Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital hits $3bn at close of real estate fund

Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital hits $3bn at close of real estate fund

Gaw Capital Partners, a real estate private equity company run by one of Hong Kong’s richest families, has achieved $3 billion in the final close of its latest flagship real estate fund for the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement. The news comes after...
Private equity firm Apollo makes $1.33bn bid for Spain’s Applus

Private equity firm Apollo makes $1.33bn bid for Spain’s Applus

U.S. buyout firm Apollo made a cash bid for Applus Services on Friday which values the Spanish industrial testing company at€1.23bn ($1.33bn). Apollo said in a filing to Spain’s stock market regulator that it had offered 9.50 euros in cash per Applus share, a...
Brookfield Trumps Buyout Titans With $50bn Deal Spree

Brookfield Trumps Buyout Titans With $50bn Deal Spree

Canadian asset management giant Brookfield has emerged as the world’s most acquisitive investment firm this year, as the titans of private equity increasingly stay on the sidelines. Brookfield has announced more than $50 billion of purchases since the beginning of...