Dubai-based Gulf Islamic Investments LLC has raised $100 million from investors including Saudi Arabia’s Al Nahdi Family Office to expand its private equity business across the Middle East and...

An investor group backed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira has made a non-binding offer to take French cybersecurity company Exclusive Networks SA private at a value of about €2.2 billion...

Devon Energy  said on Monday it had entered into a deal to acquire certain assets of Bakken-focused energy producer Grayson Mill Energy, which is owned by private equity firm EnCap, in a...

AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specialising in national security, aerospace and industrial services, has held the final close of its third flagship private equity fund, AE Industrial...

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is to sell its investment in Lintbells, a specialist in pet supplements which are sold under the YuMOVE brand name, to to Vetnique Labs, a portfolio...

Global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital’s private equity decarbonisation strategy is to make a majority investment in CEBAT, an Italian utility infrastructure service provider and portfolio...

Software focussed private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has lead d strategic majority growth investment in Nasuni, an enterprise data platform for modern hybrid cloud environments, which values...

Two major private equity firms, KKR and CVC, have submitted bids exceeding €3bn for B&B Hotels, a French budget hotel chain that was founded in Brest, Brittany in 1990, and has since expanded to...

Astorg has closed the Normec Continuation Fund, capitalised with €1.4bn by lead investors CVC Secondary Partners, Pantheon, Lexington Partners and Eurazeo, alongside sovereign wealth funds, pension...

MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, has formed a new $1.2bn private equity fund of funds, significantly boosting the amount of private capital the...

Canada’s biggest pension fund is buying a 20 per cent stake in Team.blue from investment firm Hg in a deal valuing the technology group at €4.8 billion (US$5.2 billion). Canada Pension Plan...

 China Merchants Capital and private equity funds including KKR & Co. are among firms considering bids for pallet maker Loscam Asia Pacific Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The...

Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors LLC in a deal valued at $1.35 billion. The sale comes...

Hahn & Co, a South Korean private equity firm founded by former Morgan Stanley banker Scott Sang-Won Hahn, has raised $3.4bn for a new buyout fund, making it the largest single-country focused...

Private equity firm KKR plans to cut its stake in Kokusai Electric, two people familiar with the matter said, cashing in after a blistering run for shares in the Japanese chip equipment maker. KKR,...

European utility Engiehas joined forces with Canada's second-largest pension fund to try to buy British power network Electricity North West (ENWL), according to two sources with knowledge of the...

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is in exclusive discussions to purchase Baxter International’s kidney care spinoff, Vantive, in a deal valued at around $4bn including debt, according to reports by...

Axel Springer Chief Executive Mathias Doepfner and private equity group KKR KKR.N are in talks to break up the media conglomerate, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people with...

Private-equity firm Bain Capital will buy Envestnet, in a $4.5bn deal, adding to its portfolio a financial software vendor that counts 16 of the 20 biggest U.S. banks among its customers.A cohort of...

BlackRock Inc. is singling out funds with combined assets of $150bn for an extra screen designed to ensure the investments are aligned with strict climate goals. The world’s largest money manager...

The $1.7 trillion private-lending industry is still “in batting practice” before it swells to a $25 trillion market, according to one of its powerhouses, Blackstone Inc. Given the funding needs for...

AustralianSuper, the country’s largest pension fund, is shifting money into equities on the expectation that artificial intelligence will fuel further gains in tech stocks. The A$335 billion ($223...

Private equity firm KKR & Co agreed to acquire Varsity Brands, a U.S. maker of sports uniforms and school yearbooks, from buyout firm Bain Capital for about $4.75 billion, including debt, people...

Saks Fifth Avenue parent HBC will acquire department-store chain Neiman Marcus in a $2.65-billion deal, the companies said on Thursday, giving them stronger negotiating power with vendors and...

HSBC is attracting initial interest from peers including BNP Paribas SA and UBS Group AG, for the sale of its German wealth management unit, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people...

L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury French fashion house LVMH, is looking to sell its stake in Saudi Arabian gourmet food producer and restaurant chain Bateel, according to people...

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. EQT and Kühne Holding AG, the investment vehicle of logistics tycoon...

Private equity firm Blackstone is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker Alinamin Pharmaceutical to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for $2.17bn.The deal is expected to be signed soon,...

A $30 billion fund launched by the United Arab Emirates with the declared goal of funneling billions of dollars into climate finance is readying its next round of investments. Alterra, which struck...

Private equity firms KKR and Francisco Partners are competing to acquire Instructure, a U.S. education software provider with a market value of $3.4bn. The two buyout firms are through to the final...

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Cinven are exploring a potential joint bid for French drugmaker Sanofi SA’s $20bn consumer health division, people familiar with the matter said. Advent...

CVC has completed the acquisition of DIF Capital Partners and the acquisition of the final 20% stake in Glendower Capital, with the latter having been rebranded with immediate effect as CVC...

Swedish private equity firm EQT is to acquire Keywords Studios, an Irish company focused on developing software used in video games, in a deal that values the business at £2.2bn, according to a...

BlackRock has agreed to acquire Preqin, a UK-based independent provider of private markets data for £2.55bn ($3.2bn) in cash, combining Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s workflow...

French private equity firm PAI Partners teamed up with Spanish peer Inveready to make an offer to buy Spain's fifth largest telecom company Avatel, Expansion newspaper reported on Monday citing...

Paramount Global is in exclusive negotiations to sell its Black Entertainment Television (BET) network to an investor group led by BET CEO Scott Mills and Chinh Chu, head of the New York-based...

Private investment major KKR & Co is gearing up to secure approximately $20bn from investors for its latest flagship North America private equity fund, North America Fund XIV, according to a...

UK environmental consulting and engineering service provider RSK Group is set to receive a £500m preferred equity investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners and Ares...

Private equity firm ChrysCapital is set to invest $100 million in Indian eyewear brand Lenskart. The latest investment, which will be via primary and secondary share purchases, brings Lenskart's...