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7 Feb, 2021 Author Yuzo Yamaguchi
Uneven proficiency in assessing climate-related risks and transparency of portfolio companies will pose challenges for many fund managers in Hong Kong as the city is about to make environmental disclosures mandatory, experts say.
The Securities & Futures Commission has proposed sweeping disclosure requirements on all fund managers, from the involvement of the board and management to the adoption of tools and metrics to identify, assess, manage and monitor climate-related risks of their portfolios on an annual basis, according to the regulator s consultation paper.
Large fund managers, which have assets under management of over HK$4 billion, are subject to more requirements. Additional disclosures include scenario analysis and weighted average carbon intensity at a fund level, a metric recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, or TCFD, according to
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BDA Advises Kim Dental on US$24M Series B Capital Raise Led by Asia Impact Investor ABC World Asia
BDA Partners LtdFebruary 3, 2021 GMT
New York, NY, February 03, 2021 ( PR.com ) BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Kim Dental, Vietnam’s largest private dental care platform, has raised US$24m in Series B round. The investment was led by ABC World Asia, a PE fund dedicated to impact investing across Asia, seeded by Temasek. Proceeds from the round, which saw participation from existing backer Aura Private Equity, among others, will support Kim Dental in expanding the delivery of affordable and reliable oral health services across Vietnam.
Charles Schwab Study found that two-thirds of rising affluent in Hong Kong felt financially unprepared and less than four percent have a modern financial plan HONG KONG, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Charles Schwab, Hong Kong, Ltd. today announced the findings from its "Hong Kong Rising Affluent Financial Well-being Index 2020". This year's survey found that rising affluent in.
BDA Advises Platinum Equity on Sale of Compart to Shanghai Wanye PR.com
2020-12-22
New York, NY, December 22, 2020 (PR.com) BDA Partners is pleased to announce that it advised Platinum Equity on the sale of Compart Systems (“Compart”) to Shanghai Wanye Enterprises (“Wanye”), an investor with over US$1bn assets, for an enterprise value of US$398m.
BDA Partners was the exclusive financial advisor to Platinum Equity on the transaction.
Compart is a leading global supplier of highly engineered, high cost-of-failure, gas delivery system and flow control components and assemblies. Compart is headquartered in Singapore, with manufacturing plants in China and Malaysia. It is a vertically integrated supplier of fittings, seals, build-to-print components, surface mounts, and assemblies including weldments & mass flow controllers.
BDA Advises Neoss on Its Sale to CareCapital Advisors New York, NY, December 22, 2020 (PR.com) BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Neoss Limited (“Neoss”), has been acquired by CareCapital Advisors Limited (“CareCapital”), an equity investor focused on the dental and oral care industry.
CareCapital is one of the largest dental investors in the world, having invested more than US$1bn in the sector, and provides a patient and collaborative environment for dental entrepreneurs and talented executives to realize their customer-centric visions. In conjunction with the transaction, Dr Robert Gottlander has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Neoss.