January 2020
News Irish banks make progress in NPLs but rocky road ahead
Irish banks have rapidly reduced non-performing exposures in recent years thanks to strong economic growth and a creditor-friendly restructuring regime. But recent developments may challenge this, just as Brexit beckons and late-cycle fears (...)
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January 2020
News Nomura Capital Partners Acquires Cook Deli Stake
Nomura Capital Partners Co., Ltd. (“NCAP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., announced that it has acquired common shares in Cook Deli Co., Ltd. through Nomura Capital A1 Investment Limited Partnership, a fund managed by NCAP. The percentage of shares (...)
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January 2020
News German Venture Capital Firms Introduce Sustainability Clause
Germany’s and Europe’s leading venture capital firms commit themselves and their portfolio companies to sustainability and make a significant contribution to climate protection. This measure should act as an example for other start-up ecosystems and (...)
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January 2020
News Swiss Re Capital Markets structures and places the first parametric earthquake catastrophe bond to hedge mortgage risk caused by earthquakes for Bayview
Swiss Re Capital Markets successfully closed the USD 225 million Series 2020-1 Principal At-Risk Variable Rate Notes transaction issued by Sierra Ltd. on behalf of Bayview’s MSR Opportunity Fund ("Bayview").
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January 2020
News Retail banks are facing a profits squeeze in 2020 say industry experts
Maintaining profitability will be an area of focus for retail banks during 2020, with myriad issues to be addressed. Increased competition from digital challengers is an obvious area of concern for traditional high street banks. However, there are challenges ahead for the (...)
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January 2020
News Shortage of financing options could stall electric vehicle sales, warn legal experts
Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in August 2019 showed UK registrations of fully electric vehicles were up by 158% year-on-year.
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December 2019
News LGT Private Debt arranges a unitranche facility to support the carve-out of HealthTech Bio Actives from Grupo Ferrer led by The Riverside Company
LGT Private Debt (France) S.A.S. (“LGT Private Debt”) is pleased to announce that entities it advises acted as sole arrangers and underwriters of a unitranche financing, supporting the carve-out of HealthTech Bio Actives (“HTBA” or the “Company”) from Grupo Ferrer, led by The (...)
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December 2019
News CPR AM, a leading player in thematic investment, organized the conference "We believe in the future"
Amundi & CPR AM were delighted to organize the first Thematic Investment Day in Paris “We believe in the future” to provide insight and valuable knowledge of the long-term investment focus and value of Thematic (...)
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December 2019
News BlackRock achieves a $1 billion record first close for its third-vintage global renewables fund
BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a US$1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund (“GRP III,”) with commitments from over 35 institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia.
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December 2019
News Muzinich & Co announces first close of European Senior Secured Private Debt Fund
The Fund focuses on providing growth financing solutions for European middle-market companies and explicitly incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and monitoring into the investment (...)
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December 2019
News Swiss Re agrees to sell ReAssure to Phoenix Group
Swiss Re announced an agreement to sell its subsidiary ReAssure Group plc to Phoenix Group Holdings plc. As part of the agreement, which values ReAssure at GBP 3.25 billion, Swiss Re will receive a cash payment of GBP 1.2 billion, shares in Phoenix representing a 13% to 17% (...)
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November 2019
News CNP Assurances joins the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and commits to a carbon-neutral investment portfolio by 2050
CNP Assurances is among the first French institutional investors to sign up to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, an unprecedented initiative supported by the United Nations aimed at strengthening and accelerating commitments to implement the Paris (...)
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November 2019
News Societe Generale accelerates its commitments in favour of a responsible ecological transition
The day before the Climate Finance Day, which will be held in Paris on 29 November, and ahead of COP 25, which takes place in Madrid from 2 to 13 December, Societe Generale reaffirms its commitments in favour of a responsible ecological (...)
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November 2019
News CNP Assurances successfully launches its first subordinated green bond
As a player in the transition to a decarbonised economy, CNP Assurances is pleased to announce the successful launch on 20 November 2019 of its first subordinated green bond, maturing in July 2050, with early redemption options from July (...)
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November 2019
News MSCI ESG Research makes MSCI ESG Ratings of over 2,800 companies publicly available
In recognition of growing momentum and interest from a diverse range of stakeholders in ESG investing, MSCI ESG Research LLC, announces today it will make its MSCI ESG Ratings publicly available...
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