Morgan Stanley mulls $370m bid for UK waste management firm Augean

Morgan Stanley mulls $370m bid for UK waste management firm Augean

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners this morning confirms it’s weighing up a move for UK waste management services company Augean. The potential acquisition, first reported by Bloomberg, would be the latest in a flurry of take-private deals in the UK. Morgan...
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Leads $775m Investment in Perch

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 Leads $775m Investment in Perch

SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $775m investment in Perch, a technology firm that buys and operates third-party brands that sell their products on Amazon.com Inc. The Series A funding will make Perch a so-called “unicorn” – implying a valuation of...