For many, private equity and ESG are considered strange bedfellows. However, as evidence for the link between financial performance and ESG factors grows, and with regulatory intervention on the horizon, GPs and LPs alike are taking notice. As the name suggests,...
Paris-headquartered Ardian has reached a final close of its fifth small-cap fund at €2bn after just six months of fundraising, according to the firm. The fund, Expansion V, is double the size of its predecessor, which closed on €1bn in 2016. The new strategy aims to...
Private equity giant TPG Capital Management LP is in talks to buy Australian bootmaker R.M. Williams from French fashion giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported on Wednesday. The U.S. buyout specialist is conducting...
The Hut Group’s shares soared more than 30% in the company’s first day of trading on Wednesday after batting away corporate governance concerns to seal the first major British initial public offering in seven years. The company, which helps sell retail...
Premier Oil Plc PMO.L said on Tuesday it was in talks with private-equity backed oil producer Chrysaor and several other parties on alternative deals to secure long-term debt refinancing. Premier said last month it was seeking $530 million (£411 million) in fresh... 