The UK’s announcement that it would begin issuing green Gilts next year is raising hopes that it will inspire more green bond issuance from UK borrowers. But market participants are eager to see how the
European M&A activity has scored a sharp recovery from near-decade lows caused by the coronavirus crisis - but annual figures are still trending towards their worst result in years, new research shows.
Kurma Partners and Sunstone Life Science Ventures have led a CHF 20m series-A funding round for Switzerland-based Synendos Therapeutics, a company that develops therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders.
Aglaé Ventures and BPI france Digital Venture have led a $30m series-B funding round for video conferencing software developer Livestorm.
Carousel Capital has raced to a $700m hard cap close for its biggest fund by some margin, taking just a couple of months to wrap up the fundraise.
Bumped, which aims to transform everyday spending of consumers into stock ownership, has netted $14.4m in its Series A.
Truebill, which aims to simplify the tracking and management of subscriptions and bills, has closed a $17m Series C round after celebrating the milestone of saving customers a total of $100m.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds continued to face a difficult market environment in October as for a second consecutive month the majority of funds saw performance declines, said a report by eVestment. According ...Article
Chinese property borrowers are increasingly taking a strategic approach to managing their liabilities by tendering old notes when new bonds are announced. The trend has taken off this year, and is set to be the
Fund will invest in Baltic States, Scandinavia and eastern Europe
US Labor Department rule on impact investments was opposed by asset managers
A group of eight venture capital firms are creating a €1bn fund to invest in homegrown cybersecurity companies over five years
German payments giant Wirecard went bust earlier this year after a major accounting scandal, in which the company said it had found a €1.9bn hole in its accounts
360 Capital and Fuel Ventures have participated in a $65m equity and debt financing round for e-commerce business Heroes.
Spain's Portobello Capital has hauled in €350m for a new secondary fund to hold onto stakes in two of its existing portfolio investments.
Jinke Smart Services Group, a Chinese property manager, raised HK$5.94bn ($766.1m) this week after sealing its IPO at the mid-point of the marketed range.
European venture capital house Speedinvest is more than halfway to its €50m target for its second fund targeting disruptive digital marketplaces and platforms.
The $83bn-managing Virginia Retirement System has committed more than $300m across a pair of private equity funds, including GTCR's newly-closed $7.5bn Fund XIII.
Seedcamp has hailed its 'special' £78m Fund V raise after the vehicle was almost 50% oversubscribed despite volatility around the ongoing global pandemic.
