by Sebastian | Mar 24, 2021 | News
OMERS Ventures founder and former CEO John Ruffolo has unveiled a new growth equity firm wagering big bets on legacy companies retooling for the new economy. The firm, called Maverix, is just about to close its first fund, a US$500-million pool backed by LPs including...
by Sebastian | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Fanatics, the world’s biggest licensed sports merchandise retailer, raised $320 million in fresh capital in a funding round that valued the company at $12.8 billion, according to sources close to the deal. The funding round, which came months after its last round, was...
by Sebastian | Mar 24, 2021 | News
BPP has been sold to private equity house TDR Capital, in what is the educational provider’s first change in ownership since 2009. BPP, which provides legal education and training, as well as courses in accountancy and finance, had been owned by Vanta Education,...
by Sebastian | Mar 24, 2021 | News
The pension system is focusing more money and attention on co-investment deals and separately managed accounts. The nation’s largest public pension system seems to be stepping back from an ambitious overhaul of its private-equity strategy outlined several years ago,...
by Sebastian | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Kingspan Group PLC on Tuesday said it will acquire Denmark-based Logstor Group from Langley Co-Invest Sarl – which is part of Triton Fund III LP – for £218 million, including debt. Logstor AS supplies technical insulation products and services, including...