Debtwire’s Australia Forum returns to Sydney in October 2019 for a half day of discussions on the risks, rewards, and market trends shaping the region’s distressed debt and credit opportunities.

Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan over the weekend. Emergency crews are still trying to locate people who went missing after Typhoon Hagibis devastated Japan over the weekend. Official reports state the death toll now stands at 66, but insiders expect this number to increase.

Union Pay is a Chinese Credit card that can be used in more than 150 countries around the globe. Chinese tourists and business travelers rely on this form of payment.

The cruise industry remains committed to both the recovery of Grand Bahama and Abaco and bringing more guests to the unaffected majority of the Bahamas.

Oakland Raiders President Marc Badain said that about 96% of the PSLs for the 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium "already have been sold, with the sales process expected to wrap up by Thanksgiving," according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Raiders are "already a big hit" in Las Vegas, as the "surge of buying has surpassed the team's original goal set about three years ago."

EIFS 2019 will bring together over 250 key infrastructure players in the public and private sector for frank and open discussions on how the infrastructure market future might look in Europe.

Top 5 Announced China Outbound Deals

The kingdom has made significant progress on key areas of its Financial Sector Development Program, especially in terms of small- and medium-sized business financing, capital markets and housing.

M&A Report (October 2019)

London-based SME-finance marketplace Funding Options aims to raise GBP 15m-GBP 20m in fresh equity to fund its expansion into continental Europe, Chairman Nick Ogden told Mergermarket.