The head of one of North America’s biggest investors in private markets wants to cut its reliance on buyout firms and do more dealmaking on his own. Jo Taylor, chief executive officer of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, has plans for the $189bn fund to buy more...
Brookfield Asset Management is set to buy London-listed repairs business HomeServe for a little over £4bn, both companies have announced today. The offer of 1200p per share by the Canadian investment giant, which is based in Toronto, equates to a 71 per cent premium...
SpotOn said on Wednesday it had raised $300m in a late-stage funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer, which valued the software maker at $3.6bn. The fundraise also saw participation from growth-stage venture capital fund G Squared and existing investors...
Apollo Global Management is taking a minority equity stake in European venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners, the two organizations said in a joint news release. Sofinnova, based in Paris, invests in life sciences companies. The strategic partnership will offer...
CVC Capital Partners plans to walk away from a potential bid for Brambles, the Australian provider of pallets and crates for transporting goods around the world, people with knowledge of the matter said. The private equity firm has informed Sydney-based Brambles it... 