Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers and family offices. The fund was established to...
MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, has formed a new $1.2bn private equity fund of funds, significantly boosting the amount of private capital the insurer manages for outside investors. The new fund, MetLife...
Canada’s biggest pension fund is buying a 20 per cent stake in Team.blue from investment firm Hg in a deal valuing the technology group at €4.8 billion (US$5.2 billion). Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will pay about €550 million ($800 million) for the stake,...
China Merchants Capital and private equity funds including KKR & Co. are among firms considering bids for pallet maker Loscam Asia Pacific Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The investment arm of China Merchants Group and KKR have each been...
Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors LLC in a deal valued at $1.35 billion. The sale comes after a review of strategic alternatives by the company. Héroux-Devtek...
