In this round-up, Credit Suisse plans to increase its workforce in mainland China by 100% in five years, the central bank develops a new benchmark interest rate, and yet another US-listed Chinese firm comes under
The ECB publishes a breakdown of its purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (Pepp), which was launched in late March to combat the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike the Public Sector Purchase Programme,
CP Pokphand Co, the Hong Kong-listed investment arm of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods, has closed a $400m loan for refinancing with 15 lenders.
A HK$18bn ($2.3bn) term loan sealed by China Overseas Land and Investment in 2017 is doing the rounds in the secondary market, offering asset-starved banks an opportunity to take exposure to the Hong Kong-listed company.
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: For the first time since 2013, the majority of newly-established hedge funds did not provide in their offering documents for founders&` classes, which give special terms to early investors...Article Link
Outrage has erupted among US progressives at efforts from the private equity industry to ensure their portfolio companies get a piece of government support for corporates. The buyout barons don’t do much to endear themselves
The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors
Other investors include ABN Amro Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, IQ Capital, Partech and Accel
Posted by Daniel E. Wolf, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Sunday, April 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Daniel E. Wolf is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. This post is based on his Kirkland &
Despite coronavirus uncertainty, technology investor Insight Partners closes its largest fund yet
The $500bn global impact market is already outperforming in the public markets and is set to continue during the pandemic crisis
Posted by Gregory W. Brown (University of North Carolina), on Friday, March 27, 2020 Editor's Note: Gregory Brown is professor of finance and director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at University
Opalesque Industry Update - WallStreetBets today announced it will host the world's first live esports-style stock market trading competition, The WSB Championship. The competition, which will be held October 28-30 at America's largest esports arena,
Business assumptions are quickly changing as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll
Canada’s largest bank by assets is moving to protect itself as pain spreads through the mortgage market
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fort Ross Ventures, a California-based investment firm focused on startups in the U.S., Israel and Eastern Europe, said it has closed a $235m second fund, $35m above the original target. Deman...Article
Ares, one of the largest business development companies, said that it has seen increased funding requests from borrowers
Posted by René M. Stulz (Ohio State University), on Monday, March 23, 2020 Editor's Note: René M. Stulz is the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at the Fisher College of Business
UHNWIs were listed as the lead or one of the lead investors of 18 publicly disclosed high value buyouts last year
Posted by Aneliya S. Crawford and Matthew J. Gruenberg, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, on Saturday, March 21, 2020 Editor's Note: Aneliya S. Crawford is a partner and Matthew J. Gruenberg is special counsel at Schulte
