the world. Surbana Jurong, an architecture and engineering consultancy indirectly owned by the Singapore government, brought the first such instrument

European Commission borrows two from EIB in 'hiring spree'

Two officials from the European Investment Bank are set to join the European Commission on long term secondments, bolstering the Commission’s head count in order to cope with the demands of its colossal funding programme.

Second time lucky for Continuum with green bond

Indian renewable energy company Continuum Energy Levanter made its debut in the dollar bond market this week, more than three years after pulling its initial attempt. However, it had to offer investors incentives to seal

Indian Railways stays on track with $750m debt outing

Indian Railway Finance Corp (IRFC) sold its first bond since its IPO this week, raising $750m.

VC-backed Auto1 completes IPO

Auto1, a used car trading platform that has received backing from VCs including Softbank and DN Capital, has completed its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, marking the first IPO in Germany of 2021.

ICG taps up PIMCO’s Lionel Laurant to help lead Covid debt Rescue Fund

Intermediate Capital Group has brought in former PIMCO European credit opportunities head Lionel Laurant as a managing director in the wake of launching a Covid-focused recovery fund.

BGF sells Renal Services

BGF has sold dialysis services provider Renal Services to healthcare group DaVita UK.

Thoma Bravo said to ride Covid’s digital payments rise with MeridianLink IPO

US private equity major Thoma Bravo is reportedly prepping an IPO of financial services software business MeridianLink which could value the company at more than $3bn including debt.

Charlesbank Capital races to more than $4.5bn close across Fund X, companion vehicle

A storming fundraise has seen long-standing private equity house Charlesbank Capital Partners strike a $3.75bn hard cap close for its tenth fund after less than six months in the market.

Endicott Group closes debut data, analytics-focused private equity fund on $142m

New York investment firm Endicott Group has sealed a $142m final close for its debut private equity fund focused on the information services sector.

Africa foodchain investor Phatisa scores big DFI, impact investor backing to close $143m fund

CDC Group has led a string of development finance institutions and impact investors to help Phatisa Food Fund 2 reach a $143m final close.

Genesis Capital hits hard cap close for debut Czech Republic, Slovakia-focused growth fund

Central Europe-focused Genesis Capital has struck a hard cap close for its debut growth fund, which will look to expand out promising Czech Republic and Slovakian businesses.

Barclays launches long-awaited Asda package

Left lead Barclays has launched the first part of the buyout debt to fund the Issa brothers and TDR Capital’s takeover of UK supermarket chain Asda, an €840m loan. The bulk of the £3.5bn debt

UK film finance company seeks to float investment trust

Great Point Entertainment Income Trust, a UK investment trust engaged in film financing, has launched a £200m IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

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