KKR taps $15bn Asian fund to buy Yayoi from Orix Corp

KKR taps $15bn Asian fund to buy Yayoi from Orix Corp

Global buyout giant KKR has agreed to buy SME-focused software developer Yayoi from financial services group Orix Corp. Yayoi is the largest financial and accounting software provider for SMEs and sole proprietors in Japan, best known for its namesake accounting and...
Health Velocity Capital Announces $300m Second Fund

Health Velocity Capital Announces $300m Second Fund

Health Velocity Capital has closed its oversubscribed fund, Health Velocity Capital II, on $300m of commitments. The new fund will support early and growth-stage companies contributing to a more affordable, sustainable, and consumer-friendly healthcare system. In the...
New York State Pension Fund Backs Capital Constellation with 340m

New York State Pension Fund Backs Capital Constellation with 340m

New York State Common Retirement Fund is investing $340m in institutional investor-backed Capital Constellation Inc., which takes stakes in growth-stage, specialist private-equity managers. With this commitment, the New York State pension fund will become an equal...
Boeing sells its Commercial Airplanes headquarters for $100m

Boeing sells its Commercial Airplanes headquarters for $100m

Boeing has finalized the sale of its Commercial Airplanes headquarters campus at Longacres, which was put on the market in April. The buyer is Unico Properties, a subsidiary of a Seattle-based private equity real estate investment firm. The company did not disclose...