by Sebastian | Feb 20, 2023 | News
India will continue to be Blackstone’s biggest market in Asia and the private equity giant may consider infrastructure investments there in the future, a top company executive said on Tuesday. The U.S-based firm, which manages nearly a trillion dollars in assets...
by Sebastian | Feb 20, 2023 | News
Chinese esports company VSPO, backed by Tencent Holdings, said on Thursday Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has bought a stake worth $265m in the company, as the kingdom continues its push in the gaming market. Saudi’s Public Investment Fund will take...
by Sebastian | Feb 20, 2023 | News
An Italian private equity fund has bought 7.2% of Anima Holding (ANIM.MI), the bank that handled the deal said on Wednesday, investing in an asset manager likely to be involved in future domestic banking consolidation. The €109m stakebuilding strengthens the grip of...
by Sebastian | Feb 17, 2023 | News
Quant pioneer D.E. Shaw & Co. raised more than $450m for its first dedicated private equity fund, just shy of the $500m target it set a year ago. The Voltaic fund is debuting after a drop in private-company valuations, and portfolio manager Edwin Jager said he...
by Sebastian | Feb 17, 2023 | News
Environmental 360 Solutions and investors led by BlackRock Alternatives, through a fund managed by its Diversified Infrastructure business, jointly announced the closing of a transaction through which BlackRock has acquired a majority interest in E360S. Donato...
by Sebastian | Feb 17, 2023 | News
Rainier Partners, a private equity firm investing in lower middle-market services businesses, announced today that it has completed fundraising for Rainier Partners Fund I at its hard cap of $300m, in excess of its $250m target. The fund’s limited partners include...
