Bilfinger SE, the German industrial services provider, has decided to explore a sale after receiving takeover interest from buyout firms, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Triton Partners are among several private equity...
Premier Foods said that it had sold its 49% stake in the Hovis Holdings bread-baking joint venture to private equity firm Endless. The FTSE 250 food manufacturer said that it will receive proceeds of £37m including the repayment of outstanding loan notes and accrued...
A blank-check company backed by former Citigroup Inc. rainmaker Michael Klein is among the parties interested in buying a stake in AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV satellite-television business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Churchill Capital Corp. IV,...
Lone Star Funds is exploring options for its building-materials retailer Stark Group A/S, which could fetch about 2.5 billion euros ($3 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. private equity firm is working with Lazard Ltd. to consider a...
The piles of capital invested in private equity and venture capital are expected to climb much higher over the next five years. Alternative investment data firm Preqin has predicted that industry assets under management will more than double from $4.4 trillion at the... 