d&b group has announced a major investment by Providence, a private equity firm specialising in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology. With the support of Providence, d&b plans to further strengthen its global...
US private equity firm Francisco Partners has agreed to buy financial data provider Macrobond for almost €700mn, the latest deal in a sector that has attracted billions of dollars from investors in recent years. Francisco Partners is acquiring the business from rival...
Buyout house TPG is buying a business unit of software provider Forcepoint for $2.45bn from Francisco Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter. TPG is acquiring Forcepoint’s government cybersecurity business, known as...
FC Barcelona is planning to spin-off and IPO its digital media interests into a new company on the Nasdaq exchange as part of an increasingly creative monetisation strategy. The Spanish league club is in the initial stages of planning for this divestment, which could...
LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton is looking to launch an initial public offering in the US for Birkenstock that could value the German sandal maker at over $6 billion, Bloomberg News reported Friday. Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are... 