The global luggage manufacturer has reportedly priced its Hong Kong IPO at HK$14.5 per share, valuing itself at $1.25bn.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
BBVA, CIC, Dexia, Natixis and SG are backing a consortium led by a subsidiary of Bouygues in the financial close for the 30-year contract to build and operate France’s new Ministry of Defence. The €806m loan will start syndication this month to European banks.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
The purchase of G6 Rete Gas from GDF Suez marks the consortium’s third acquisition in the Italian gas distribution sector over the last two years. The deal is set to close in the fourth quarter of 2011.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
A club of three commercial banks together with the EIB are providing €298m in debt for a 58-kilometre stretch of the A8 highway, the first project in the second wave of Germany’s A-model highways to reach financial close.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
NBCU will pay $1bn to buy Blackstone's 50% stake in the theme park, which the firm reportedly acquired for $275m in 2000.
2 min read · 15 January 2013
What impact will the dramatic increase in shale gas reserves have on the power project finance market in the US? Keith Larson of Hogan Lovells provides answers
6 min read · 15 January 2013
Armed with a 'premier list' of real estate fund managers, the private markets team of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, led by Steve LeBlanc, spoke about its vision for the portfolio and how it could be even tougher to get through its doors in the future.
10 min read · 15 January 2013
Aktis Capital is on the cusp of closing its maiden fund on $100m. The fund will focus on opportunities in Western China across multiple sectors.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
It is the second time KPS has recapitalised Attends in the past 14 months, following a $98m recapitalisation last March.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Aktis Capital is on the cusp of closing its maiden fund on $100m. The fund will focus on opportunities in Western China across multiple sectors.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
