The China Securities Regulatory Commission has published new rules for issuers of ‘company bonds’, offering a clearer timeline on the registration process. It also scrapped a credit rating requirement and lowered the bar for retail
South Korea’s Big Hit Entertainment, manager of K-pop boy band BTS, has won early-stage approval for its IPO.
Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company KazMunayGas raised a dollar bond on Wednesday, after what some investors described as a lengthy roadshow. KMG is the latest in a string of Kazakh borrowers that have come to capital
A group of some of the UK's biggest asset managers, professional bodies and banks are supporting a proposal for an SRI themed UK sovereign debt product to deliver environmental and social benefits as part of
UK-based SME primary buyout investor Kester Capital has held a final close for Kester Capital II on its hard-cap of £90m.
Venture capital house P101 has invested in a €6.4m round for Italian digital learning platform WeSchool.
Governments and central banks have had other things on their minds, but they must address the next big shock
BID Equity has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based Infopark, a developer of a content management system (CMS).
Milan-based Nuo Capital and French investment company Olma Luxury Holdings have invested in a €4.5m round for online luxury design marketplace Artemest.
Siegfrield Ruhl, the head of funding and investor relations at the European Stability Mechanism, will be seconded to the European Commission later this month as it gears up for its vast borrowing programme.
Swedish growth investor Priveq has acquired a majority stake in Danish e-commerce company Trendhim.
Panakes Partners has invested in a €20m series-B round for InnovHeart, an Italian developer of heart valve replacement systems.
Industry Ventures has hit a $180m final close for its second co-investment fund amid talking up the "compelling opportunity" to invest in digital transformation in the coronavirus pandemic.
Jet Investment, one of the largest private equity firms in the Czech Republic, plans to begin fundraising €300m for its third fund, Jet 3, in H2 2021 or Q1 2022, according to partner and board member Marek Malik.
Australian theme park and cinema operator Village Roadshow has agreed to a cut-price offer from BGH Capital as it looks to recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Southeast Asian bankers are enjoying a revival in primary equity raising, after three large deals were launched or set to be priced this week. Bankers are guardedly optimistic they can keep up the momentum. Jonathan
Indian borrowers are finally returning to the offshore loan market after months of little to no action. But even as a pipeline builds, bankers remain wary of challenges around execution. Pan Yue reports.
The buyout market is picking up again following one of the worst slumps on record, with some of the regions originally hardest hit becoming busier in July. Mariia Bondarenko reports
Private equity firm Silver Lake, a Twitter investor, is reported to be interested in helping fund a possible deal
Chinese property company Agile Group Holdings raised $300m from its Wednesday bond sale, but found less investor support than excepted.
