Hg’s Visma Is Said to Draw New Investors at $19bn Value

Hg’s Visma Is Said to Draw New Investors at $19bn Value

Visma AS has secured investment from backers including Norway’s government pension fund and billionaire John Fredriksen’s Aeternum Capital, valuing the software group at $18.9 bn, according to people familiar with the matter.  Singaporean wealth fund GIC Pte Ltd. and...
Blank-check firm Rice’s investors approve $1.15bn Archaea merger

Blank-check firm Rice’s investors approve $1.15bn Archaea merger

Blank-check firm Rice Acquisition Corp said its planned $1.15bn merger with Aria Energy LLC and Archaea Energy was approved by its stockholders on Thursday, that will create the largest public renewable gas company in the United States. Renewable natural gas (RNG),...
Carlyle Weighing Sale of $2bn Outsourcing Firm VXI Global

Carlyle Weighing Sale of $2bn Outsourcing Firm VXI Global

Carlyle Group is considering a sale of its outsourcing business VXI Global Solutions, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S.-based buyout firm is working with a financial adviser on a potential deal for the company, which could be valued at $1.5...
German-Chinese startup Agile Robots raises $220m from PE-investors

German-Chinese startup Agile Robots raises $220m from PE-investors

German-Chinese startup Agile Robots said on Thursday that it had raised $220m from investors led by the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and would invest the proceeds in expanding its production and sales operations. The investment round valued Agile Robots, which has dual...