by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Blackstone Group Inc.’s Verdun Perry said the private equity industry needs to step up when it comes to diversifying its ranks and increase the number of places where it seeks out talent. The largest alternative asset manager, which recruited from just nine schools in...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Prelude Growth Partners, a private equity firm focused on high potential, fast-growing consumer brands, today announced that it has closed its second fund, Prelude Growth Partners II, reaching its hard cap of $250 million four months after launching. The...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
It looks like the long rumoured private equity takeover of family-owned Birkenstock could actually be happening soon. But it’s not likely to be CVC capital partners that’s buying it. Instead L Catterton, the group with close links to LVMH, is “nearing an...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
Premium coffee maker illycaffe said on Thursday it completed the sale of a 20% of its capital to U.S. private equity firm Rhone Capital, adding that future expansion could also entail an initial public offering. The transaction with Rhone Capital is aimed at speeding...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today that Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, has signed a definitive agreement to...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2021 | News
How will the supply chain get to the next level of connectedness? Internet-enabled sensors. Recently, I wrote about how COVID-19 is changing the supply chain and logistics. One of the issues I touched upon was the importance of organizing logistics information around...
