KKR Buys Remaining Stake in Global Atlantic for $2.7bn

KKR Buys Remaining Stake in Global Atlantic for $2.7bn

KKR & Co. will pay about $2.7bn in cash to acquire the remaining 37% of Global Atlantic that it doesn’t already own, broadening its bet on insurance to fuel asset and fee growth. The buyout giant will fund the purchase from its balance sheet, which had $23bn of...
Blackstone Makes Big Bet on Pet Care with $2.3bn Rover Deal

Blackstone Makes Big Bet on Pet Care with $2.3bn Rover Deal

Rover Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROVR) (“Rover” or the “Company”), the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) in an all-cash...
Bay Grove-Backed Lineage Logistics Eyes $30bn IPO

Bay Grove-Backed Lineage Logistics Eyes $30bn IPO

Temperature-controlled storage and logistics provider Lineage Logistics has been reported to be pursuing a more than $30bn initial public offering for next year. Backed by private equity firm Bay Grove, Novi, Michigan-based Lineage is the largest cold storage real...