Blackstone weighs bid for infrastructure firm Atlantia

Blackstone weighs bid for infrastructure firm Atlantia

Blackstone is weighing an offer for the Italian infrastructure company Atlantia, Bloomberg news reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The private equity firm is in talks to team up with Italy’s billionaire Benetton family, which owns 33% of...
Hellman-Backed NPD to Merge With IRI to Form $8bn Company

Hellman-Backed NPD to Merge With IRI to Form $8bn Company

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has agreed to buy a majority stake in Information Resources, a market-analytics business backed by Vestar Capital Partners and New Mountain Capital, with plans to merge it with portfolio company NPD Group. The deal values the...