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

Betta Pharma eyes Hong Kong listing

China-based Betta Pharmaceuticals, a developer of cancer treatments, is planning a Hong Kong IPO, having filed draft paperwork with the city’s stock exchange on Monday.

ReNew powers up green bond

Solar and wind power company ReNew Power added further momentum to India’s green bond market this week with a new $460m deal.

UltraTech debuts with sustainability-linked bond

India's UltraTech Cement sold Asia’s second dollar sustainability-linked bond (SLB) this week as the instrument steadily gains traction among issuers.

HKEX hires JP Morgan banker as new CEO

Hong Kong’s stock exchange has named Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive of JP Morgan’s international private bank, as its new CEO.

Shenzhen stock move step in right direction for China

Chinese regulators have made a long overdue move to reduce the number of boards at the Shenzhen stock exchange. That points to a greater commitment towards streamlining the country’s sometimes confounding capital markets.

All Transactions
PMC Carves Out UniversalPegasus

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

All Transactions
Bertram Buys Safety Products from LLCP

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.

Add-on
Stephens Adds to Kele

Stephens Adds to Kele

Kele, a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, has acquired Lesman Instrument Company. The Stephens Group acquired Kele in February 2020 from Snow Phipps Group. Lesman is a distributor of temperature, pressure, level and flow

All News
Kingswood Hits New Fund Hard Cap

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,

Digital Transformation
Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink

Permira leads $180m round for Nexthink

Permira has led a $180m series-D funding round for Switzerland-based employee experience software Nexthink.

Complaints detail self-dealing and phony transactions at GPB Capital

The two executives behind the alleged Ponzi-like scheme garnered more than $40m, states say

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

Software and Hi-Tech
Golding Buyout 2018 holds final close on €375m

Golding Buyout 2018 holds final close on €375m

Golding Capital has held a final close for its latest buyout-focused fund-of-funds, Golding Capital 2018, on €375m.

TA enters talks to buy private equity-backed French ERP group DL Software

TA Associates has entered exclusive talks to make a majority growth investment in DL Software, a French group of enterprise resource planning software providers.

Angel / Venture
Finch holds first close for third European fintech fund

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.  

Appointments
Goodwin hires Ghillemyn

Goodwin hires Ghillemyn

Goodwin has hired Harry Ghillemyn in the firm's financial restructuring practice.

Levine Leichtman names new head of Europe in wake of $463m fund close targeting region

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has a new head of Europe after promoting John O’Neill to the role.

Banking Profiles
Bain, Cinven to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients

Bain, Cinven to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients

Bain Capital and Cinven have entered into an agreement to acquire Lonza Specialty Ingredients (LSI) from listed Switzerland-based chemicals company Lonza.

Apollo-backed low-cost airline Sun Country continues to ride out Covid crisis as it launches IPO

Apollo Global-backed low-cost airline Sun Country has filed to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange despite a troubled time for airlines since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.

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