Football Is the Next Big Thing for Private Equity

Football Is the Next Big Thing for Private Equity

When AC Milan host Atletico de Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, it will be a clash between Italy’s most successful team in Europe’s elite soccer competition and last year’s Spanish title winner. For the financial world, it’s also a matchup between a...
Advent Seeking $500m From Singapore Tutor-Chain Sale

Advent Seeking $500m From Singapore Tutor-Chain Sale

U.S. buyout firm Advent International is considering selling the Southeast Asian operations of The Learning Lab, a Singapore-based chain of tutorial centers, according to people with knowledge of the plan. The Boston-based private-equity fund is working with...