Politics
Addition leads $200m investment in Snyk at a valuation of $2.6bn

Addition leads $200m investment in Snyk at a valuation of $2.6bn

Addition has led a $200m investment in software security company Snyk at a valuation of $2.6bn.

Buyout
Yotta Capital eyes companies at forefront of next industrial revolution with €101m fund first close

Yotta Capital eyes companies at forefront of next industrial revolution with €101m fund first close

Yotta Capital Partners, a French private equity house dedicated to the next generation of industrial innovations, has beaten its target for its Smart Industry Fund through a €101m first close.

High Net Worth
Black Lives Matter prompts companies to look into ethnic pay gap

Black Lives Matter prompts companies to look into ethnic pay gap

Almost a quarter of companies calculate whether they pay Black employees less than white workers

Buyout
Eurazeo speeds up plan to buy all of private equity house Idinvest, eyes completion by end of 2020

Eurazeo speeds up plan to buy all of private equity house Idinvest, eyes completion by end of 2020

Eurazeo has accelerated its plan to buy up the entirety of private equity firm Idinvest Partners.

Software and Hi-Tech
EQT buys Spain’s Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn

EQT buys Spain’s Idealista from Apax for €1.3bn

The online real estate listings platform supports around 40,000 agents and 38 million unique monthly visitors across Spain, Italy, and Portugal

Apax Partners
Apax Partners agrees sale of online real estate platform idealista to EQT after impressive revenue growth

Apax Partners agrees sale of online real estate platform idealista to EQT after impressive revenue growth

Apax Partners has agreed to sell its stake in southern European online real estate platform idealista to fellow private equity player EQT at a €1.3bn valuation.

Buyout
Smart city operator Connexin agrees up to £80m investment from Whitehelm Capital

Smart city operator Connexin agrees up to £80m investment from Whitehelm Capital

Infrastructure investor Whitehelm Capital has agreed up to £80m of investment in smart city operator Connexin.

Software and Hi-Tech
J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund

J&T eyeing CZK 1bn initial close for J&T Investments fund

Czech financial group J&T Finance Group is aiming to raise CZK 1bn (€40m) for its new J&T Investments fund by the end of September, according to investment director Adam Tomis.

Antin Infrastructure Partners
Bridgepoint sells majority stake in 2019 investment Miya Group to Antin Infrastructure

Bridgepoint sells majority stake in 2019 investment Miya Group to Antin Infrastructure

Antin Infrastructure Partners has bought a majority stake in Portugal's biggest private water operator from Bridgepoint after just over 18 months in the latter's portfolio.

Distressed
'China is a paper tiger,' says Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management

'China is a paper tiger,' says Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital Management

Kyle Bass, made famous by shorting the US housing market in the run up to the financial crisis, has told GlobalCapital that the Chinese state is a paper tiger on the road to collapse. The

IPO
Converge ICT prices Philippine IPO low

Converge ICT prices Philippine IPO low

Converge ICT Solutions, an internet service provider, has bagged Ps25.2bn ($521.1m) from its Philippine IPO after pricing the stock just off the bottom of the marketed range.

Pharma and Healthcare
China policy and markets round-up: Beijing joins WHO-led vaccine initiative, September forex reserves drop, Trump resumes China Covid blame

China policy and markets round-up: Beijing joins WHO-led vaccine initiative, September forex reserves drop, Trump resumes China Covid blame

In this round-up, China joins an initiative backed by the World Health Organization for fair global access to Covid-19 vaccines, the country’s foreign exchange reserves slide, and US president Donald Trump continues blaming Beijing for

IPO
Excellence Commercial closes books early for HK$3.2bn IPO

Excellence Commercial closes books early for HK$3.2bn IPO

Excellence Commercial Property and Facilities Management Group has closed its IPO early on the back of strong investor demand. It is looking to price its deal at the top of the range, according to a

Public
KBank dips into dollar AT1 market

KBank dips into dollar AT1 market

Kasikornbank Public Co rolled out its first Basel III-compliant additional tier one subordinated dollar transaction on Thursday. The Thai borrower bagged $500m on the back of an orderbook that reached $2.5bn at its peak.

Angel / Venture
Ride-sharing firm Dida eyes HK listing

Ride-sharing firm Dida eyes HK listing

Chinese startup Dida, a ride-sharing platform, is looking to float on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, having filed a draft prospectus with the bourse.

Banking Profiles
KKR to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

KKR to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) announced today that Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Appointments
BoCom HK adds Yip to loans team

BoCom HK adds Yip to loans team

Bank of Communications has hired Raymond Yip to its loans team in Hong Kong.

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