Private equity firm CPE Capital, the former CHAMP, has lobbed a $2.5 billion buyout proposal for waste management group Bingo Industries, which marks its biggest move since selling Australia’s second-largest wine group Accolade Wines for $1 billion in 2018. The...
Harness, a platform for software delivery, has raised $115 million in financing, reaching a valuation of $1.7 billion in just three years after launching from stealth. Alkeon Capital led a $85 million Series C round, along with new investors Battery Ventures, Citi...
Fintech has been a venture capital hotspot ever since the global financial crisis, a calamity that exposed some serious flaws in an industry long dominated by an upper-crust of traditional names. In the ensuing years, a host of new companies pitching upstart...
Iconic fast-food chain Pizza Hut has declared ambitions to unseat rival Domino’s as the nation’s dominant pizza chain, as its private equity owner Allegro Funds explores a possible ASX float of the business. Pizza Hut, which has fallen in popularity since...
Publicis Groupe has held talks about a possible sale or transaction with a private equity investor. It is thought that members of Publicis Groupe’s senior leadership had discussions in Paris with executives from the private equity firm as recently as December. One... 