Italy aims to pick preferred bidder for ITA Airways this month

Italy aims to pick preferred bidder for ITA Airways this month

Italy’s outgoing government is pressing ahead with plans to sell a majority stake in ITA Airways and hopes to choose its preferred bidder by the end of the month, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The government had aimed to complete the...
Thoma Bravo closes in on $729m deal for Australia’s Nearmap

Thoma Bravo closes in on $729m deal for Australia’s Nearmap

Aerial imagery company Nearmap said it agreed to an $729m takeover offer from Thoma Bravo, becoming the latest technology firm that the U.S. private equity firm has bet on in recent months. The A$2.10-per-share offer received last month represented a premium of nearly...
Warburg, Macquarie Said to Be Close to Backing China’s Bohao

Warburg, Macquarie Said to Be Close to Backing China’s Bohao

Warburg Pincus and Macquarie Asset Management are nearing an investment in Chinese data center firm Bohao Internet Data Services Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, amid booming investor appetite for digital infrastructure assets. The US private equity...