KKR, CD&R Strike $5.3 Billion Deal to Buy Cloudera

KKR, CD&R Strike $5.3 Billion Deal to Buy Cloudera

Private-equity firms KKR & Co. and Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC agreed to buy Cloudera Inc. for roughly $5.3 billion in a deal that would take the software company private. The pair on Tuesday said they would pay $16 a share for the data-cloud company,...
Paceline Equity Partners Collects $350m for Debut Fund

Paceline Equity Partners Collects $350m for Debut Fund

Paceline Equity Partners, a firm launched by seven executives who previously worked together at private-equity investor Lone Star Funds and its affiliate Hudson Advisors LP, has closed its debut fund at $350 million. One of the investors in Paceline Equity Partners...
KKR buys stake in French software group Cegid

KKR buys stake in French software group Cegid

Private equity firm KKR has agreed to buy a minority stake in French software and computing services company Cegid in a deal that the companies said gives Cegid an enterprise value of $6.7bn. Investment firm Silver Lake will remain Cegid’s majority shareholder. Cegid,...