by Sebastian | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Despite a year of economic uncertainty, financial assets, including stocks, bonds, and other investment funds, globally reached a record $250 trillion in 2020, according to a report by BCG released on Thursday. An additional $235 trillion was in real assets, led by...
by Sebastian | Jun 11, 2021 | News
Sigma has agreed to be bought by a subsidiary of real estate private equity specialist PineBridge Benson Elliott for around $266m in cash. The London-listed developer said its board and Six Bidco, the entity through which PineBridge will make the acquisition, have...
by Sebastian | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Partners Group Holding AG is considering a fresh attempt to sell U.K. software provider Civica Group, which could be valued at more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The Swiss investment firm is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to gauge...
by Sebastian | Jun 10, 2021 | News
The billionaire owners of Selfridges are considering selling the iconic department store group, with bids expected to top £4bn. The Weston Family has lined up advisers at Credit Suisse to advise on a potential sale after receiving an unsolicited takeover approach,...
by Sebastian | Jun 10, 2021 | News
Madison Dearborn Partners closed its latest flagship private equity fund, Madison Dearborn Capital Partners VIII, at its hard cap of $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The fund closed above its fundraising target of $4.5 billion. The previous...
by Sebastian | Jun 10, 2021 | News
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is pushing more aggressively into private market investments, the firm detailed at an investor presentation on Thursday. Since interest rates were slashed to near-zero across the globe at the start of the coronavirus...
