Software and Hi-Tech
German green bond mandate hits screens

German green bond mandate hits screens

Germany’s long promised green debut is set to come to market this week in what is turning out to be a hectic one for the green bond market.

Software and Hi-Tech
Sweden triumphs with long awaited green debut

Sweden triumphs with long awaited green debut

Sweden’s long gestating green bond debut came to fruition this week as the sovereign scooped Skr20bn ($2.3bn) at a discount to its conventional curve.

Appointments
Ex-Commerz SSA trader resurfaces at NordLB

Ex-Commerz SSA trader resurfaces at NordLB

A former sovereign, supranational and agency bond trader at Commerzbank has joined NordLB after an almost two year hiatus from the capital markets.

Fintech and Finance
UK picks syndicate to lead first ever 15 year

UK picks syndicate to lead first ever 15 year

The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the banks to lead the first ever 15 year Gilt to be sold via syndication, which will hit the market next week

Software and Hi-Tech
Nio drives away with $1.5bn from bigger follow-on

Nio drives away with $1.5bn from bigger follow-on

Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has raised $1.5bn in fresh equity after increasing its follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

IPO
China Resources Mixc Lifestyle, Cheerwin line up HK listings

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle, Cheerwin line up HK listings

Property manager China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services is planning an IPO on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, getting the ball rolling with an application to the bourse this week.

Consumer Services
Mobile World dials banks for $100m loan

Mobile World dials banks for $100m loan

Vietnamese mobile device retailer Mobile World Investment Corp has made a rapid return to loans for another $100m.

Property
Nan Fung manages liabilities with $500m perp

Nan Fung manages liabilities with $500m perp

Hong Kong property developer Nan Fung International Holdings returned to the market with a $500m fixed-for-life perpetual bond in a bid to manage its liabilities and score lower interest rate for its debt.

Property
Modern Land gets big book for $100m green tap

Modern Land gets big book for $100m green tap

Modern Land (China) Co received an 18 times oversubscribed book for a $100m tap of two of its green bonds, as investors threw their weight behind the Chinese property developer’s deal.

Fintech and Finance
ZhongAn serves up $300m bond in market return

ZhongAn serves up $300m bond in market return

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co was back in the dollar market on Monday, less than two months after making its debut.

Fintech and Finance
Singapore: a case study for Libor transition

Singapore: a case study for Libor transition

Singapore has been a front-runner when it comes to moving away from Libor to a new benchmark, with its regulators, borrowers and banks playing an active role in preparing the market. The rest of Asia’s

Distressed
Crisis Talk — with Andrew Cross, CFO of AIIB

Crisis Talk — with Andrew Cross, CFO of AIIB

Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has played a pre-eminent role in tackling Covid-19 this year, mainly by offering financial support to countries like Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Vietnam to combat the impact of the pandemic.

Software and Hi-Tech
Fosun brews HK$2.5bn Tsingtao share sale

Fosun brews HK$2.5bn Tsingtao share sale

Fosun International has pocketed HK$2.45bn ($316.3m) after selling a chunk of Tsingtao Brewery's stock in a block trade, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Software and Hi-Tech
Andrew Cross, CFO of AIIB, on navigating the pandemic

Andrew Cross, CFO of AIIB, on navigating the pandemic

Beijing-headquartered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has played a pre-eminent role in tackling Covid-19 this year, mainly by offering financial support to countries like Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Vietnam to combat the impact of the pandemic.

Software and Hi-Tech
Portugal and BNG land 15 year paper

Portugal and BNG land 15 year paper

The 15 year tenor is the flavour of the week in the SSA market. Three issuers have mandated for deals at the tenor so far, following on from NRW.Bank’s successful trip to the maturity on

Event
BASF chemicals next bridge to drop after TKE blowout

BASF chemicals next bridge to drop after TKE blowout

Banks have launched the buyout funding for Lone Star’s purchase of BASF Construction Chemicals into market, as the storming execution of ThyssenKrupp Elevator shows the discount banks must take to exit pre-Covid positions is rapidly

Court Cases
Together but Separate: Private Equity Funds Liability for Portfolio Company Pension Obligations

Together but Separate: Private Equity Funds Liability for Portfolio Company Pension Obligations

Posted by Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali, K&L Gates LLP, on Sunday, December 15, 2019 Editor's Note: Rick Giovannelli and Ali U. Nardali are partners at K&L Gates LLP. This post is based on

Angel / Venture
ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – DIVERSITY

ROUNDTABLE :- Opalesque Roundtable Series – DIVERSITY

It&'s all about the data! But when it comes to diversity, the data is all there, but nobody acts on it. The asset management industry purports to be a meritocracy where companies, founders and investment

Acquisition agreements
Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Approval of Conflicted Transactions in Publicly Traded Limited Partnerships

Posted by Gail Weinstein, Warren S. de Wied, and Steven Epstein, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is senior counsel and Warren S. de Wied

Academic Research
Getting Tired of Your Friends: The Dynamics of Venture Capital Relationships

Getting Tired of Your Friends: The Dynamics of Venture Capital Relationships

Posted by Qianqian Du (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and Thomas F. Hellmann (University of Oxford), on Monday, November 18, 2019 Editor's Note: Qianqian Du is Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Thomas

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