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Hipgnosis Songs Fund finishes latest share sale

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a London-listed investment trust focused on music royalties,has closed its latest share sale.

UK biotech firms extend rush to US stock market

Huge demand for exposure to biotech companies among US equity investors is continuing to drive UK firms to list on the other side of the Atlantic through an IPO on the Nasdaq. On Thursday, Immunocore,

Enterprise Investors completes PragmaGo take-private

Polish private equity firm Enterprise Investors (EI) has bought a majority stake in listed financial service PragmaGo in a take-private deal worth €8.5m.

Tech IPOs to drive European convertible issuance to fresh highs

Europe’s equity-linked bankers are excited about the latest crop of IPOs in the region, as many of the companies to have recently listed are natural issuers of convertible bonds, so they could bring supply to

PTT Oil wraps up blow-out IPO as foreign investors left empty-handed

Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Business scooped up Bt54bn ($1.79bn) this week from the country’s largest IPO in a year. The deal was a hit with both domestic and foreign investors — but in a

Genesis closes first growth fund on €40m hard-cap

Czech Republic-based private equity investor Genesis Capital has announced the final close for its first growth fund on its hard-cap of €40m.

Foresight prices IPO at £455m market cap

Foresight has priced its initial public offering with a market capitalisation of £455m.

Thoma Bravo said to ride Covid’s digital payments rise with MeridianLink IPO

US private equity major Thoma Bravo is reportedly prepping an IPO of financial services software business MeridianLink which could value the company at more than $3bn including debt.

Global IPO proceeds hit $268bn in 2020, highest value since 2010

Opalesque Industry Update - The initial public offering (IPO) market performance in 2020 defied all expectations, demonstrating the resilience of equity and capital markets. The year saw a total of 1,363 IPOs receiving $268.0 billion.

Genesis Capital hits hard cap close for debut Czech Republic, Slovakia-focused growth fund

Central Europe-focused Genesis Capital has struck a hard cap close for its debut growth fund, which will look to expand out promising Czech Republic and Slovakian businesses.

Foresight Group shares rise in stock market debut

The infrastructure and private equity investment manager has assets under management of £6.8bn

Pension Funds Are Mixed or Mum on More Cash for Apollo

California’s huge public retirement system, for one, offered only cautious support after new disclosures of financial ties between the firm’s chief, Leon Black, and Jeffrey Epstein.

HKMC debuts in CNH with rare public outing

The Hong Kong Mortgage Corp (HKMC) made a rare public appearance in the debt market this week with a dual-currency transaction worth $1.29bn-equivalent. Featuring a Hong Kong dollar portion and an offshore renminbi tranche, the

Azulis backs business training specialist Orsys

Private equity firm Azulis Capital will acquire a controlling stake in French business and management training specialist Orsys, according to public documents published by the local competition authority.

Affirm blockbuster IPO paves way for larger securitizations

Point of sale lender Affirm is returning to the securitization market after taking the stock market by storm in early January. Though the initial public offering and the size of its ABS deals have no

Hedge fund commitments from US public pensions total $12.5bn during 2020 with net $1.7bn of flows

Opalesque Industry Update - At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, hedge funds were touted as a way to navigate the resultant market dislocations and distress. US pensions awarded $9bn to hedge funds in H1

EQT Ventures et al. sell Peakon to trade for $700m

Employee feedback business Peakon, backed by several venture capital firms including EQT Ventures, is to be sold to listed HR software provider Workday in an all-cash deal worth $700m.

Permira-backed Dr Martens prices IPO with valuation of £3.7bn

Permira-backed Dr Martens has priced its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

Dr. Martens targets £3.7bn valuation in stock market float

The UK bootmaker is owned by Permira, which plans to retain a stake after the float

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