Bridgepoint makes £400m bid to acquire 75% stake in the Hundred

Bridgepoint makes £400m bid to acquire 75% stake in the Hundred

Private equity firm Bridgepoint Group has made a £400m bid to acquire a 75% stake in English cricket’s the Hundred, the newest short-form version of the sport launched by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), according to a report by Sky News. The proposal...
Citi Mexico suitor Mifel enlists Apollo, ADIA to fund bid

Citi Mexico suitor Mifel enlists Apollo, ADIA to fund bid

Mexico’s Banca Mifel has lined up investors including Apollo Global Management and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to fund a bid for Citigroup Inc’s (C.N) Mexican retail bank, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The debt financing could...
Carlyle raises more than $3bn to invest in European tech

Carlyle raises more than $3bn to invest in European tech

U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group has raised more than three billion euros ($3.12 billion) for a pan-European technology fund that is taking advantage of “pockets of life” in the economy, the co-heads of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners told Reuters....