After a record year in 2019, private equity fundraising in North America and Europe is likely to slow down next year as large firms shift their focus to capital deployment, PitchBook’s analysts have predicted. There are a small number of funds that are currently in...
Alantra Private Equity has announced today the signing of an agreement for the acquisition and integration of the three Spain-headquartered genetic diagnostic companies Imegen, Genycell Biotech and Health in Code. The agreement contemplates that the management teams...
On the surface it was a classic leveraged takeover — $1.8 billion of debt to fund the acquisition of Gannett Co. And just like hundreds before it, front and center was Apollo Global Management. Except this time, the private equity giant wasn’t the borrower. It...
KKR likes the long-term growth trends in Washington’s Puget Sound region, where it purchased two properties for more than $1.2 billion. KKR & Co. has purchased two commercial properties in the Seattle region for more than $1.2 billion, saying it’s drawn to the...
Bank of America Corp., which tops the league table for U.S. leveraged-loan issuance, is watching that market closely for signs of stress. “The real concern is: Is there too much leverage in the system in certain companies, and if they have trouble, will that impact... 