by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2021 | News
Lone Star Funds is considering a sale of its Chinese gas company Sino Gas & Energy Pty, according to people familiar with the matter. The Dallas-based private equity firm is working with a financial adviser on the potential transaction, the people said, asking not...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2021 | News
Vivendi SE, Telecom Italia SpA’s largest investor, could back ceding control of the former phone monopoly’s network to the Italian state, in a move that could counter KKR & Co.’s preliminary $12.2bn bid for the company. “The hypothesis of state control of the...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2021 | News
Abrdn has set up a new unit that will focus on taking equity stakes in companies, becoming the latest investment giant seeking to profit from an ongoing private equity boom. The 530 billion-pound ($713 billion) asset manager created the new unit after completing a...
by Sebastian | Dec 5, 2021 | News
The parent company of Boots, Britain’s biggest high street chemist, is to explore a sale of the business next year that could value it at well over £5bn. Sky News has learnt that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is lining up Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street bank, to...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2021 | News
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is working on a possible float that could value it at more than $15bn. CVC, which is based in London and has $125 billion in assets under management, is understood to be working on a stock market listing with Goldman Sachs. Get...
by Sebastian | Dec 4, 2021 | News
Six months after closing the first part of its Series B funding round, India’s largest electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric is evaluating plans to raise fresh capital as demand soars in a booming EV market. “This time around, they are targeting a bigger amount and...
