The Japanese entertainment industry stands for culturally rich and diverse productions, which customers enjoy around the globe. While foreign markets are undoubtedly essential for Japanese producers, its domestic region is still the principal market for these leisure and entertainment companies.

Lithuanian national promotional institution Invega will make available €57 million in new lending for local SMEs under the “European Guarantee Fund” (EGF). The guarantee, provided by the European Investment Fund with EGF-backing, is expected to support more than 500 small and medium-sized Lithuanian businesses.

LGT Private Debt is pleased to announce that entities it advises acted as sole arrangers and underwriters of a unitranche financing, supporting the acquisition of French leading expert in the assistance and renovation of damaged house and building Résilians (the “Company”), led by Motion Equity Partners (“Motion”).

The Federal Reserve is very likely heading for a tapering of its bond purchases in November, but the longer-term outlook depends on how transitory the current bout of inflation is. If we are correct, i.e. it will fade more quickly than expected, then we should see the expectation of rate hikes delayed, supporting a further upward move in North American equities.

As a responsible investor and leading private owner in France with 56,000 hectares of PEFC-certified forests (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), CNP Assurances has entrusted the sustainable management of its woodland assets to Société Forestière, with several objectives...