Milestone Partners sells Heights Finance to CURO in $360m deal

Milestone Partners sells Heights Finance to CURO in $360m deal

CURO Group Holdings, a tech-enabled, omni-channel consumer finance company, announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Heights Finance, a consumer finance company that provides installment loans and offers customary opt-in insurance and...
Nordic Capital exits investment in Vizrt Group

Nordic Capital exits investment in Vizrt Group

A Nordic Capital investment vehicle is exiting its investment in Vizrt Group to a new Nordic Capital-led consortium, comprising a secondary acquisition vehicle and other Nordic Capital investment vehicles. This transaction will allow Nordic Capital, alongside the...
CalPERS tops $500bn in assets for the first time

CalPERS tops $500bn in assets for the first time

CalPERS’ market value has reached $500bn for the first time, a new landmark for the nation’s largest pension fund. Pension plan statistics show the retirement plan reached $501.63 billion as of Monday night, following a 1.4% increase in the S&P 500 stock index and...
Institutional Investors Confident About 2022 Growth Prospects

Institutional Investors Confident About 2022 Growth Prospects

Institutional investors are expressing confidence in the projected market conditions of 2022, but they also think individual investors are carelessly speculating on high-risk investments. In fact, nearly half of institutional investors expect economic growth to return...