U.S. Pensions Face Demands to Exit Hard-to-Unwind Russia Assets

U.S. Pensions Face Demands to Exit Hard-to-Unwind Russia Assets

U.S. politicians from New York to California are calling for public pensions to shed hundreds of millions of dollars in investments tied to Russia. So far, the retirement funds aren’t moving quickly to divest. In many cases, they can’t. The funds have relatively small...
EQT to buy Stockland Retirement Living for £740m

EQT to buy Stockland Retirement Living for £740m

EQT last week announced its agreement to acquire Australian retirement village provider, Stockland Retirement Living, from Stockland property development group for a consideration of $716.7m. The acquisition will be made by the private equity firm’s 15.7 billion fund,...
KPS Weighs Options for $3.5bn Industrial Firm Howden

KPS Weighs Options for $3.5bn Industrial Firm Howden

KPS Capital Partners is exploring options for Scottish engineering firm Howden Group Ltd., people with knowledge of the matter said. The New York-based private equity firm is working with advisers to study a potential sale or initial public offering of Howden,...