English soccer giants Chelsea have raised about US$500m in new investment from Ares Management, according to the Financial Times. The US firm has reportedly provided the capital injection, which has been described as a preferred equity deal, and arrives as the Premier...
Chipmaking equipment maker Kokusai Electric said on Thursday it plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 25, setting the stage for what could be Japan’s largest initial public offering (IPO) in five years. At Kokusai’s indicative price of 1,890...
The private equity owners of Stada are close to mandating investment banks to sell the German generic drugmaker or list it on the stock exchange, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday, citing financial sources. The company, majority-owned (since 2017) by buyout...
Blue Sea Capital, today announced that it has successfully closed Blue Sea Capital Fund III LP and Blue Sea Capital Executive Fund III LP, a $618m private equity fund. Similar to Blue Sea’s prior funds, Fund III exceeded its target of $600m, representing an increase...
South Korean bulk carrier operator Polaris Shipping Co. is poised to sell its entire stake at around 600 bn won ($447.5m) to Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co. and local financial investors, banking sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Polaris... 