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EIB’s energy and climate VPs leave, prompting reshuffle

Two senior officials who have been central to the European Investment Bank’s transition to greener lending and rebranding as the EU’s ‘climate bank’ are leaving, prompting a reshuffle of the management committee.

Greece readies 10 year tap while Berlin heads to long end

All eyes in the primary euro public sector bond market are fixed on the expected arrival of Germany's green Bund this week, but there were still some other deals announced on Tuesday. Greece is sticking

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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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