Angel / Venture
Inveready leads €5m investment in biotech startup Oxolife

Inveready leads €5m investment in biotech startup Oxolife

Spanish venture capital firm Inveready has led a €5m investment in Barcelona-based fertility biotech startup Oxolife.

Buyout
Cloud security business TitanHQ gets backing from UK private equity house Livingbridge

Cloud security business TitanHQ gets backing from UK private equity house Livingbridge

Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has bought into fast-growing global cloud security business TitanHQ using its £334m third Enterprise Fund.

Software and Hi-Tech
Livingbridge invests in TitanHQ

Livingbridge invests in TitanHQ

Livingbridge has invested in cloud security vendor TitanHQ.

Consumer Services
Bridgepoint-backed Fat Face in debt-to-equity swap – report

Bridgepoint-backed Fat Face in debt-to-equity swap – report

Bridgepoint portfolio company Fat Face, a clothing retailer, is expected to be taken over by its lenders, according to a report by Sky News.

bridge
EQT launches “game-changing” ESG-linked bridge financing facility, could reach €5bn

EQT launches “game-changing” ESG-linked bridge financing facility, could reach €5bn

EQT has launched what is believed to be the first ESG-linked fund bridge facility of its kind in the global fund financing markets, calling it a "game changer" for the firm and private equity industry.

Appointments
BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO

BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO

British Business Bank (BBB) has appointed Catherine Lewis La Torre as interim CEO.

Angel / Venture
Elaia leads €10m series-B for The Hotels Network

Elaia leads €10m series-B for The Hotels Network

Venture capital house Elaia has led a €10m series-B funding round for Spanish hospitality startup The Hotels Network (THN).

Large
EQT signs “largest ever” ESG-linked credit facility

EQT signs “largest ever” ESG-linked credit facility

EQT has signed an ESG-linked subscription credit facility related to its private equity business line.

Abu Dhabi
Fidelis Insurance gets another $500m of equity from backers including CVC, Crestview, ADIA

Fidelis Insurance gets another $500m of equity from backers including CVC, Crestview, ADIA

Fidelis Insurance has picked up another $500m of equity capital from existing backers including CVC Capital, Crestview and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Buyout
LPs need more transparency about how GPs are tapping subscription lines of credit: ILPA

LPs need more transparency about how GPs are tapping subscription lines of credit: ILPA

LPs need greater transparency about how their private equity general partners are tapping subscription lines of credit, new guidance from the Institutional Limited Partners Association says.

Angel / Venture
Online fraud hunter NS8 seals $123m venture capital investment round

Online fraud hunter NS8 seals $123m venture capital investment round

Online fraud prevention company NS8 has picked up $123m in venture capital funding led Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners.

Pension Funds
What access to the $6.2tn 401(k) pension market means for private equity

What access to the $6.2tn 401(k) pension market means for private equity

Most firms have a lot of work to do if they want to attract Americans’ retirement savings

Digital Transformation
China policy and markets round-up: Beijing to boost digital economy, local government bonds top Rmb6tr, Nafmii launches tender offer trial

China policy and markets round-up: Beijing to boost digital economy, local government bonds top Rmb6tr, Nafmii launches tender offer trial

In this round up, China plans to expand its digital economy, local governments issue over Rmb6tr ($906bn) of bonds by October, and the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors announces a trial programme for

Fintech and Finance
Banks slammed for failing to join UK charter on race founded two years ago

Banks slammed for failing to join UK charter on race founded two years ago

Racial diversity among firms has come to the fore amid the surge in activism surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement

IPO
Blank check firm Tiga Investments targets US IPO

Blank check firm Tiga Investments targets US IPO

Singapore-based special purpose acquisition company (Spac) Tiga Acquisition Corp has set in motion a $200m listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Fintech and Finance
JB Chemicals closes acquisition loan with 12 banks

JB Chemicals closes acquisition loan with 12 banks

India’s JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has wrapped up a $206m loan to support KKR’s acquisition of a majority stake in the company.

Fintech and Finance
Muyuan closes debut loan at smaller size of $140m

Muyuan closes debut loan at smaller size of $140m

Chinese pork producer Muyuan Foods saw lukewarm appetite among banks for its debut syndicated loan, which was closed at a smaller size of $140m.

Software and Hi-Tech
Tencent-backed Kuaishou eyes Hong Kong bourse

Tencent-backed Kuaishou eyes Hong Kong bourse

Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is planning to float in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.

AI
AI-driven protein pioneer Protera gets Sofinnova Partners-led Series A round

AI-driven protein pioneer Protera gets Sofinnova Partners-led Series A round

Protera, an AI-driven startup designing and developing new proteins, has closed a $5.6m Series A financing led by European life sciences venture capital major Sofinnova Partners.

Fintech and Finance
StanChart’s Robins retiring, Spiegel steps up in transaction banking

StanChart’s Robins retiring, Spiegel steps up in transaction banking

Standard Chartered has appointed Michael Spiegel as global head of transaction banking, succeeding Lisa Robins, who is retiring from the banking industry.

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