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Taiping Insurance receives HK$8.7bn for loan refi

China Taiping Insurance Group Co has raised a HK$8.7bn ($1.12bn) loan to refinance debt taken for the acquisition of an office building in Hong Kong.

Coronavirus won't herald more investment banking expansion

Banks that mostly missed out on last year's trading and origination windfall would find it difficult to make up for lost time by leaning into their investment banking divisions; that ship has probably already sailed.

HK regulator proposes new rules for share and bond issues

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is planning to introduce new rules that will require syndicate teams on bond and equity deals to be fixed earlier and brokers to disclose their fee structures, moves

PMC Carves Out UniversalPegasus

PMC Capital Partners has acquired UniversalPegasus International (UPI), a provider of engineering and construction management services, from publicly traded Huntington Ingalls Industries. UPI was formed in February 2008 by KRG Capital Partners through the acquisition

Bertram Buys Safety Products from LLCP

Bertram Capital has acquired Safety Products Holdings (SPH), a provider of safety cutting tools and accessories, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP). The buy of SPH is the third platform investment for Bertram’s fourth fund.

Kingswood Hits New Fund Hard Cap

Kingswood Capital Management has held an oversubscribed and hard cap close of Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund I LP with $230 million of capital. Limited partners in the new fund include public pension funds, insurance companies,

Nucleus Financial agrees to £144.6m takeover by James Hay Holdings

The fintech was reported to have received a number of takeover offers in December

Finch holds first close for third European fintech fund

Early-stage venture capital firm Finch Capital has held a first close on €85m for its third fund, Europe III, which will invest in European fintech companies.  

Big LP reup helps Finch Capital hit first close for €150m fundraise as firm doubles down on fintech startups

A huge reup from returning LPs has seen Finch Capital strike a first close for its €150m-targeting third fund aimed at European fintech and AI startups.

OCBC provides two Sofr loans in Hong Kong

Banks operating in Hong Kong are actively pushing for the adoption of alternative risk-free rates as the deadline for phasing out Libor, the old lending benchmark, approaches.

Kin Insurance Launches Landlord Insurance in Florida Market

The insurtech provider doubles down on market leadership with launch of new digital service.(PRWeb February 09, 2021)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/kin_insurance_launches_landlord_insurance_in_florida_market/prweb17710091.htm

Credit Suisse plucks fintech head from HSBC

Credit Suisse is adding to its fintech coverage with the appointment of Orazio Tarda as global head of the sector in London. Tarda was previously global head of fintech at HSBC.

AnaCap sells Equa Bank to Raiffeisen Bank

UK-based GP AnaCap has sold its Czech portfolio company Equa Bank, a digital banking platform, to the Czech branch of Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI).

Nivaura appoints new CEO as Sehra moves to new role

Nivaura, the fintech firm seeking to digitise primary markets using blockchain technology, has appointed a new chief executive officer.

Kester Capital banks on multibillion-dollar drug discovery software market with Optibruim buyout

Drug discovery software provider Optibrium has been bought by Kester Capital in the firm's third deal since closing its £90m sophomore fund.

Buy-now-pay-later fintechs such as Klarna face regulatory clampdown

Affordability checks on consumers needed, says UK Treasury

PB Fintech sets Rp60bn IPO in motion

PB Fintech, parent of online insurance platform Policybazaar, has filed initials documents for a Rp60.17bn ($809.2m) IPO in India.

Deutsche loses vice chair for Greater China IB

Rowena Chu, vice chair of Greater China investment banking coverage at Deutsche Bank, has retired.

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