How SoftBank’s Vision Fund Lost its Vision

How SoftBank’s Vision Fund Lost its Vision

  SoftBank’s Vision Fund has been making the news recently, and not in a good way. The massive corporation – led by Masayoshi Son, Japan’s richest man, initially started as a software distribution platform in 1981, and over the course of 39 years, the company...

Global Atlantic to be acquired by KKR for $4.4 billion

On July 8, KKR and Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited announced that KKR will acquire all of the outstanding shares of retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic for the company’s book value, which was approximately $4.4 billion as of March 31,...
Focusing FMO fund investments on the 2030 agenda

Focusing FMO fund investments on the 2030 agenda

Evaluating 10 years of FMO’s Private Equity Fund investments (2008 – 2018)   Impact fund investing has gained prominence as an approach to investment with the intent to contribute measurable positive social or environmental impact, alongside a financial return....