by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | BPEC, DPEC, FPEC, GPEC, IPEC, ITPEC, News, NPCD, PPEC, SPEC, UKPEC
After watching from the sidelines as a boom in the listing of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) reshaped U.S. capital markets, Europe is preparing to play catch up next year with around 10 such deals said to already be in the pipeline. SPACs are shell...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Private equity firms Actis Llp and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. have emerged among the front runners for acquiring a majority stake in Finland’s state-controlled power utility Fortum Oyj’s 500 megawatt (MW) Indian solar projects, said two people aware of the...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | News
It’s official. Petco is going public again. The San Diego-based company filed 3 December to raise $100m. Petco didn’t disclose how many shares it would offer or their price range. That will come in future filings. The $100m is also a placeholder that will likely...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | News
An insurance venture led by industry veterans Greg Hendrick and Dinos Iordanou is starting up with $1 billion in equity capital provided by Carlyle Group Inc., Hellman & Friedman LLC and management. Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. will begin by providing reinsurance,...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Private equity investor Thoma Bravo has hired an investment bank to raise funds in an initial public offering for a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), one of the first technology-focused buyout firms to join Wall Street’s SPAC craze, people familiar...
by Sebastian | Dec 3, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Bill Ackman’s London-listed investment vehicle will join the UK’s most high-profile stocks index after a year of strong returns fuelled by a well-timed bet that coronavirus would spark sweeping lockdowns and destabilise global markets. Pershing Square Holdings will be...
