$1.9bn raised for Bain Capital’s life sciences fund

$1.9bn raised for Bain Capital’s life sciences fund

Bain Capital’s life sciences arm has just finished raising $1.9bn for its third investment fund. The fund also includes $300m from current and former partners of the Boston-based private equity firm, and it has begun searching for drug, biotech, and medical device...
QSR Brands Seeks Pitches for Malaysia IPO at $1.4bn Value

QSR Brands Seeks Pitches for Malaysia IPO at $1.4bn Value

QSR Brands Holdings, which runs KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Southeast Asia, has asked banks to submit proposals for a potential Malaysia initial public offering. The Kuala Lumpur-based company, which is backed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, is...
Telecoms firm Syniverse to go public via $2.85bn blank check deal

Telecoms firm Syniverse to go public via $2.85bn blank check deal

Telecoms services firm Syniverse Technologies plans to go public through a merger deal with a blank check company that would give it an enterprise value of $2.85bn. The deal will provide Syniverse with up to $1.17bn in cash, through a combination of equity and...