Opalesque Exclusive: Quants make the case how to move ESG beyond long-only equities: White Paper

Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The recent proliferation of ESG funds reflects a surge of interest among investors to align their investment portfolios with their values. While the impetus for the ESG movement signifies a meaningful change

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Quants make the case how to move ESG beyond long-only equities: White Paper

Matthias Knab, Opalesque: The recent proliferation of ESG funds reflects a surge of interest among investors to align their investment portfolios with their values. While the impetus for the ESG movement signifies a mean...Article Link

AMB :- 90% of US private equity fund managers bullish on distressed fund deal flow

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Nearly all private equity managers expect to see a surge in distressed fund deals over the coming year, said a new survey. "An overwhelming majority (90%) of US private equity fund

Impact investing: LP perspectives

Sofia Karadima investigates the increasing appetite for impact investing by speaking to three European LPs about how they define impact, their favoured measurement metrics, and the kinds of managers they look for

Sustainable bond frameworks could come after issuance

Participants in the sustainable bond market are considering allowing issuers to publish a sustainability framework after issuing bonds, instead of before. This would be a major change in market practice.

Covid-19: sovereign borrowing response

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing many of sovereigns to expand their borrowing programmes. The below table details the impact of the outbreak on the funding requirements of major sovereign borrowers.

Hong Kong’s Hotelier seeks covenant waiver as Covid-19 bites

Hotelier Finance, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based property company New World Development Co, is seeking consent to skip covenant tests until June next year as it deals with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on

Crisis Talk – Marcus John, CEO of Sports Capital Advisors

Marcus John, founder and chief executive of Sports Capital Advisors, tells GlobalCapital to expect a wave of insolvencies in national sport leagues but, he believes, sports with global appeal should fare better after lockdowns ease.

Covid-19: Bank response bonds

Private banks are joining public sector issuers in channeling their resources towards tackling the impact of Covid-19. This table tracks the bonds that financial institutions have issued in response to the pandemic.

DevCo-backed VAG acquires ZMK Technologies

DevCo-backed Vexve Armatury Group (VAG) has acquired a majority stake in German valve supplier ZMK Technologies from Advanced Holdings – a Singaporean listed company focusing on engineering services and clean technologies – and the founders

K Fund launches €70m second vehicle

Spanish venture capital firm K Fund has launched a second vehicle dedicated to early-stage Spanish statups.

China’s Tahoe on default spree as Vanke sets ‘stringent’ terms

Holders of Chinese property developer Tahoe Group’s onshore bonds had to face up to two defaults from the company this week, as uncertainty looms over whether a tie-up with its peer China Vanke Co will

China high yield real estate dominates dollar market with tightly priced deals

The resilience of China’s property market amid the Covid-19 pandemic is paying off for many of the country’s bond issuers, which have been able to reprice their secondary curves owing to strong investor support, writes

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