Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn

Rolls-Royce in talks with sovereign wealth funds to raise £2.5bn

Rolls-Royce is in talks with sovereign wealth funds, including Singapore’s GIC, as part of a plan to raise around £2.5bn from investors next month, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.  The UK aero-engine group is working with bankers at...
Hillhouse targets over $3 billion for new fund

Hillhouse targets over $3 billion for new fund

Private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group is raising a fund targeting over 20 billion yuan (2.32 billion pounds), said people with knowledge of the matter, as it readies itself for opportunities offered by the eventual normalisation of the Chinese economy. Hillhouse...
Playboy Enterprises explores deal to return to the stock market

Playboy Enterprises explores deal to return to the stock market

Playboy magazine owner Playboy Enterprises is exploring options that include going public through a merger with a blank-check acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter. A deal with a blank-check firm – referred to on Wall Street as a...
Private Equity Using Loans for Payouts at Fastest Pace in Years

Private Equity Using Loans for Payouts at Fastest Pace in Years

Private equity firms are hitting the U.S. leveraged loan market at the fastest pace in years to fund shareholder payouts with about $8.6 billion of dividend recapitalization deals launched this month. That’s the most since $9.9 billion came in all of September 2017,...