Europe
EDDI forum to hold first meeting in September

EDDI forum to hold first meeting in September

A temporary forum created by the European Central Bank to discuss the proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project will be holding its first meeting next month.

Software and Hi-Tech
Prudential could roll off debt after split with US operations

Prudential could roll off debt after split with US operations

Prudential plc confirmed this week that it intends to separate completely from its US arm, Jackson National. The move means Prudential is likely to deleverage by letting bonds roll off over the next couple of

Europe
ABN Amro to slim down CIB

ABN Amro to slim down CIB

ABN Amro plans to quit corporate banking outside of Europe, except for clearing, and also exit trade and commodity finance in a shake-out of its corporate and investment banking activities.

Europe
ESM reform hangs in the balance ahead of Italian vote

ESM reform hangs in the balance ahead of Italian vote

Italian MPs are threatening to use a vote in parliament this week to derail a recent EU agreement on planned reforms for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

Consumer Services
Liquidity crisis avoided – now to dodge the solvency crisis

Liquidity crisis avoided – now to dodge the solvency crisis

Sovereign and corporate debt has rocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, as liquidity became the essential plaster to cover the almost overnight collapse in consumer spending. European treasurers might be tempted to spend 2021 shying away

All Transactions
MiddleGround Buys Automotive Supplier

MiddleGround Buys Automotive Supplier

MiddleGround Capital has acquired majority ownership of Dura Automotive Systems from Bardin Hill Investment Partners. The buy of Dura is MiddleGround’s sixth platform acquisition in its first fund which closed in August 2019. Dura Automotive

abrasive tools and consumables
TA Associates Grinds Away

TA Associates Grinds Away

Astorg has agreed to sell its portfolio company Surfaces Group to TA Associates. Surfaces Group is a supplier of abrasive tools and consumables used in the manufacturing process of high-end materials. The group’s products are

Add-on
Novacap Expands Contract Food Platform

Novacap Expands Contract Food Platform

Noble Foods Nutrition, a contract manufacturer of nutrition and energy bars and a portfolio company of Novacap, has acquired the co-packing activities of Betty Lou’s, an energy bar manufacturer. Betty Lou’s, under its own brand

CEEMEA mandates steam ahead, as Burgan and Montenegro seek bonds

Emerging market bond mandates are continuing into the last month of the year, despite expectations that activity would quieten down after a jam-packed year of issuance. Kuwait’s Burgan Bank and Montenegro are among some of

Saxony squeaks out negative yielding 15 year

Saxony elected to bring a 15 year benchmark to market on Tuesday, launching the deal in an otherwise deserted primary market. The negative yield told against the deal, which was sold without being fully subscribed.

Angel / Venture
Life sciences VCs sell British drug maker KaNDy Therapeutics to Bayer

Life sciences VCs sell British drug maker KaNDy Therapeutics to Bayer

The deal includes the payment of an upfront consideration of $425m for the company, which is developing a compound to alleviate menopausal symptoms

M&A
New boon for M&A bankers as Covid-19 prompts sales of problem assets

New boon for M&A bankers as Covid-19 prompts sales of problem assets

Amid a wider overall slump in mergers and acquisitions, the sale of noncore units is a bright spot, say bankers

Property
Yanlord boosts loan to $1.1bn

Yanlord boosts loan to $1.1bn

Chinese property developer Yanlord Land Group has increased the size of its latest borrowing to $1.1bn-equivalent after receiving strong response during syndication.

Manufacturing and Industrial
IndiGo eyes $535m from primary share sale

IndiGo eyes $535m from primary share sale

InterGlobe Aviation is looking to raise up to Rp40bn ($535.4m) from a placement of new stock.

Software and Hi-Tech
Moody’s grows Asia business with acquisition

Moody’s grows Asia business with acquisition

Moody’s Corp has acquired a minority stake in credit rating agency Malaysian Rating Corp (MARC), giving the US firm additional access to Malaysia’s domestic bond and sukuk markets.

Property
Fantasia reopens 2022 bond for $200m return

Fantasia reopens 2022 bond for $200m return

Chinese property developer Fantasia Holdings Group Co reopened a bond initially sold three years ago in a bid to lower its funding costs, taking $200m from the tap.

IPO
Vistas Media nets $100m from US Spac IPO

Vistas Media nets $100m from US Spac IPO

Vistas Media Acquisition Co (VMAC) has raised $100m after listing on the Nasdaq. It plans to use the funds for an M&A in the media and entertainment industry.

Fintech and Finance
Hangzhou LGFV rides on bank demand for tight $300m debut

Hangzhou LGFV rides on bank demand for tight $300m debut

Hangzhou Qiantang New Area Construction and Investment Group Co, a Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV), found strong support from banks for its maiden dollar bond, allowing it to tighten price guidance by 70bp during

Software and Hi-Tech
Redco returns with 364-day bond

Redco returns with 364-day bond

Redco Properties Group returned to the dollar market with a sub-one year bond on Tuesday, two weeks after using up its offshore issuance quota.

Software and Hi-Tech
Li & Fung uses coupon step-up to tackle downgrade risks

Li & Fung uses coupon step-up to tackle downgrade risks

Hong Kong-based Li & Fung used a coupon step-up in case of a rating downgrade to attract investors to its $300m bond on Tuesday, as it gears up for a big hit to its business

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