Grata Secures $3.2M Seed Round to Scale Small Business Search Engine
Some progress has been made at young companies, but a surge of giant late-stage funding deals largely left female entrepreneurs on the sidelines
Market participants gathered virtually to discuss trends in the private markets space for the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) summit on 7-8 October 2020.
In this round-up, China wants to improve the quality of domestic listed firms to cut down financial crime, Shenzhen opens the door for increased foreign inflows for the next five years, and Standard Chartered applies
The Guangdong provincial government sold Rmb10bn ($1.5bn) of special purpose bonds this week, creating a new form of support for small and medium-sized banks. The proceeds will provide a crucial source of funding for the
Permira-backed e-commerce company Allegro has listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of PLN 44bn (€9.8bn).
+Simple, a startup aiming to help simplify insurance underwriting, has closed a €20m funding round amid the acquisition of wholesale broker April Entreprise.
Former JP Morgan banker Luke Lee has joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Hong Kong office in a senior position.
Several experts in the fintech sector raised competition concerns following the announcement of Crowdcube’s acquisition of the remaining share capital of its rival Seedrs
Indian fintech Razorpay has become the country's latest unicorn after picking up $100m of venture capital and sovereign wealth fund financing.
Blood and bone marrow cancer treatment developer Priothera Limited has picked up a €30m Series A investment round from a clutch of venture capital firms.
Singapore-based consumer internet company Sea, whose New York-listed shares have soared by more than 400% this year, is looking to take advantage of that positive sentiment to raise around $2bn from a new equity offering.
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement that large UK companies would need to make climate related disclosures whether listed or private was a step towards an important principle — that corporate transparency is a public good,
Gland Pharma, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, has started bookbuilding for its Indian IPO, set to be the largest pharmaceutical listing in the country.
Coronavirus triggers borrowing spree by private equity managers From FT: Private equity managers are turning to specialist borrowing facilities to ensure their highly leveraged strategies can survive the coronavirus pandemic, but there are growing concerns
Pritzker Private Capital (PPC) has agreed to acquire Highline Aftermarket, the leading manufacturer of windshield wash fluids in the US and a portfolio company of The Sterling Group; and Warren Distribution, one of the largest
Stock markets remain bullish because major publicly traded companies have not borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic fallout. But they could soon find themselves squarely in the sights of a populist backlash
