01/04/2021
Generali to acquire AXA’s Greek unit
The acquisition is in line with Generali’s strategy of strengthening its leadership in Europe and gaining further exposure to non-life and health business.
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01/04/2021
Daisy Group’s cloud unit valued at £1bn after Inflexion agrees deal
Private equity company to buy minority stake in DWS unit
01/04/2021
MJ Hudson acquires private markets performance specialist
London-head-quartered asset management consultancy, MJ Hudson, has acquired fund and portfolio performance specialist PERACS.
01/03/2021
Europe’s Covid-19 Bond Issuance Addressed Fiscal Shortcomings
In 2020, EU took step toward permanent taxation and spending role when it sold debt on behalf of member countries to cope with pandemic
12/31/2020
Euro at highest point since 2018 and sterling passes year’s peak
European single currency has climbed almost 10% in 2020
12/31/2020
EBRD and Komercijalna Banka Skopje promote green investments in North Macedonia
This will include investments in high-performance green technologies, materials and solutions undertaken in privately-owned residential dwellings or buildings.
12/31/2020
Tradegate and Börse Berlin will achieve another record turnover of 401.6 billion euros in 2020
The stock exchanges expect trading activity to continue in 2021
12/31/2020
European Equities: China Private Sector PMIs and Capitol Hill to Influence
With the year coming to an end for the DAX30, investors locked in profits going into the holidays.
12/30/2020
Insurance giant Admiral sells confused.com to Uswitch owner for £500million
The total deal will be worth £508 million, although Admiral has said it expects to secure around £450 million in proceeds after accounting for minority interests and transaction costs.
12/30/2020
The evolution of private equity
The industry has changed over the years, and now turns its attention towards impact investing.
12/30/2020
Time for 'auto-enrolment 2.0'?
“2021 looks like the year in which the potential of auto-enrolment to support other savings goals, alongside retirement saving will be more formally explored.”
12/29/2020
Japanification of bond market?
A major French bank’s asset manager agrees that the bond purchase by the ECB has not deterred investors from investing in bonds.
12/29/2020
Flutter and Ryanair lead 2020 lseq 20 winners as banks plunge
Wider Iseq overall index, which slumped earlier in the year, is now 3.8 per cent ahead
12/29/2020
Advice M&A set for 'race to completion' in Q1
"Buyers and sellers are more focused than ever to get deals finished."
12/29/2020
Admiral to sell Confused.com to Zoopla in £508m deal
Price comparison division of property group will acquire 3 portals from FTSE 100 insurer and Spanish co-owner
12/29/2020
Breakingviews - Landlords’ post-virus refit will leave scars
The e-commerce boom that has eviscerated the high street is only likely to intensify – Moody’s reckons the proportion of online sales will leap to 25% by 2025 from around 15%.
12/28/2020
GFH acquires roebuck, a specialised logistics & real estate asset manager in the UK
Roebuck, which was founded in 2009 by Hugh Macdonald-Brown and Nick Rhodes, has managed assets with a total investment value exceeding £1.4 billion covering over 15 million sq ft of floor area
12/28/2020
How selling to yourself became private equity’s go-to deal
The pandemic has helped make a previously niche set of transactions more mainstream
12/27/2020
National Gallery of Ireland tenders for fund manager
The Dublin gallery has a portfolio of investments valued at €6.3m in equities, bonds and cash.
12/24/2020
Patrizia shows confidence in office sector with Berlin acquisition
Patrizia manages more than €46 billion in assets and employs over 800 people at 24 locations worldwide.