CVC-backed Italian gaming group Sisal prepares €2.2bn IPO

CVC-backed Italian gaming group Sisal prepares €2.2bn IPO

Italian gaming group Sisal has picked Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and UniCredit to arrange an initial public offering at the beginning of next year, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday.     Sisal, which was bought by private equity firm CVC in 2016,...
Apollo Unit Backs Hong Kong Insurer FWD’s $3bn U.S. IPO

Apollo Unit Backs Hong Kong Insurer FWD’s $3bn U.S. IPO

Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s FWD Group Holdings landed a $400m investment as part of the Asian insurer’s plans for a multibillion-dollar U.S. listing.   The capital will come via a private placement to a unit of Athene Holding Ltd., an insurance company backed by...
Private equity firm EQT bids $3.94 billion for Germany’s Zooplus

Private equity firm EQT bids $3.94 billion for Germany’s Zooplus

Zooplus AG, one of Europe’s largest online pet supplies’ retailers, said on Saturday that Swedish private equity firm EQT AB has made an offer to buy the company for about $3.94bn.    EQT’s 470-euros-per-share offer for Zooplus comes after U.S. private equity company...
HarbourVest Partners closes direct lending fund at $892m

HarbourVest Partners closes direct lending fund at $892m

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has held the final close of the HarbourVest Direct Lending Fund (HDL) at over $892m in limited partner commitments, including the General Partner commitment. The Fund was oversubscribed and closed above the...