Italian luxury fashion brand Zegna to go public in $3.2bn SPAC deal

Italian luxury fashion brand Zegna to go public in $3.2bn SPAC deal

Italian luxury fashion group Ermenegildo Zegna has agreed to go public by combining with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in the United States, giving the business an enterprise value of $3.2bn, the Financial Times said on Monday. The family-owned fashion...
Partners Group Said to Near Deal for BC’s Drugmaker Pharmathen

Partners Group Said to Near Deal for BC’s Drugmaker Pharmathen

Partners Group Holding AG is nearing a deal to acquire European generic drugmaker Pharmathen SA from BC Partners for around $1.9bn, according to people familiar with the matter. The buyout firms could announce an agreement in the coming days, the people said, asking...
LVMH-backed L Catterton to buy 60% of Italian fashion label Etro

LVMH-backed L Catterton to buy 60% of Italian fashion label Etro

L Catterton, a private equity firm backed by French luxury giant LVMH, has agreed to buy a 60% stake in Italian fashion company Etro, two sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The deal values Etro at about $590m, the sources said, confirming reports in...
PGIM Private Capital provides nearly $6.5B in first half of 2021

PGIM Private Capital provides nearly $6.5B in first half of 2021

PGIM Private Capital provided nearly $6.5bn of senior debt and junior capital to more than 100 middle-market companies and projects globally in the first half of 2021, marking the second largest first-half origination volume over the past decade, as markets across the...