Private equity firm L Catterton has invested $150 million in Function of Beauty, a maker of customizable hair and body care products that has long been on the radar of Connecticut investors. L Catterton’s “strategic minority investment” will accelerate the...
Thomas H. Lee Partners has bought itself more time to manage an investment in wealth-advisory firm Hightower Advisors LLC through a secondary transaction with investors that include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The size of the deal ranges between $700 million and $800...
After watching from the sidelines as a boom in the listing of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) reshaped U.S. capital markets, Europe is preparing to play catch up next year with around 10 such deals said to already be in the pipeline. SPACs are shell...
Private equity firms Actis Llp and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. have emerged among the front runners for acquiring a majority stake in Finland’s state-controlled power utility Fortum Oyj’s 500 megawatt (MW) Indian solar projects, said two people aware of the...
It’s official. Petco is going public again. The San Diego-based company filed 3 December to raise $100m. Petco didn’t disclose how many shares it would offer or their price range. That will come in future filings. The $100m is also a placeholder that will likely... 