More IPOs due as BAWAG Group bags Vienna’s biggest listing
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Off-grid power and captive energy projects are taking up some of the slack as big infrastructure deals stall, says Standard Bank.
Venture capital and private equity firm BlackFin Capital Partners has completed a more than €100mn first closing for a European business technology fund, with the fund’s founding partner telling EMEA Finance that the aim is to become a leading investor on the continent.
The World Bank’s private investment arm signed a US$500m deal with Eastspring Investments in July.
Nigeria made a barn-storming return to the US dollar bond market when it defied expectations and shaky fundamentals to print below 8% yield on a book that almost hit US$8bn.
EMEA Finance interview the renowned economist; Jeffrey Sachs.
DONG Energy pushes forward with plans to add a further 5GW of offshore wind capacity to its portfolio by 2025 with major project awards in Germany.
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim sets out a radical agenda for his second term that will move it away from direct funding towards de-risking projects in Africa to make them more attractive to private capital.
Russia’s PIK Group has plans to ramp up capital markets activity in the coming years, as the firm announces a consolidation of its shareholder structure with company president Sergei Gordeev buying out two minority holders.
Ambitious issuance marks a first for EMEA region, but not without taking a few bumps and bruises along the way.