by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Samara Capital, an India-focused private equity firm and a local partner of Amazon.com Inc., is planning to raise as much as $500m for a new fund targeting companies in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The Mumbai-based company is looking to invest in businesses ranging...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Warburg Pincus LLC has tapped the private credit market to fund its $2.3bn takeover of Informa’s Pharma Intelligence division. It’s the latest example of private equity firms using direct lending to raise M&A financing, instead of public debt markets. Blackstone...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Blackstone raised $32bn of cash last year for a new private-credit fund amid red-hot demand for the growing asset class that offers higher yields and interest payments that rise as inflation jumps. The firm’s Blackstone Private Credit Fund, an unlisted business...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Investcorp, the alternative asset manager that lists Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, plans to double its private equity investments in India as it looks to grow its portfolio in Asia’s third-largest economy, a senior company executive said. The...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Formal bids for a € 1.5bn deal with France’s Ligue 1 are being prepared by private equity groups CVC Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Silver Lake and Oaktree Capital, as the country’s top football league seeks to recover from a disastrous spell that has left...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Insight Partners, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have backed a $111m investment in carbon emission-monitoring company Project Canary PBC. Venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners was the lead investor in the...
