Altran has today announced the acquisition of Benteler Engineering, a German specialist in design and engineering services for the automotive industry, serving a highly attractive customer base of blue-chip OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers such as BMW, Volkswagen, Volvo, Ford, Porsche and Daimler.

The bonds, issued in an amount of €1 billion, are non-callable bullet bonds and will mature in 6 years. They are rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor's, rank pari passu with the previously issued Tier 2 subordinated notes, and pay a 1.875% fixed rate of interest until October 2022.

NXT Capital, LLC announced the final closing on approximately $312 million in equity for NXT Capital Senior Loan Fund IV, L.P. When coupled with targeted leverage, Senior Loan Fund IV will have approximately $900 million in capital to invest.

Prior to joining Nomura, Mr.Farah was Head of Markets and Security Services for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at Citi, where he led a team responsible for marketing flow and structured products and solutions in rates, credit, FX, commodities, funds and equity derivatives.

Solactive announces the launch of the Solactive Sustainable Development Goals World Index – a new index which enables investors to gain exposure to companies that have been identified as making a significant contribution...