Growth Equity

TransferWise Raises US$6 Million in Capital Financing Round

TransferWise raises funds with Paypal co-founder leading the funding round that totalled US$6 million.


Verizon Wireless Issues US$7 Billion Dividend by June

Verizon Wireless announces a US$7 billion dividend by June,. The largest US mobile service provider, Verizon Wireless, announced Monday that it would be paying its parent firms Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc dividends totalling US$7 billion in June of this year.

Commercial Bank of Dubai to Issue International Bonds

The Commercial Bank of Dubai has set the price of its bond issue with a volume of US$500 million. The Commercial Bank of Dubai has set the price of its US$500 million international bond issue after the launch of the deal at the higher end of the price guidance, showing healthy investor demand.

Fairway Market Outlook Fair

Fairway Market's outlook is positive but faces challenges especially from its market competitors.


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Fresenius CEO Ulf M. Schneider is on the lookout for deals for the expansion of the German group. Fresenius SE, the diversified healthcare group from Germany, has identified possible firms for ripe for takeovers.
In a watershed moment, Warburg Pincus raises US$11.2 billion. One of the largest private equity funds raised since the 2007 crisis has been put together by Warburg Pincus LLC.
Scale Venture Partners raise US$300 million. Scale Venture Partners announced today that it was able to secure US$300 million in pledges at the conclusion of ScaleVP IV LP, going beyond the actual amount it was aiming to raise.
NLB and NKBM, Slovenian banks are planning capital hikes totalling Eur767 billion. Two of Slovenia's largest banks, namely NLB and NKBM are planning to introduce capital hikes worth a combined total of Eur767 billion or US$1 billion.
Chang Hwa Bank to introduce three year bond worth at least one billion yuan. Chang Hwa Bank would raise 1 billion yuan or US$163. 11 million through a yuan denominated bond sale.
Kazakhstan to issue new Eurobond. Kazakhstan would be returning to global bond markets with a debt issuance expected to reach US$1 billion. The oil-rich Eastern European country has invited banks for management applications of the deal, according to Finance Minister Bolat Zhamishev.
Greece's Marfin Investment Group is set to raise funds through a convertible bond issue in two tranches.
Paladin and Ascent contributes to PerspecSys. PerspecSys Inc, one of the foremost cloud data protection solution providers, has announced it has raised US$12 million in funding.
AvantCredit gets loan infusion from Victory Capital. The asset executive firm, Victory Park Capital, disclosed that it granted AvantCredit a US$25 million credit facility.
Klockner Penteplast's recapitalization has been completed. The Strategic Value Partners, LLC made public today that the Klockner Pentaplast's holding company, which was purchased in June 2012 through recapitalization by assembly of investors headed by SVP Global, has concluded a refinancing transaction.