Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings will invest $1.5bn in funds managed by Apollo Global Management in a partnership ranging from private equity and real estate to infrastructure. The move comes at a time when global private equity firms have been looking to expand in...
Private equity firm KKR is preparing to launch its first two credit funds dedicated to investing based on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles later this year, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The funds, offered to...
Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners have committed $400m to lead a strategic investment in Xpansiv, the premier market-infrastructure platform for global carbon and environmental commodities. Xpansiv connects buyers and sellers...
Private equity is set to play a bigger role in fintech, writes Professor Florin Vasvari, Academic Director at the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at the London Business School. For a while fintechs looked invincible: overcoming all hurdles and...
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group’s credit arm are considering divesting Canada-based Ridgeback Resources, reported Reuters. A potential sale of the Canadian oil and gas producer could be valued at more than C$1bn ($765.58m). The move... 