by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | News
The former head of JP Morgan global commodities and CEO of blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings is back. After quietly stepping away from the heavily funded Digital Asset last year Blythe Masters has joined as an industry partner at the newly launched Motive...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | News
WeWork, seeking to cut costs and unload assets, is in discussions to sell one of its business units for less than a quarter of the price it paid eight months ago, according to people familiar with the talks. A group of investors and technology executives are...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | DPEC, GPEC, News
Dbag Fund VIII, which is targeting €1.1bn in total, has already exceeded its predecessor Deutsche Beteiligungs (Dbag) has launched a new fund with capital commitments of more than €1bn, with the private equity firm co-investing €255m alongside investors. Dbag...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | News
While private equity investors look for new ways to generate returns on their cash, one sector they appear to be turning their attention to is health care real estate – snapping up everything from medical offices to senior living spaces. As previously reported by FOX...
by Sebastian | Dec 19, 2019 | GPEC, News
U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is nearing a deal to acquire the auto-trading unit of German classifieds company Scout24 AG, people familiar with the matter said. The proposed purchase by H&F, which beat out several rival suitors for AutoScout24,...