Walmart Inc. is proceeding with the planned sale of U.K. supermarket chain Asda after attracting initial bids from three buyout firms, even as tightening credit threatens to hamper debt-fueled dealmaking, people familiar with the matter said. Apollo Global Management...
Plant-based meat company Impossible Foods said on Monday it raised about $500 million in its latest series F funding round, which was led by South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments, a new investor. According to a source familiar with the deal, the post-money...
It will be a tough year for private equity (PE) managers as record amounts of capital flow into private markets and valuations reach a new peak. In addition, negative macroeconomic factors are making the global economic environment even more uncertain, says a recent...
European private equity firms are preparing their portfolios for a potential liquidity crunch as the impact of the coronavirus roils markets and threatens global growth, people with knowledge of the matter said. EQT AB and Permira have urged some companies they own to...
The private equity industry enjoyed a strong 2018, with a healthy level of deal activity and robust inflows of capital. However, change may be on the horizon. Economists have severely downgraded their growth forecasts, global trade has lost momentum, and concerns... 