Deal of the month: EQT-Siemens Audiology The private equity firm’s acquisition of a majority stake in the German hearing aid business used a new-style management participation vehicle and novel warrants By Danielle Myles February 23 2015
Telcos’ pitch to Europe’s antitrust authorities Executives at some of world’s biggest telcos have offered a glimpse of how they plan to obtain merger approval in the highly regulated European sector By Danielle Myles February 11 2015
How EQT bought Siemens’ €2 billion business EQT’s acquisition of a majority stake in Siemens’ Audiology Solutions is notable for its use of a new-style management participation vehicle and novel warrants By Danielle Myles February 10 2015
Deal of the Month: London’s Gherkin sale The city’s skyline remains intact thanks to a cleverly crafted distressed sale By Danielle Myles January 22 2015
How Africa must manage its eurobond risks Sub-Saharan sovereigns’ dollar-bond borrowings have spiked. But with macroeconomic conditions worsening, what will stop the build-up of risks in the nascent market? By Danielle Myles January 22 2015
How receivership saved London’s Gherkin building London’s iconic building has bid farewell to five years of woe thanks to a multi-jurisdictional receivership and distressed sale By Danielle Myles January 09 2015
NPL sales, governance to revamp Italian banking The country's poor performance in the EU-wide stress tests – combined with recent fraud probes into bank management – has sector-wide ramifications that will continue into next year By Danielle Myles December 17 2014
Geopolitical risks taint loan market optimism Nearly one third of Loan Market Association members believe economic and geopolitical risks will be the biggest influence on the syndicated loan market in 2015 By Danielle Myles December 12 2014