by Sebastian | Jul 5, 2024 | News
BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin, a UK-based independent provider of private markets data for £2.55bn ($3.2bn) in cash, combining Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s workflow functions into a single platform. The transaction is expected to close by...
by Sebastian | Jul 5, 2024 | News
French private equity firm PAI Partners teamed up with Spanish peer Inveready to make an offer to buy Spain’s fifth largest telecom company Avatel, Expansion newspaper reported on Monday citing unidentified market sources. The alliance is not the only bidder for...
by Sebastian | Jul 5, 2024 | News
Paramount Global is in exclusive negotiations to sell its Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to an investor group led by BET CEO Scott Mills and Chinh Chu, head of the New York-based private equity firm CC Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg. The...
by Sebastian | Jul 5, 2024 | News
Private investment major KKR & Co is gearing up to secure approximately $20bn from investors for its latest flagship North America private equity fund, North America Fund XIV, according to a report by Reuters. According to Reuters’s sources, KKR commenced its...
by Sebastian | Jun 21, 2024 | News
UK environmental consulting and engineering service provider RSK Group is set to receive a £500m preferred equity investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners and Ares Management. The investment will contribute to the execution of RSK’s 2030...
by Sebastian | Jun 21, 2024 | News
Private equity firm ChrysCapital is set to invest $100 million in Indian eyewear brand Lenskart. The latest investment, which will be via primary and secondary share purchases, brings Lenskart’s total capital infusion to nearly $850m in the last 12 months....
