Attractive rates and longer maturity periods are luring private equity firms to replace leveraged loans with European high-yield bonds.
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Nordic Capital acquires logistics company Unifeeder
Due to its expansion potential, private equity firm Nordic Capital has acquired logistics company Unifeeder from Montagu Private Equity.
France asks banks to be Euronext investors - sources
If the French government will have its way, it wants that a consortium composed of banks and insurers in the country to buy around 34 percent of the Euronext stock exchange.
Private equity industry faces new challenge as investors go direct for deals
The private equity industry is facing a new challenge with investors, to avoid the hefty fees being charged by private equity firms, directly buying stakes in companies or go into co-investments.
Global investment banking fees in first quarter up by 6%
Global investment banking services showed its strongest annual start in two years with fees rising by six percent in the first quarter.
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German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has said that it is making sale of a stake in RTL group. Germany's Bertelsmann has announced that it is planning to sell a stake in broadcasting company RTL Group worth as much as 1.
DAMAC Properties would be listing publicly in the Dubai bourse amidst high interest for IPOs in the region.
Elior buyout financing options are attracting buyout firms and more creative financing. Banks are being asked to provide its very first pure covenant lite debt package from Europe in order to support a buyout of Elior, the French catering firm.
Taiwan and China enter into new regulations on investment in financial institutions and holdings companies.
The proposed merger of MetroPCS Communications and T-Mobile owned by Deutsche Telekom AG appears to have more critics and oppositions in a bid to force Deutsche to offer sweet deal.
Largest depositors in Cypriot lender Bank of Cyprus are expected to receive bank shares worth just 37.5% of their deposits over 100,000 euros.
Redknee has closed its deal to purchase the Business Support Systems business unit of Nokia Siemens Network.
In a harsh condition, nearly 60% of the value of deposits above Eur100,000 would be lost in the bailout package.
Fund manager of BlackRock China forecasts futures for investors. According to a fund manager at BlackRock, China's industrial stocks provide good investment opportunities on select markets, such as steel mills to cement producers.
