Property of the Week: A £3.95m West Sussex manor house

The UK property has almost 10,000 square feet of living space

European venture capital has record year in 2019

VC deal value hit a record-breaking high of €32.4bn in 2019, according to PitchBook

AMB :- Small deals dominate European venture capital investments volume

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Europe witnessed an increase in the number of low-value venture capital (VC) deals (investment US$20-50m witnessed both volume and value growth in Q4 2019 compared to Q4 2018. The region saw

UK fintechs brush off Brexit attracting record investment

Fintech companies in the UK attracted $4.9bn in venture capital and private equity investment in 2019

Opalesque Exclusive: A new report offers due diligence framework for sustainable investing

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from the Money Management Institute (MMI) and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) in cooperation with Thornburg Investment Management offers a due diligence framework for sustainable investments. ...Article

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: A new report offers due diligence framework for sustainable investing

Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: A new report from the Money Management Institute (MMI) and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) in cooperation with Thornburg Investment Management offers a due diligence framework...Article Link

AMB :- European venture capital deal value reaches record highs with $36bn across 5,017 deals

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: European venture capital (VC) deal value reached record highs with €32.4 billion total invested across 5,017 deals compared to €24.3 ($36bn) across 5,929 deals in 2018. All European regio...Article Link

Sortis launches $10M growth venture fund

Opalesque Industry Update - Sortis Holdings Inc. (SOHI), a Portland, Oregon-based alternative investment fund manager, has launched Sortis Growth Venture Fund. The $10 million fund is a hybrid venture capital and consumer-focused private equity fund

AMB :- Despite a dip in volume and value, North America dominated venture capital funding activity in Q4 2019

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America continued to attract the highest number of venture capital (VC) investments and funding during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019 though the region experienced a dip in investments...Article Link

Property of the week: A £1.1m apartment in London offering riverside views

As part of the riverside Brentford Project, the home has access to a wide range of amenities

Standard for Classifying a Minority Stockholder as a Controlling Stockholder

Posted by Francis J. Aquila, Melissa Sawyer, and John L. Hardiman, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Editor's Note: Francis J. Aquila, Melissa Sawyer, and John L. Hardiman are partners at Sullivan

Making impact investing work

After decades on the margins of finance, impact investing is finally moving into the mainstream. But without stronger standards, greater diversity of players and a wider focus, a promising shift could become corporate greenwash

AMB :- Real asset investors taking ESG more seriously, says a study

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investors in 'real assets' - an asset class including property - will increase their focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, over the next five years, according to a surv...Article

HIG’s distressed debt arm hires new managing director

Florian Kawohl, who joins from Strategic Value Partners, will lead the firm’s distressed debt investing strategy

Startup Governance

Posted by Elizabeth Pollman (University of Pennsylvania), on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Editor's Note: Elizabeth Pollman is Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School. This post is based on her article, recently published

Geely’s Genius eyes fourth China ABS deal before year-end

Genius Auto Finance Co, a joint venture between Geely Automobile Holdings and BNP Paribas Personal Finance, is readying a Rmb4.04bn ($614m) Generation 2020-4 retail auto loan securitization. Pricing is expected later this week.

German green bond mandate hits screens

Germany’s long promised green debut is set to come to market this week in what is turning out to be a hectic one for the green bond market.

Sweden triumphs with long awaited green debut

Sweden’s long gestating green bond debut came to fruition this week as the sovereign scooped Skr20bn ($2.3bn) at a discount to its conventional curve.

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle, Cheerwin line up HK listings

Property manager China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services is planning an IPO on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, getting the ball rolling with an application to the bourse this week.

Nan Fung manages liabilities with $500m perp

Hong Kong property developer Nan Fung International Holdings returned to the market with a $500m fixed-for-life perpetual bond in a bid to manage its liabilities and score lower interest rate for its debt.

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