Blackstone Group Inc, the world’s largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, is seeking to raise $4 billion for a fund to invest in various asset classes, according to people familiar with the matter. It is the fourth such fund to be...
The Carlyle Group is planning to raise $6bn for its ninth US real estate fund, according to an investor. The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) said in a meeting document that it has approved a $200m commitment to the Carlyle Realty...
A group of investors led by Warburg Pincus will invest about $700 million in Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc’s infrastructure asset management arm, the U.S.-based private equity firm said on Thursday. Warburg Pincus and Hillhouse Capital, along with other...
Six Nations Rugby has secured a £365m investment after agreeing to sell 14.3 per cent of its share to private equity firm CVC. CVC Capital Partners has now invested more than £700m into professional rugby, with its latest move adding to previous funds in the Gallagher...
U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co and its partners have revived plans to list non-bank lender Latitude Financial this year at a valuation of over $2.32 billion, after two failed attempts in the last three years, a source told Reuters. The owners, who also includes... 