Private credit joins private capital to freeze banks

Private credit joins private capital to freeze banks

The acquisition of Stamps.com for $6.6bn by private equity group Thoma Bravo last week saw a surprising twist in the deal documents: the absence of a traditional bank to finance the leveraged purchase. Large debt-financed acquisitions by the private equity world have...
Vodafone Idea targets $3bn investment from Apollo Global

Vodafone Idea targets $3bn investment from Apollo Global

According to sources, the struggling Indian telco has begun discussions with the US private equity fund and may sell a “sizeable stake” in the business. Vodafone Idea, rebranded as Vi last year, has been in the financial doldrums for a number of years now, having...