by Sebastian | Jan 28, 2021 | News, UKPEC
BGF backed 61 new companies in 2020 whilst continuing to actively support its portfolio. Total investment totals GBP384 million, which includes GBP262 million into new portfolio companies and GBP122 million into existing portfolio companies. Notwithstanding the global...
by Sebastian | Jan 28, 2021 | News, UKPEC
DNA-testing company 23andMe is reportedly in talks to go public through a $4bn deal with Richard Branson’s VG Acquisition Corp. A deal may be announced next month for 23andMe, less than three years since being evaluated at $2.5bn. Bloomberg reports that the two sides...
by Sebastian | Jan 28, 2021 | News
Few asset managers have enjoyed more success in the riskier corners of credit than KKR & Co. But after a decade-long attempt to wring big returns from India, the Wall Street titan has become a cautionary tale for investors in one of the world’s most tantalizing...
by Sebastian | Jan 28, 2021 | News
Blackstone Group Inc. deployed a record $25.4 billion in the fourth quarter, as the world’s biggest alternative asset manager sealed large deals and found opportunities in an economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. New York-based Blackstone spent $11.7 billion on...
by Sebastian | Jan 27, 2021 | News
Property giant China Evergrande’s Hong-Kong listed electric vehicles firm said on Sunday it would bring in six new investors to raise HK$26 billion ($3.4 billion) to fund technology research and repay debt. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Ltd will issue 952.4...
by Sebastian | Jan 27, 2021 | News
SparkPost, the world’s largest email sending and optimization platform delivering nearly 40 percent of the world’s commercial email, today announced it has secured $180 million from LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank to invest in the next era of...
