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Spire Expands Testing Platform

ERI Solutions, a portfolio company of Spire Capital since November 2018, has acquired DBI Group. DBI is a provider of non-destructive testing, mechanical integrity inspections, pipeline integrity inspections, and heat treating services. The company, led

Shore Continues EyeSouth Build

EyeSouth Partners, a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners, has acquired Retina Associates of Middle Georgia (RAMG). RAMG provides ophthalmology services for the treatment of diseases of the retina, macula, and vitreous. The practice is

Financial services incentives set to fall as pandemic hits profits

Private equity, asset management, hedge funds, and advisory investment banking could see staff incentives drop by up to 15% in 2020, according to consultancy Johnson Associates

UK-based Kester Capital closes second fund at £90m hard cap

The strategy will invest in UK SMEs, with a focus on healthcare, business and financial services and technology, media and telecommunications

SoftBank starts comeback with $12bn profit

Tech investor unloads assets to bolster balance sheet after suffering its worst year, and CEO says it may sell chip designer Arm

OneConnect returns to US with follow-on

US-listed OneConnect Financial Technology Co, a Chinese company whose stock price has doubled this year, is tapping equity investors for new funds.

Third time lucky? Yihua seeks nod for new coupon deadline

Troubled Chinese bond issuer Yihua Enterprise (Group) Co will hold a meeting with investors on Wednesday, where it will promise to pay the overdue interest on a domestic medium-term note before the end of September.

Roundtable: Chinese high yield issuers prove resilient

GlobalCapital and Standard Chartered hosted a virtual roundtable on the China high yield debt market at the end of July as the second part of a 2020 roundtable series. The first was conducted in mid-April.

Taiflex closes dual-currency loan

Taiwan’s Taiflex Scientific Co, an electronic parts and components maker, has closed a dual-currency borrowing of NT$2.5bn ($85m) with eight banks.

ICICI Bank wraps up $2bn share sale

ICICI Bank has closed its up to Rp150bn ($2bn) qualified institutional placement, according to a source close to the deal.

Barclays boosts global SRI team

Barclays is building up sustainability coverage in its investment bank with new positions announced globally on Monday and effective immediately.

Embattled Jain to restructure dollar debt

Indian agricultural company Jain Irrigation Systems, which has been navigating a liquidity crisis for more than a year, has put in place two restructuring plans for its onshore and offshore debt.

Trump sends a message via WeChat. Don’t ignore it.

US president Donald Trump’s sudden targeting of Tencent Holdings and its flagship app WeChat last week was vague in the extreme. But what is clear is the Trump administration’s increasing willingness to go after China’s

Calao Finance backs acquisition of Raidlight-Vertical

Private equity firm Calao Finance has backed the acquisition of the French outdoor sports and clothing brands Raidlight and Vertical from Rossignol Group.

CIFC launches “all-weather” high yield Ucits strategy

Opalesque Industry Update - Alternative credit specialist CIFC has launched a long/short high yield UCITS fund managed by industry veteran Jason Horowitz, who has been running similar strategies successfully for over 10 years. Mr. Horowitz

US Dollar and precious metals drive strong CTA performance in July

Opalesque Industry Update - Societe Generale Prime Services and Clearing has announced the July 2020 performance data for its SG CTA indices. CTAs had a strong month of performance in July with all three SG

Hedge funds surge in July

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged in July to begin 2H20, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index (FWC) posting the 2nd highest monthly gain since January 2019 and the 3rd strongest gain since

Antin to buy PE-backed Babilou

Antin Infrastructure Partners will acquire a majority stake in private-equity-backed French nurseries operator Babilou.

HQ Equita buys majority stake in Muegge

HQ Equita has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based industrial microwave components producer Muegge from parent company Meyer Burger Technology.

Global economy at risk of repeating mistakes of the 2008 financial crisis

Avoiding policy errors of the 2008 economic meltdown should be a top priority, says Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser to Allianz

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