Italian Coffee Giant, Illycaffe, to Sell Stake to Rhone Capital

Italian Coffee Giant, Illycaffe, to Sell Stake to Rhone Capital

Illycaffe SpA, one of Italy’s largest coffee roasters, agreed to sell a minority stake to New York-based Rhone Capital LLC in a bid to boost its U.S. market presence. “It’s a strategic, non-financial deal that will allow Illycaffe to expand its business in the U.S....
KKR Is Said to Prepare for New European Buyout Fund

KKR Is Said to Prepare for New European Buyout Fund

KKR & Co. is preparing to raise another European buyout fund just a year after its last one, having comfortably outspent rivals during the coronavirus pandemic, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. private equity firm is in the early stages of...
How the private equity industry stole a march in European payments

How the private equity industry stole a march in European payments

Just over a decade ago, processing electronic payments was largely regarded as a dull back-office function, including by the banks that did it. A deal this week to create one of Europe’s largest payments companies is a reminder of a group that took a very different...
UPDATE: Italy’s Serie A backs $2 billion bid for media unit stake

UPDATE: Italy’s Serie A backs $2 billion bid for media unit stake

Italy’s top-flight Serie A soccer league moved closer to selling a stake in its media business to boost virus-hit revenues when it agreed on Thursday to accept a 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) offer from a private equity consortium. At a meeting in Rome, all 20 clubs...