by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2020 | News, SPEC
Private equity firm Elliott Capital Advisors said on Monday it made a non-binding proposal to Aryzta’s board of directors on Nov. 18 to acquire all outstanding shares of the Swiss frozen baked goods maker, but Aryzta said discussions with the hedge fund had been...
by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2020 | News, UKPEC
The AA’s board has told two private equity groups it would be willing to accept a proposed 35p-a-share offer for the heavily indebted roadside recovery group, it said in a statement on Monday. The group is in last-ditch talks with Warburg Pincus and TowerBrook Capital...
by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2020 | News
Bain Capital has raised $800 million in fresh capital to back businesses that the firm bets will benefit not only fund investors but also society at large. Bain Capital Double Impact, the Boston firm’s impact investment unit, has raised its second fund as...
by Sebastian | Nov 22, 2020 | News
The management buyout of a small green energy and technology group has put one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, Carlyle, on a collision course with the family of Japan’s most notorious activist investor. The impending clash comes as some analysts predict...
by Sebastian | Nov 22, 2020 | News
The holiday season is almost here. And for consumer-facing startups based in the Bay Area, the must-have gift of 2020 is a shiny new IPO. Momentum has been building all autumn, with highly touted names including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana all going...
by Sebastian | Nov 22, 2020 | ITPEC, News
Illycaffe SpA, one of Italy’s largest coffee roasters, agreed to sell a minority stake to New York-based Rhone Capital LLC in a bid to boost its U.S. market presence. “It’s a strategic, non-financial deal that will allow Illycaffe to expand its business in the U.S....
