by Sebastian | Feb 21, 2021 | News
The billionaire owners of Asda are trying to launch an audacious raid on Caffè Nero by buying part of its £350 million debt pile. Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa have reportedly approached lenders to the coffee chain seeking to build a position that would allow them...
by Sebastian | Feb 20, 2021 | News
Two blank-check companies, backed by billionaire Paul Singer’s hedge fund Elliott International Ltd, have filed for initial public offerings of up to $1.5 billion, their regulatory filings showed on Friday. Elliott Opportunity I Corp said it aimed to raise up to $1...
by Sebastian | Feb 20, 2021 | News
Sky News has learnt that Apollo is among a number of parties in discussions with Greensill Capital, a London-based firm set up by Lex Greensill a decade ago, about a multibillion dollar deal. City sources said this weekend that the talks with Apollo primarily related...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
The private equity owner of French car parts group Autodis has hired banks to resume plans for a share sale in Paris in a bid to take advantage of strong investor demand in the busiest-ever start to a year for stock listings, sources told Reuters. U.S. buyout firm...
by Sebastian | Feb 19, 2021 | News
Alta Partners, a leading early-stage healthcare investment firm, held the first and final closing of Alta Partners NextGen Fund III. Fund III was oversubscribed and has total capital of $275 million. The Alta team will continue its successful strategy of investing in...
