Europe
HY investors take on tougher credits

HY investors take on tougher credits

High yield bond issuance is coming thick and fast in Europe, with primary supply not limited to straightforward Covid-proof credits, but also coming from highly levered firms feeling the pinch of the pandemic restrictions.

ABRY Partners
How private equity firms could’ve been supported by tax money aimed at helping SMEs through Covid-19

How private equity firms could’ve been supported by tax money aimed at helping SMEs through Covid-19

Private equity firms with stakes in the US healthcare industry could have managed to tap into federal bailout money designed to give small businesses a lifeline through the pandemic. A new data dump of data

Europe
Investor group calls for better covenant transparency after TKE victory

Investor group calls for better covenant transparency after TKE victory

The European Leveraged Finance Association has called for better transparency in high yield covenant packages, arguing that clarity is crucial for pricing risk. The call comes soon after one of the largest covenant climb-downs in

Event
Axiom launches long/short HY fund at ‘beginning of the end of the cycle’

Axiom launches long/short HY fund at ‘beginning of the end of the cycle’

Axiom Alternative Investments has launched a new long/short global high yield fund, following the hire of Gilles Frisch as a portfolio manager last year, targeting the opportunities that will come through at the end of

Cross Industry
FCA boss opens for dialogue with fund management industry

FCA boss opens for dialogue with fund management industry

The interim chief executive at the Financial Conduct Association wants to start a dialogue about how to protect the investment fund management industry in the coronavirus aftermath. Christopher Woolard spoke during a webinar hosted by

Software and Hi-Tech
Italy on screens for 20 year

Italy on screens for 20 year

Italy is returning to the international debt market for another syndication, its first since June.

Fintech and Finance
Korea hits road for euro return

Korea hits road for euro return

The Republic of Korea has picked banks to arrange meetings to promote a pair of international bonds, including one in euros, which would be the country’s first in the currency for six years.

Software and Hi-Tech
BC Partners-owned PetSmart workers ask the PE firm for coronavirus protections

BC Partners-owned PetSmart workers ask the PE firm for coronavirus protections

Some staff are working in stores without basic safety measures, a petition says. PetSmart says workers have appropriate PPE.

Europe
Luxembourg slices 6bp from spread in sustainability debut

Luxembourg slices 6bp from spread in sustainability debut

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg launched Europe’s first sovereign sustainability bond to big demand on Monday morning, allowing the sovereign to bring the spread in by 6bp during pricing.

Europe
Huawei: the Schuldschein deal that never was

Huawei: the Schuldschein deal that never was

Huawei Technologies, sanctioned by the US and now having its participation in the UK's 5G network questioned by the government, looked into raising hundreds of millions of euros in the Schuldschein market two years ago.

Public
China equities boom hits bond prices onshore

China equities boom hits bond prices onshore

A big rally in China’s stock market this week ended up hitting bond prices onshore — and sparked worries about the sustainability of the equities rebound.

Software and Hi-Tech
Brown and Mehra to lead new sustainable DCM team at Citi

Brown and Mehra to lead new sustainable DCM team at Citi

Philip Brown and Sanaa Mehra are leading a new unit at Citi, the latest the bank has designed for its sustainable finance business.

IPO
Zhenro Services, Greentown seal HK listings

Zhenro Services, Greentown seal HK listings

Property managers Zhenro Services Group and Greentown Management, along with developer Ganglong China, all priced IPOs this week, albeit with different responses from the market.

Property
Tahoe defaults onshore as liquidity dries up

Tahoe defaults onshore as liquidity dries up

Chinese property company Tahoe Group defaulted on an onshore bond this week because of struggles with tight liquidity, limited market access and poor corporate governance. But its shares still ended up soaring amid a mainland-wide

Fintech and Finance
ABC scores $450m in senior deal

ABC scores $450m in senior deal

ABC International Holdings raised $450m from a three year bond on Wednesday, thanks in part to backing from the 23 banks that ran its transaction.

Downsizing
Studio City scores $1bn as part of debt restructuring

Studio City scores $1bn as part of debt restructuring

Studio City Finance restructured its debt portfolio with a $1bn bond sale on Wednesday.

Politics
Philippine supply surges in dollar bond market

Philippine supply surges in dollar bond market

Philippine issuers are flooding the market with dollar bonds, giving investors an unprecedented selection of deals from the country. There is plenty more to come. Morgan Davis reports.

Appointments
Paris-based Keensight appoints director

Paris-based Keensight appoints director

Jamin, who has 10 years’ experience in private equity and strategic consulting, joins the firm from management consultancy Kearney

Europe
Bd-capital seals debut deal with the acquisition of UK’s Symprove

Bd-capital seals debut deal with the acquisition of UK’s Symprove

The firm, launched last year, is investing between €25m and €150m in pan-European mid-market businesses

Angel / Venture
Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close

Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close

Pan-European venture capital specialist Nauta Capital has held a €120m first close for its fifth fund, Nauta Tech Invest V.

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