Event
Electric car maker Nio launches ADS follow-on

Electric car maker Nio launches ADS follow-on

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio hit the US market with a follow-on offering of American Depositary Shares (ADS) on Tuesday.

IPO
SK Biopharma kicks off Korea’s first 2020 IPO

SK Biopharma kicks off Korea’s first 2020 IPO

SK Biopharmaceuticals has begun bookbuilding for its up to W959.3bn ($804.9m) IPO. It is set to be South Korea’s first listing in 2020.

Software and Hi-Tech
Everbright Water pulls Panda as tap runs dry

Everbright Water pulls Panda as tap runs dry

Everbright Water has pulled a Rmb1.2bn ($170m) five year note on Tuesday, despite the leads extending bookbuilding and offering investors a juicier price.

Fintech and Finance
58.com eyes $3bn loan from Chinese banks to go private

58.com eyes $3bn loan from Chinese banks to go private

58.com, a Chinese company that focuses on online classified advertisements, is in talks with banks in the country for a financing package of $3bn to support its take private.

Software and Hi-Tech
HK activist investor Webb to take step back

HK activist investor Webb to take step back

Hong Kong’s renowned activist investor David Webb revealed this week that he has been diagnosed with cancer and will be taking a step back from his regular critiquing of governance and regulation in the city.

Software and Hi-Tech
Topsports parent eyes $309m from sell-down

Topsports parent eyes $309m from sell-down

Belle International is selling a block of shares in its sportswear subsidiary, Topsports International Holdings, according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Portfolio Company News
Vaaka Partners sells Kotikatu to Norvestor-backed PHM

Vaaka Partners sells Kotikatu to Norvestor-backed PHM

Private equity firm Norvestor, via its portfolio company PHM Group, has acquired Finnish maintenance company Kotikatu from Vaaka Partners.

Software and Hi-Tech
EQT opens office in Paris

EQT opens office in Paris

Nordic private equity firm EQT has opened a new office in Paris.

Angel / Venture
Ex-Accel, Sequoia partners hit $450m final close for third Wing Ventures fundraise

Ex-Accel, Sequoia partners hit $450m final close for third Wing Ventures fundraise

Wing Venture Capital has hit a $450m final close for its biggest fund to date, despite having to raise the fund virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Appointments
Keyhaven Capital hires two

Keyhaven Capital hires two

London-headquartered Keyhaven Capital has hired Anne Niederstaetter as partner in its investment team, as well as Alma Lawrie in its investor relations team.

Australia
Woori prepares to make Kangaroo bond debut

Woori prepares to make Kangaroo bond debut

Woori Bank is set to make its Kangaroo bond debut, seeking to tap the Australian dollar market to fund its coronavirus response.

Buyout
EQT names ex-PAI Partners exec Brugère head of France amid Paris office launch

EQT names ex-PAI Partners exec Brugère head of France amid Paris office launch

EQT has named former PAI Partners senior exec Nicolas Brugère as its head of France amid the launch of its Paris office.

Politics
Hg leads $30m series-B for Silverfin

Hg leads $30m series-B for Silverfin

Hg has led a $30m series-B funding round for Silverfin, a Belgium-based financial software developer.

Software and Hi-Tech
BlackRock et al. acquire minority stake in Nordic Capital’s Trustly

BlackRock et al. acquire minority stake in Nordic Capital’s Trustly

BlackRock Private Equity Partners, alongside a consortium of institutional investors, has acquired a minority stake in Nordic Capital-backed Trustly, an online account-to-account payments provider.

Software and Hi-Tech
BB Capital buys majority stake in Infradax

BB Capital buys majority stake in Infradax

BB Capital has bought a majority stake in Netherlands-based IT service Infradax.

asia
Vulpes eyes repeat of astonishing post-financial crisis return by launching Covid-19 opportunity fund

Vulpes eyes repeat of astonishing post-financial crisis return by launching Covid-19 opportunity fund

Singapore investment house Vulpes is looking to repeat a barnstorming return made in the wake of the global financial crisis by launching a dedicated coronavirus investment vehicle.

Software and Hi-Tech
Maven invests in Redwigwam

Maven invests in Redwigwam

Maven Capital Partners has invested in recruitment platform Redwigwam.

Angel / Venture
Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor

Wenvest Capital leads CHF 8m round for Teylor

Wenvest Capital has led a CHF 8m round for Switzerland-based SME lending startup Teylor, along with participation from Steinbeis, business angels and institutional investors from Switzerland, Germany and Israel.

Angel / Venture
Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund

Ysios Capital raises €155m for third biotech fund

Spanish biotechnology-dedicated venture capital firm Ysios Capital has raised €155m for its third fund, Ysios BioFund III, which has a final target of €200m.

Buyout
Chinese energy revolution in sights for Cathay Capital amid $120m first close of new specialist fund

Chinese energy revolution in sights for Cathay Capital amid $120m first close of new specialist fund

Cathay Capital has raised RMB820m ($120m) for the first close of a new fund it says will help fight climate change in tandem with a pair of green energy investors.

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