KKR & Co. is raising a second Asia real estate fund, targeting $2bn to $2.5bn to spend across the region, according to people familiar with the matter. The new fund has amassed about $600m since late 2022, and the US investment firm is seeking to finish...
Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Australia’s Energy Exemplar, a provider of energy market software, for more than $1bn, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal represents a bet on energy transition, as power utilities,...
Global investment firm KKR has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global in a $1.62bn (£1.33bn) all-cash transaction. Simon & Schuster is now a standalone private company, and the only independent...
Brynwood Partners, a private equity firm focused on control investments in consumer product businesses, closed its ninth fund, Brynwood Partners IX L.P., with over $750m of committed capital. With a diverse group of investors including pension funds, insurance...
Singapore-headquartered private equity firm Everstone Capital has hired BDA Partners to run a sale of Everlife Holdings that could value the healthcare services company at up to $1bn, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Non-binding offers for Everlife,... 