Carlyle Group, one of the original private-equity powerhouses, has had a rocky stretch as a public company. The Washington, D.C., firm’s shares have significantly underperformed since its 2012 initial public offering. Though they have more than tripled over the...
Investors who bought into the special-purpose acquisition company, Churchill Capital Corp. III, that took a healthcare-services company, MultiPlan, public last year in an $11 billion deal have suffered steep losses. Promoters of the SPAC still stand to make millions....
In a move that raised many eyebrows, Indian real estate recorded its highest-ever PE investments since FY16. Despite the pandemic impacting all sectors, more than $6.27 billion were pumped into the real estate sector in financial year 2021 (FY21), as against $5.8...
Football bosses are kicking off talks about the future of the Women’s Super League (WSL) that could trigger a bidding war between private equity investors. At least two private equity firms, Bridgepoint and CVC Capital Partners, have already expressed an...
Without a doubt the biggest story in world sport this week was football’s ill-fated European Super League proposal that never really got off the ground. It got me thinking about whether something similar could occur in rugby. Given the best club teams in the world are...
