Vodafone teams up with KKR and GIP in €16bn towers deal

Vodafone teams up with KKR and GIP in €16bn towers deal

Vodafone has agreed to sell a chunk of it masts company Vantage Towers to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR, creating a joint venture that will release proceeds of at least 3.2bn euros to cut the telecoms operator’s debt. A consortium led by the two...
NBA eyes more investments with new private equity division

NBA eyes more investments with new private equity division

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has created a new private equity division as it seeks to expand its role as a strategic investor in sport startups. Bloomberg says the league is keen to move away from passive, opportunistic investments in favour of a more...
KKR set to invest $400m in Anil Agarwal’s Serentica

KKR set to invest $400m in Anil Agarwal’s Serentica

US private equity major KKR said on Thursday that it has signed agreements to invest $400m in decarbonisation platform Serentica Renewables, a group company of Anil Agarwal, which plans to provide clean energy solutions. Serentica Renewables is wholly-owned by...