Walmart to Sell Most of Japan’s Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

Walmart to Sell Most of Japan’s Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

Walmart Inc. is selling most of Japanese retailer Seiyu to KKR & Co. and Rakuten Inc. in a deal that values the supermarket chain at 172.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion), as the U.S. giant retreats from its two-decade attempt to crack Japan’s retail market. Under...
Singapore’s CrossInvest Targets Asia Money Managers for Growth

Singapore’s CrossInvest Targets Asia Money Managers for Growth

CrossInvest (Asia) Pte. is looking to buy money management rivals and strike private equity deals in the fintech space with a goal of boosting assets under management to over $3.5 billion by 2023. Cem Ayhan Azak, who previously worked at Barclays Plc, bought a 95%...
Cerberus seeks $3 billion for flagship private equity fund

Cerberus seeks $3 billion for flagship private equity fund

Cerberus Capital Management LP is seeking $3 billion for its latest flagship fund, which will pursue investments ranging from private equity to the debt of companies in financial distress, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.  The New York-based firm, whose...
Cinven, GIC Agree to Buy Willis Towers’s Insurance Broker Miller

Cinven, GIC Agree to Buy Willis Towers’s Insurance Broker Miller

Cinven has agreed to buy Miller, the specialist insurance broker owned by Willis Towers Watson Plc, in its first deal from a new fund dedicated to financial services investments. The private equity firm is teaming up with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte to...