Puji Capital and Galaxy Holdings have formed a joint venture to create a new economic and business region in Shenzhen to bridge and innovate cross-border business between China and the West through investment and business support. The new joint venture platform is aiming to spark innovation and encourage cross-border business

Clessidra and the Buccellati have sold an 85 per cent stake of Buccellati Holding Italia (Buccellati) to the Chinese conglomerate Gangtai Group. Clessidra and the Buccellati family will retain a 15 per cent stake in Buccellati. Buccellati, founded in Milan in 1919, is one of the most prestigious Italian jewellers.

Mid-market investment bank Lincoln International (Lincoln) has represented KRG Capital Partners (KRG) on it sale of sell Ansira Partners (Ansira) to Advent International Corporation (Advent). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Ansira is a premier data-driven, technology-enabled marketing solutions provider which integrates data analytics, CRM, localised marketing automation

Japanese denim brand EVISU has agreed a buy-back deal for its retailing and franchising rights in China. Parent company EVISU Group Limited is reinvesting, alongside private equity fund Cassia Investment, to buy back New Elegant Trading’s interest in their China joint venture, which is financially supported by IDG Capital.  

German hotel group Meinninger Hotels and private equity firm VIYM have signed a management agreement which will see Meinninger open its first hotel-hostel hybrid in Russia, as part of VIYM’s Nikolskiye Ryady development in Saint Petersburg. The overall cost of the Nikolskiye Ryady project, including both hotel properties – the

Diagnostic solutions specialist Curetis has secured a EUR25 million unsecured loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The financing is the first growth capital loan under the European Growth Finance Facility (EGFF), launched in November 2016 and is backed by a guarantee from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).

ForeVest Capital Partners has launched as an independent alternative investment firm, having completed a spinout from PineBridge Investments by mutual agreement.  Established by the four senior managers of PineBridge New Europe Partners (NEP) – Pierre Mellinger, Artur Haze, John Leone, and Doina Popescu – ForeVest will continue to focus on

PIMCO has formed a joint venture with Solar Capital Partners as the firm continues to develop and expand its private credit platform. Solar Capital Partners is an investor in private corporate credit with a 10-year track record of making private loans to corporate borrowers. The firm also has a network of

A cross-border team from law firm Goodwin represented the neuroscience company Cerevance in its financing by Lightstone Ventures and Takeda Pharmaceutical.  Cerevance will focus on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for neurological and psychiatric disorders.    The USD36 million funding round includes a USD21.5 million Series A financing investment from