by Sebastian | Jan 8, 2021 | News
Chinese biotech company Abbisko Therapeutics Co has raised $123 million from more than a dozen investors, including Carlyle Group and Warburg Pincus, in its latest funding round, the company said on Friday. Abbisko said in a news release that Carlyle led the latest...
by Sebastian | Jan 8, 2021 | News
Partners Group Holding AG bought medical-apparel company Careismatic Brands for about $1.3 billion including debt, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, in the private equity firm’s latest health-care deal. The Swiss company purchased Careismatic from...
by Sebastian | Jan 8, 2021 | News
Blackstone Group on Friday secured the support of Bill Gates, the biggest shareholder in Signature Aviation, bolstering its bid to buy the private-jet servicing company in the face of a rival approach from Carlyle. Blackstone’s agreement with Gates’ Cascade Investment...
by Sebastian | Jan 7, 2021 | News
The Daisy Group will demerge its channel business Digital Wholesale Solutions (DWS) following an investment from private equity firm Inflexion. Inflexion is said to have acquired a “significant” minority stake in DWS that values the business at £1 billion and the...
by Sebastian | Jan 7, 2021 | News, UKPEC
Infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group has held an interim close for Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP) with commitments of EUR430 million. Including co-investments to date, this represents a total capital pool in excess of...
by Sebastian | Jan 7, 2021 | News, UKPEC
Lufthansa has used eight of its aircraft as security in a range of financing transactions which have raised €500 million ($614 million) since last July. The German carrier says five of its Airbus A350s and three A320-family aircraft were used as collateral to raise...
