China property names reopen dollar market

Chinese property borrowers reopened Asia’s primary dollar bond market on Monday, with four issuers raising nearly $2bn between them following solid demand from investors.

VC-backed Pflege.de to be acquired by Hartmann

Pflege.de, a home care information website backed by VCs including Hanse Ventures, is to be acquired by medical and hygiene products business Hartmann, according to a filing with the German competition authority.

Index, General Catalyst in $100m round for Bloom & Wild – report

Index Ventures and General Catalyst have invested in a $100m funding round for online flower retailer Bloom & Wild, according to a report by Sky News.

Covid-19 impact expected to be more severe than GFC – survey

Three quarters of the GPs surveyed in Dechert's Global Private Equity Outlook, conducted in partnership with Unquote sister publication Mergermarket, expect Covid-19 to have a more severe effect on the market than the global financial

AMB :- Kempen's new fund-of-funds to focus on distressed debt

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: UK-based specialist asset management company Kempen Capital Management (KCM) has launched a fund-of-funds investing in distressed debt securities to sit within its existing alternatives range....Article Link

Green finance experts confident of Taxonomy U-turn

Sustainable finance specialists are optimistic that the European Commission will make a last minute concession on its proposed rules for green buildings when it publishes its final and binding Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities, expected

Italy to enter green bond market in 2021

Italy is at an advanced stage with its green bond framework with a highly anticipated debut deal in the format expected to arrive this year, according to the Italian Treasury.

Leichtman Capital Partners exits Futurewhiz to NPM Capital

Los Angeles-based investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has sold its stake in education company Futurewhiz to NPM Capital.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners exits Futurewhiz to NPM Capital

Los Angeles-based investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has sold its stake in education company Futurewhiz to NPM Capital.

Madrona Venture closes pair of funds totalling more than $500m

Madrona Venture Group has collected more than $500m across a pair of new funds.

It’s time for corporate venture investors to embrace a third way

The surge in investments requires a more collaborative approach

After Covid: what’s ahead for private equity

Technology and ESG are likely to continue increasing their hold on the private equity industry in the coming year, our survey finds

UK lining up green savings bond for retail

The UK is set to announce the world’s first sovereign green bonds for retail investors. The proceeds will help to finance projects aimed at achieving the country’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net

Hainan Airlines shares plunge on reorganisation, profit warning

The share prices of key subsidiaries of HNA Group took a beating on Monday after the beleaguered Chinese conglomerate announced a bankruptcy restructuring. One of its companies, Hainan Airlines Holding Co, also forecast $10bn of

NTPC invites banks for euro loan

India’s NTPC, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corp, is making a rare venture into the euro loan market.

The week in review: China’s January PMIs dip, HNA to start bankruptcy reorganisation, Xiaomi seeks removal from US blacklist

In this round-up, China’s official and the Caixin manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Indexes fall amid a resurgence of local Covid-19 infections, creditors demand a bankruptcy reorganisation of beleaguered conglomerate HNA Group, and Xiaomi Corp files a

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