The UK’s competition watchdog has formally opened an investigation into whether the acquisition of supermarket chain Morrisons by US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) will reduce choice for supermarket customers in the country. The...
Berkshire Partners has amassed $1.5bn to help extend its hold on Parts Town through a secondary deal, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest such transaction for a high-growth private-equity portfolio company. Berkshire acquired Addison, Ill.-based...
San Francisco-based Alto Pharmacy raised $200m in a late-stage funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund, after reported talks of a merger with a blank-check firm backed by billionaire Alec Gores fell through late last year. The company, which offers same-day delivery...
British insurer First Central Group is considering a sale that could value the business at about $800m, people with knowledge of the matter said. First Central Group is working with Evercore Inc. as it prepares to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to the...
Italian space transportation and services company D-Orbit announced plans Thursday to go public via a SPAC, in a deal that values the venture at $1.4bn. The merger with special purpose acquisition company Breeze Holdings is expected to close in the second or third... 