11/19/2020
Europe’s biggest shopping centre owner, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), faces a major crisis. Rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the growing need to pay down its €24bn (£21.5bn) debt pile, the group set out a €9bn turnaround strate
11/18/2020
Octopus launches new Ventures EIS
Octopus has invested more than £3 billion in early stage companies on behalf of retail and institutional investors.
11/18/2020
‘Big fat chequebooks’ squeeze small IFAs out of M&A market
As acquisitions by consolidators leave rivals in the dust
11/18/2020
Thomas H Lee Partners raises USD900m for automation-focused PE fund
Automation is everywhere in the news now as a result of the pandemic, but the reality is that the return on investment from automation was already high for businesses that deployed automation pre-pandemic.
11/18/2020
"We are very, very keen on this side and we are happy to talk with anybody with assets under management to buy."
11/17/2020
Finding a suitable buyer proved a challenge
11/17/2020
Luxury property now 60% sold, says UAE-based developer
11/17/2020
Pictet themes head and A-rated LOIM PM on thematics' evolution
According to Morningstar, 154 new thematic funds debuted globally in 2019 and, over the three years to 31 December 2019, collective assets under management in these strategies grew nearly threefold.
11/16/2020
Overall Value Growth to Be Sustained Beyond the Pandemic
11/16/2020
IQ-EQ, led by funds director Roxane Combe, has supported Claret’s new structure with full suite of fund services, including fund administration, depositary, GP and corporate services, appointed representative, AIFM and MiFID investment management.
11/16/2020
US hedge fund Browning West has told Countryside's board to sell its housebuilding arm, Sky News learns.
11/16/2020
Assets in fixed income ETFs now account for around a quarter of the European ETF ecosystem
11/15/2020
There is no fund manager selecting stocks – just a computer following instructions – and the funds are listed on the stock market like shares and so can be traded throughout the day.
11/13/2020
On the lending side, borrower relationships are key with new names entering the creditor space, alongside an increase in alternative lender activity.
11/13/2020
With this new Fund raised, the second so far this year, Portobello consolidates itself as a leading and reference manager in the Spanish and European private capital market.
11/13/2020
Group of companies have created the 30% Club in France to encourage large caps to appoint more women to their executive teams
11/13/2020
Located between Merrion & Fitzwilliam Squares, the Fitzwilliam 28 assets offers office accommodation over 8 floors.
11/13/2020
London's impact tech attracts VC capital from North American investors
London has added three new impact unicorns to its list this year; Octopus Energy, Arrival and Gousto, which takes London’s impact unicorns total up to four, including Babylon Health.
11/13/2020
Standard Life Aberdeen plans passive embrace
New CEO believes move will stop outflows
11/13/2020
Profits at Generali plummet 40% in nine months amid COVID-19 and its economic toll
Profits fell sharply at Italian insurer Generali in the first nine months of 2020 due to the "heavy macroeconomic and financial impact" of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to its chief financial officer Cristiano Borean, who highlighted