Alantra is a financial services and advisory firm that provides globally investment banking services, alternative asset management and credit advisory services. Alantra's investment banking group provides merger & acquisition advisory services, debt advisory, financial restructuring, credit portfolio and capital markets transactions for middle market business across the technology, healthcare, financial services, industrial, consumer, aerospace, real estate and other industry sectors. Alantra alternative asset management offers a broad range of investment solutions including private and alternative asset management for institutional investors and family offices. Alantra operates offices across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia.
Blackstone Group has put First Eagle Investment Management up for sale for more than $4bn in an attempt to offload a large stake that the US private equity group has owned for a decade. Blackstone and...
Australia’s central bank cuts rates for the first time in more than four years, flags economic uncertainties
The RBA cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.10% on Tuesday, marking its first easing since November 2020, when the central bank cut its key rate to a record low in the depths of the pandemic. The centra...
Consumer sentiment drops sharply in February as inflation worries soar
The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment fell to 67.8 in a preliminary February reading, down from 71.1 in the prior month and the lowest reading since July. Economists polled by the ...
India’s central bank cuts rates for the first time in nearly five years, forecasts faster growth next year
The Reserve Bank of India has cut its key interest rate for the first time in nearly five years, as cooling inflation has offered room to stimulate the slowing economy. The central bank forecast real ...
Fed officials are raising concerns about the impact Trump’s tariffs could have on inflation
In recent days, multiple central bank policymakers not only have noted the uncertainty surrounding tariffs, they also have highlighted the potential impact on inflation. Chicago Fed President Austan G...
‘Leveraged to the hilt’: PE-backed firms hit by wave of bankruptcies
Higher interest rates and lower consumer spending are squeezing debt-laden companies backed by private equity groups, forcing them to either restructure through bankruptcy or buy time to recover via o...
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged as it contends with a weakening yuan
The People’s Bank of China held the 1-year loan prime rate at 3.1%, and the 5-year LPR at 3.6%, according to the PBOC statement. The PBOC has ramped up measures lately to avoid a sharp fall in the cur...
Bankers hope for IPO revival in 2025 as high-profile listings stack up
Investment bankers are gearing up for a pickup in dealmaking activity in global equity capital markets this year, buoyed by a promising pipeline of anticipated initial public offerings of several high...
Jefferies’ profit more than triples on investment banking windfall
Jefferies Financial reported an over three-fold rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as the investment bank earned higher fees from deal advisory and underwriting activity remained strong. An eb...
Bank of Korea leaves rates unchanged in a surprise move, warns GDP growth ‘highly likely’ to miss forecasts
The Bank of Korea held its benchmark policy rate at 3% in a surprise move so as to assess changes in domestic and external economic conditions. The BOK’s decision surprised economists polled by Reuter...