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...
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...
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...
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....
Blackstone Group Inc. is seeking to raise at least $5 billion for its second Asian private equity fund, people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. investment firm has started marketing the new vehicle, which is more than double the size of its first Asia fund,... 