Britain has approved the purchase of British defense company Cobham (COB.L) by U.S. investor Advent International for $5 billion after the private equity group made commitments to address national security concerns. Business minister Andrea Leadsom had put the deal on...
After a record year in 2019, private equity fundraising in North America and Europe is likely to slow down next year as large firms shift their focus to capital deployment, PitchBook’s analysts have predicted. There are a small number of funds that are currently in...
Alantra Private Equity has announced today the signing of an agreement for the acquisition and integration of the three Spain-headquartered genetic diagnostic companies Imegen, Genycell Biotech and Health in Code. The agreement contemplates that the management teams...
On the surface it was a classic leveraged takeover — $1.8 billion of debt to fund the acquisition of Gannett Co. And just like hundreds before it, front and center was Apollo Global Management. Except this time, the private equity giant wasn’t the borrower. It...
KKR likes the long-term growth trends in Washington’s Puget Sound region, where it purchased two properties for more than $1.2 billion. KKR & Co. has purchased two commercial properties in the Seattle region for more than $1.2 billion, saying it’s drawn to the... 