by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Serie A’s €1.7 billion (US$2 billion) private equity deal with CVC, Advent and FSI could be about to collapse as seven of Italian soccer’s most powerful top-flight clubs are set to block the investment, according to Reuters. The global wire service has seen a letter...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Companies that do not adopt sustainable business strategies can expect less investment as shareholders grow more focused on topics like climate change, BlackRock Inc CEO Laurence Fink said on Thursday. Fink said he has been telling corporate boards they will see...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Carlyle Group agreed to invest $200 million in South Korea’s Kakao Mobility, valuing the firm at 3.42 trillion won ($3.09 billion), Kakao Mobility said on Thursday. Kakao Mobility is the transportation unit of Kakao Corp, operator of the country’s most popular chat...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose bets on companies are closely watched, updated investors on how his flagship fund earned a record 70.2% return in 2020 on Thursday in a socially distanced way by sending out a 57-page presentation. Normally this would...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Advent Life Sciences has closed two new funds with commitments totalling USD215 million. Advent Life Sciences Fund III is the firm’s third dedicated life sciences venture capital fund raised from new Limited Partners (LPs), including British Patient Capital, as well...
by Sebastian | Feb 18, 2021 | News
ElmTree Funds, a leading real estate private equity manager, has deployed over $1.5 billion in the past year in a variety of industrial net lease build-to-suit assets leased to investment grade tenants located across the United States. Focusing on acquiring...
