Skype co-founder’s venture capital firm raises $820m for latest fund
Atomico was set up in 2006 by chief executive officer Niklas Zennström
Atomico was set up in 2006 by chief executive officer Niklas Zennström
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 &
The German economy could benefit from this surprise announcement, if it signals the end of the years of indecisiveness at the top
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: In 2019, a reported $63.2 billion was committed to private equity funds by 114 public plans, said eVestment. The top three public pension investors by total dollars committed were CalSTRS ($4....Article
New fund would be 65% larger than its £605m predecessor, which closed in 2016
The newest recruit to the ranks of large supranational issuers is also the bulkiest. Responding to Covid-19, the EU has created the €100bn SURE fund, active already, and a €750bn Next Gen EU programme, coming
In first set of full-year results as a public company, EQT also announced a raft of initiatives to drive diversity and sustainability
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
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
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
International bodies have criticised Ethos Capital’s bid for the Public Interest Registry, saying it will endanger the independence and accessibility of the internet. Can the private equity firm reassure its critics?
Luxembourg became the first European sovereign to publish a sustainability bond framework this week, breaking the pattern, to which Germany became a notable addition on Wednesday, of governments printing green deals. But sustainability bonds make
The Hellenic Republic returned to the market this week to tap a June 2030 line, raising €2.5bn with its third syndication of the year.
Singapore’s DBS has become the latest foreign bank to receive approval for a majority-owned securities joint venture (JV) in China, as the country continues to open up its financial markets.
Posted by Andrew Nussbaum, Steve Cohen, and Karessa Cain, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, February 8, 2020 Editor's Note: Andrew J. Nussbaum, Steven A. Cohen, and Karessa L. Cain are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen
In the week ending February 07th 2020, a new report showed that global alternative assets under management topped $10 trillion as of June 30 and are on track to exceed $14 trillion by 2023. The
Unrated Swiss private railway operator Rhätische Bahn, owner of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Bernina railway, made its second stop in the Swiss franc bond market this week, four years after its debut deal.
The huge demand seen for ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s buyout financing, the largest bridge loan left on banks’ books through the Covid-19 crisis, should reassure credit committees and capital markets operators that the LBO market is wide
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
The Republic of Indonesia returned to the yen market this week for its annual Samurai bond outing, raising ¥100bn ($930m).
