Holger Mertens, Senior Portfolio Manager, Global Credit and Chia Woon Khien, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income at Nikko Asset Management examine the future for Chinese bonds in major indices… In our publication “Will Investors be ready when Chinese bonds go global?” last October we raised the expectation that Chinese bonds
Great Rock Capital, an asset-focused commercial finance company specialising in middle market lending, has closed a USD12 million senior secured credit facility to toy manufacturer and seller Imperial Toy. The new capital will provide Imperial Toy with the financial flexibility needed to increase business production and position the firm for accelerated growth.
High Road Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Nolan Power Group, which will be combined with Storage Battery Systems (SBS). High Road acquired SBS in May 2017 in the seventh platform acquisition for High Road Capital Partners Fund II. Based in Mandeville, Louisiana, Nolan Power Group is the Gulf
Periscope Equity (Periscope), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has completed the final closing of its first institutional fund. Periscope Equity I exceeded its target closing with more than USD104 million of committed capital. Periscope received fund commitments from a distinguished group of limited partners, including endowments, pension funds, charitable foundations,
Wild Bunch SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of European film distribution and sales company Wild Bunch AG, has agreed a refinancing deal with SWB Finance, part of the Sapinda Group. As part of this plan SWB Finance will assume the company’s existing financial liabilities for a total amount of EUR62.7
Superion, TriTech and Aptean; three technology companies that offer solutions for public safety and public administration agencies, are to merge to create a new business focused on building software that solves some of the most critical issues facing local governments. The combination of Superion, TriTech, and the public sector and
Alternative investment group Tages is to acquire a stake in VAM Investments, a private equity investment holding company specialising in growth capital and buyouts. This strategic partnership marks Tages’ entry into the private equity sector as it continues to grow its business lines across alternative asset classes. Under the
SME funding partner, Ultimate Finance, has reached a new lending milestone, with almost GBP200 million available to small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. The figures from the first half of 2018 show a 42.3 per cent increase in cash to customers for the alternative finance specialist, which has recorded
Clyde Blowers Capital (CBC) is to sell precision motion control expert, Cone Drive, to The Timken Company (TKR), subject to customary government and regulatory approvals. Since acquiring Cone Drive in 2012, CBC has repositioned Cone Drive from an industrial gearing company operating largely out of North America to a globally
Aurelius Alpha Limited, a subsidiary of Aurelius Equity Opportunities SE & Co (Aurelius), has acquired Ideal Shopping Direct (ISD), one of the UK’s leading multi-channel home shopping retailers, from Blackstone. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. With over 600,000 customers and FY17 revenues of GBP145 million,
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