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Now We Know Some Stuff

By Andy Greenberg, CEO GF Data and Greenberg Variations Capital Back in April, I wrote a commentary titled “Nobody Knows Anything” that described the immediate challenges facing the M&A industry in the wake of a

Santander spins out $400m fintech venture capital arm

The renamed Mouro Capital has invested in Ripple, Tradeshift and Upgrade

Struggling Saga takes aim at former private equity owners over ‘dramatic’ debt increase, short-term decision making

The former private equity owners of UK insurance and travel specialist Saga have come under fire from the business for saddling it with large amounts debt.

Santander spins out its $400m fintech venture capital arm

The renamed Mouro Capital has invested in Ripple, Tradeshift and Upgrade

Santander spins its $400m FinTech venture arm into Mouro Capital

Santander is spinning out its venture arm into the new entity Mouro Capital, a new autonomous investment firm using its $400m in allocated funds to back innovate FinTech startups without the fear of the big

The week in review: Chinese banks sacrifice profits, PBoC publishes financial stability report, October forex reserves drop

In this round-up, China’s financial system gives up Rmb1.25tr ($190bn) in profits to support the real economy, the central bank releases its annual financial stability report, and the country’s foreign exchange reserves by the end

AIA’s maiden tier two notes lay groundwork for new insurance bonds

AIA Group has issued a $1.75bn subordinated bond, which will be the first to qualify as tier two capital under a new regulatory framework in the works in Hong Kong. Alice Huang reports.

No V-shaped recovery in sight for Europe’s banks, says Fitch

Loan losses will keep rising as governments stop propping up borrowers and the economic devastation becomes clear

Anthemis venture fund to hold final close before H2 2021

Anthemis Insurance Venture Growth Fund I (AIVGF I) is expected to hold a final close before the end of H2 2021.

AMB :- Venture capital investment in Australian fintech grows by 153% to $376.5m in H1 2020

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Investment in Australia's fintech sector has accelerated in the first half of 2020, reaching US$376.5 million, a more than 150 percent increase on the corresponding period in 2019 ($149.05 mil...Article Link

World Bank readies 15 year SDB

The World Bank has selected a trio of banks for a new 15 year Sustainable Development Bond (SDB), its first euro benchmark of its 2020/21 fiscal year. Elsewhere, the Republic of Korea scooped €700m with

Helios Investment Partner bets on emerging markets payments by leading Thunes investment

Singapore-based FinTech startup Thunes has secured $60m in a Series B funding round led by Helios Investment Partners.

Masan in talks with banks for new loan

Vietnamese food and beverage company Masan Group Corp is in talks with banks for a new borrowing, planning a return to the loan market after seven years.

Citi drops Boqii’s $115m US listing

Chinese pet focused e-commerce site Boqii Holding filed its listing documents for a US IPO on Tuesday, but Citi, one of the original lead banks on the deal, is now no longer on the syndicate.

UOB nets tight $600m tier two bond

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank has bagged the lowest yield globally for a Basel-III compliant tier two dollar bond, breaking the record set by its peer Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp just last week.

Citi drops Boqii’s $115m NYSE listing

Chinese pet-focused e-commerce site Boqii Holding filed its listing documents for a US IPO on Tuesday, but Citigroup, one of the original lead banks on the deal, is now no longer in the syndicate.

Houlihan Lokey Builds Med Tech Group

Investment bank Houlihan Lokey has added Keith Barry to its team as a managing director and the head of medical technology, a new practice within the firm’s healthcare group. Mr. Barry joins Allan Burton who

DACH lender sentiment continues to improve – survey

GCA Altium's latest survey of the DACH mid-cap financing market reveals that sentiment has largely recovered for both debt funds and banks, but GCA managing director Norbert Schmitz emphasises that high-quality, Covid-19-resilient assets will continue

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