Direct-lending behemoths from Blackstone to KKR are looking to expand in Asia’s fledgling private-debt sector, targeting firms shut out of volatile public markets but healthy enough to survive surging inflation and a potential recession. Bucking an industry-wide...
In the five years since CVC Capital Partners bought control of Breitling AG, the company has more than quadrupled its equity value and is on the cusp of re-joining the Top 10 Swiss brands of luxury watches. Now Georges Kern, who gave up a top job at luxury emporium...
Italy has extended to Oct. 31 the deadline for exclusive talks with a consortium led by U.S. private equity fund Certares over a majority stake in ITA Airways. The talks were initially meant to expire on Sept. 30. Certares, backed by Air France-KLM and Delta Air...
Private equity firms have taken several software companies including Anaplan and Zendesk Inc private this year Cloud-based data platform Workiva has received takeover interest from private equity firms Thoma Bravo and TPG, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing...
Over half of $3bn equity commitment comes via bank loan, while backleverage financing aims to boost return on investment Over 60% of the $3bn equity commitment that Apollo has agreed to pay to acquire telecom and broadband assets from Lumen Technologies, which will be... 