Private equity firms are barreling through the records as they place bets on technological revolutions in sectors ranging from finance to health care. Firms have spent $80 billion acquiring companies in the global technology sector this year, according to data...
Billionaire James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings said on Tuesday it was open to considering private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc’s $6.13 billion proposal to buy Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. Blackstone in March had proposed to buy Crown...
Southfield Capital, LLC, a Greenwich, CT based private equity firm focused on control investments in growth-oriented lower middle market business services companies, raised $303 million for its third institutional fund, Southfield Capital III L.P. Fund III exceeded...
The fashion company behind the Joie, Current/Elliott and Equipment labels was looking for a buyer when the pandemic hit. The Collected Group filed for bankruptcy protection Monday to cement a rescue plan backed by the private-equity firm that controls it, KKR &...
Laboratory services group Synlab announced plans on Wednesday to float shares on the German stock market, offering investors exposure to the coronavirus testing boom and consolidation in Europe’s fragmented healthcare sector. Sources familiar with the matter have said... 