by Sebastian | Jan 30, 2021 | News
Buyout firm Silver Lake disclosed on Friday that it sold its stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings for $713 million this week, capitalizing on a 10-fold rise in the price of the shares as traders organizing on social media platforms such as Reddit snapped them up. The...
by Sebastian | Jan 30, 2021 | News
Roark Capital, an Atlanta-based private equity firm focused on investing in franchised businesses, has raised $5 Bn for new fund. This will be the firm’s sixth flagship fund and follows a $1.4 billion raise in April 2020. Midmarket private-equity firm Roark...
by Sebastian | Jan 30, 2021 | News
Britain should replicate New York’s “blank cheque” listings to boost London’s appeal as a global financial centre after Brexit, London Stock Exchange Chief Executive David Schwimmer said. After cementing its $27 billion acquisition of data and analytics company...
by Sebastian | Jan 29, 2021 | News
Antares closed more than 220 transactions in 2020, issuing nearly $14 billion in financing commitments to middle market private equity-backed companies. In a record Q4, the firm closed 120 transactions with commitments of $9.3 billion, supporting the refinancing,...
by Sebastian | Jan 29, 2021 | News
Boutique private equity firm, SPE Capital Partners, has raised US$258 million following the final close of its North African-focused fund. The SPE AIF I fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial target of $200 million, according to the firm. Launched in 2019,...
by Sebastian | Jan 29, 2021 | News
A blank check company backed by private equity firm TPG said on Friday it will take Nerdy Inc public through a merger, in a deal valuing the online learning platform at $1.7 billion. The deal, expected to close in early second quarter, will fetch Nerdy $750 million in...
