EQT AB has approached Dutch phone company Royal KPN NV about a takeover, a sign the European private equity firm is moving ahead with a deal that would rank as its largest ever, people with knowledge of the matter said. The buyout firm has been holding initial talks...
Medical sterilization firm Sotera Health Co, backed by private equity firms Warburg Pincus and GTCR, said on Thursday it was looking to raise up to $1.07 billion in its initial public offering. The company said it planned to sell 46.6 million shares priced between $20...
Private equity firm Kelso & Co. is considering a sale of building-products distributor U.S. LBM Holdings LLC that could value it at about $2.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Kelso is working with an adviser to run an auction process...
A Biden presidency was expected to cause a surge of deals as companies prepare for a bevy of tax changes. The president-elect plans to increase the tax rate on capital gains to 39.6%, from the current 20%, for investment profits that exceed $1 million. Biden is slated...
Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc said on Thursday it had invested more than $250 million in Pharmapacks, a U.S. e-commerce firm focused on health, personal care and beauty products. Carlyle’s investment, which values Pharmapacks at about $1.1 billion, comes as... 