An affiliate of Macquarie Group Ltd. is in advanced discussions to acquire AirTrunk in a deal that could value the data center company at more than A$3 billion ($2.1 billion), according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Australian bank’s...
Platinum Equity announced today the final close of its latest global buyout fund, Platinum Equity Capital Partners V, with $10 billion in total capital commitments. “We are very grateful for the support of our investors worldwide who have entrusted us with their...
The M&A market hasn’t returned from holiday break yet. Mergers and acquisitions are off to the slowest start in five years, with just $23.8 billion in deals announced globally since Jan. 1. That compares with $134.1 billion in transactions in the first week of...
Private-equity firms are holding on to a record pile of cash. Increased competition might make it harder to spend, however, in order to get the same double-digit returns that have made the group so popular. The industry — which includes venture capital — had a total...
Matthew Hansen will be joined by the former deputy chair of BNP Paribas’s business in Ukraine, in a new venture making investments in Europe’s finance sector A former executive from buyout group Cerberus and the former deputy chair of BNP Paribas’s Ukrainian arm have... 