by Sebastian | Apr 6, 2021 | News
SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to pay $2.8 billion for a 40% stake in Norwegian warehouse-automation company AutoStore, marking another big bet by the Japanese conglomerate on robot-enabled technology. AutoStore is controlled by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, while another...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Tribune Publishing Co has received a $680 million takeover offer from Newslight LLC, a bid that trumps an earlier proposal from investment fund Alden Global Capital for the owner of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News. Tribune said in a statement on Monday...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
The real estate investment arm of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has collaborated with global private equity firm Cerberus Capital for a special situations platform. The platform co-created by HDFC Capital Advisors will buy inventory and provide...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Family office investors in recent years have poured more money directly into private companies in the quest for higher returns and greater control over their investment portfolios. Now, more of these private-investment firms are luring away private-equity talent,...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Genstar Capital, which is focused on investments in financial services, healthcare, industrials and software industries, said on Monday it had raised more than $10 billion for its tenth flagship fund. The announcement comes less than two years after the buyout firm...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Invitae Corp said on Monday a group of investors including SoftBank Group Corp will invest $1.15 billion in the U.S. genetic diagnostics company. It said the investment, to be used for its growth initiatives, will be in convertible senior notes, which will bear 1.5%...
