CORE Industrial Partners closes Fund II at $465m

CORE Industrial Partners closes Fund II at $465m

CORE Industrial Partners (CORE), a Chicago-based private equity firm, today announced the successful final and only close of CORE Industrial Partners Fund II (Fund II) with total commitments of $465 million.  Fund II was significantly oversubscribed with demand in...
Private Equity Has $300 Billion for Pandemic-Hit Real Estate

Private Equity Has $300 Billion for Pandemic-Hit Real Estate

Real-estate bosses at Blackstone Group Inc. quietly smiled when Britain’s biggest-selling tabloid unwittingly endorsed their largest European real estate deal since the pandemic. The Sun’s front page teased readers that foreign travel curbs meant they’d be splashing...
Rocket Lab nears merger deal with a SPAC to go public

Rocket Lab nears merger deal with a SPAC to go public

Rocket Lab USA is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company Vector Acquisition that would value the small-satellite launch firm at $4.1 billion, including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported. The deal could be finalized...