Carlyle invests in Belgian medical software provider Mak-System

The firm said it used equity from two of its European funds to acquire a stake at the family-owned business

Property of the Week: An Edwardian maisonette for £1.25m

The three-bedroom apartment echoes the Edwardian townhouse it’s set in

Hellman & Friedman engineers big workplace software merger

The all-stock deal will create a company worth roughly $22bn including debt

Mohamed El-Erian: four main challenges will define the 2020s

Company and government success will increasingly be defined by responses to climate change, privacy concerns, de-globalisation and population ageing

Former TPG Growth consumer head launches new firm

The new consumer-focused firm will target investments of between $30m and $150m

The global economy is becoming an oligopoly – it is time to break it up

It is our job as voters to elect politicians who will act to restore true competition to companies and markets

Opalesque Exclusive: Optima A.M. bets on healthcare and biotech innovations with long/short strategy

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Optima Asset Management has just launched the Optima Healthcare and Biotechnology strategy, which will be managed by five portfolio managers, each specialising in a branch of the sector...Article Link

AMB :- Opalesque Exclusive: Optima A.M. bets on healthcare and biotech innovations with long/short strategy

B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Optima Asset Management has just launched the Optima Healthcare and Biotechnology strategy, which will be managed by five portfolio managers, each specialising in a branch of the sector. The U...Article Link

Financial Institution Developments

Posted by Edward D. Herlihy and Richard K. Kim, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Monday, February 17, 2020 Editor's Note: Edward D. Herlihy and Richard K. Kim are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &

How the resignation of Angela Merkel’s heir apparent could benefit the German economy

The German economy could benefit from this surprise announcement, if it signals the end of the years of indecisiveness at the top

AMB :- European M&A activity remains steady despite market uncertainty in Q4

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Amidst uncertainty around Brexit and the UK general election, Europe witnessed growth in mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal volume and value in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019. According t...Article Link

Barclays CEO Jes Staley under investigation over links with Jeffrey Epstein

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority are looking into Staley's relationship with Epstein

CeramTec lets rating slip to fill M&A warchest

BC Partners-owned advanced ceramics company CeramTec has issued an add-on to its term loan 'B', raising another €175m — enough to push its senior secured rating down into the single-B category. But the opportunistic move

Datasite buyout blends best of private and public funding

Mid-market firm CapVest won the auction to buy software provider Datasite with a unitranche loan in October, and it is now taking out the senior layer with a public syndication to firm up the financing

Comment: Where will the approaching global debt wave make landfall?

The World Bank has warned a massive debt wave is building and vulnerable countries face severe economic damage

Where will the approaching global debt wave make landfall?

The World Bank has warned a massive debt wave is building and vulnerable countries face severe economic damage

ICR launches ESG due diligence services to help private equity and venture capital firms assess ESG risk for portfolio company investments

Opalesque Industry Update - ICR, a leading strategic communications and advisory firm, today announced the launch of ICR ESG Diagnostics, a comprehensive Environmental, Social Governance analysis to help private equity and venture capital firms identify

The week in review: China recovery on track, profit slump at banks eases, HK goes to WTO for ‘made in China’ dispute

In this round-up, the Purchasing Managers’ Index reading for October points to steady recovery momentum for the Chinese economy, profitability improves at the country’s largest state-owned lenders, and Hong Kong seeks help from the World

Paris-based Montefiore raises €1bn with two funds

Montefiore Investment V fund was closed at €850m only three months after launch

AMB :- Despite 50% drop in hedge fund and CTA launches, some see more demand for actively managed strategies

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Looking ahead, as investors brace for further volatility in equity markets, Preqin expects to see more demand for actively managed strategies. "And as competition intensifies, watch f...Article Link

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