Blackstone trumps Concord with $1.5bn Hipgnosis bid

Blackstone trumps Concord with $1.5bn Hipgnosis bid

Private equity giant Blackstone has made an improved offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund with a proposed $1.5bn deal to acquire the troubled music rights owner, topping a $1.4bn bid made last week by music rights investor Concord, according to a report by Bloomberg. The...
GTCR to Buy AssetMark Financial in $2.7bn Deal

GTCR to Buy AssetMark Financial in $2.7bn Deal

Private equity firm GTCR has agreed to pay $2.7 billion to buy AssetMark Financial in a deal that would take the wealth management platform private more than five years after its initial public offering. The acquisition, announced on Thursday, will help expand...
Polish bValue closes Growth fund with total cap of €90m

Polish bValue closes Growth fund with total cap of €90m

Warsaw-based investment firm bValue has announced the closing of its third fund, bValue Growth (BVG), at €90 million to support technological companies in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe.  bValue was founded in 2016 by Maciej Balsewicz as early-stage tech...