The Kylla team in Amsterdam has a new team member – Michael Marabini – who joins us as an investment manager. Doing the same thing every day is anathema to Michael – so much so that he left behind a successful career at Netteltons, an established and highly respected law firm in South Africa, to…
Almost 50% of the private equity funds launched this decade have used subscription credit lines to fund deals, and debt added fuel to most of the private equity deals in 2018. From a global perspective, the issue comes down to the basics, which is that private equity funds look for reliable debt partners – and…
The latest trends in alternative investing and an exploration of the cultural differences between doing business China and the EU were among the topics covered by Kylla Corporate Transactions at the first “Connect Now” business event in Amsterdam. Connect Now is a new platform that aims to promote business ties between China and Europe. Its…
Kylla’s Prianka Mahanty was one of just 40 “unsung heroes of international trade” to be recognised during the Europe India Business Leaders Conference. Against the backdrop of Brexit discussions at the European Parliament in Brussels, on 10 April, the EU40 and the India Centre for Business and Industry released their joint EuIndia40 list. The list…
Kylla is to issue 500 notes of €100,000 as part of our drive to solidify our presence in the soaring European real estate market. The three-year notes, totalling €50 million and with a first tranche of €25 million, are secured by €75 million in first-mortgage real estate assets and can be converted to equity in…
2019 has got off to a great start with the successful closing of a private equity fund for new energy projects in Cambodia and Thailand. The fund, for a Malaysian client, totalled USD 140 million for biomass and solar projects to be built over the next two years. The fund has identified groundbreaking technologies that…
Kylla is committed to responsible investing, so the recent agroCIRCLE event, in Greece, was something we just had to support. During the one-day conference in Thessaloniki, speakers from Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy and Spain spoke about circular economy principles and science, and their application to agriculture and livestock farming. Speakers included academics, EU officials,…
Cross-border acquisitions in which emerging-market multinationals acquire companies in developed markets are good for innovation, Kylla investment analyst Shivam Agarwal has found. Shivam conducted the research as part of his MSc in Financial Management at Nyenrode Business University. His thesis – “Post-acquisition innovation performance of emerging market multinational enterprises in high-tech industry” – explores whether…
M&A activity is taking off fast in China – and Kylla is going to be part of it, helping Chinese investors and ambitious companies who want to accelerate their cross-border business success. That was the message delivered by Kylla at the 2nd Baishaquan M&A Global Summit, in Hangzhou, China. The goal was to introduce Kylla…
Click here for more information. After a tough couple of years, Ghana is back on track as an investment opportunity. It has a stable multiparty democracy and a predictable operating environment, and it serves as key entry point into West Africa. In our latest Ghana country outlook, we note that the economic turnaround that began…