by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
HarbourView is the latest player in what has become a high-stakes contest in the music business: the ownership and control of catalogs of songs, which streaming outlets like Spotify and Apple Music, along with a growing flank of social-media and gaming platforms, need...
by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Starry said on Thursday it has agreed to go public through a merger with blank-check firm FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp in a deal that would value the broadband services provider at $1.66bn. As part of the agreement, Starry will get $452 million in cash,...
by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
A consortium led by private equity firms Centerbridge Partners and TowerBrook is exploring a takeover of Aareal Bank AG valuing the German real estate lender at about $2bn. The investor group, which also includes Advent International, has started talks on the...
by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
EQT is pleased to announce that the EQT VII fund has signed a definitive agreement to sell a majority stake in VFS Global to private equity funds managed by Blackstone. EQT Private Equity will retain a minority position in the Company alongside Blackstone and the...
by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Billionaire private-equity manager Orlando Bravo said that his firm plans to invest in blockchain technology companies. “We will be big players on the buyout side as this industry matures,” the Thoma Bravo co-founder said Thursday at the Bloomberg Invest Global...
by Sebastian | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Middle East private equity firm Investcorp has acquired 89 industrial properties in the United States for $380 million, it said on Thursday. The industrial warehouses are located in Los Angeles, California, Dallas, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, Seattle and Washington, it...