by Sebastian | Apr 6, 2021 | News
KKR, the New York-based private markets heavyweight, announced it has closed its latest Asia Pacific private equity fund at $15 billion, a record for a PE fund focused on the region. Roughly $1.3 billion of that total will be invested by KKR and its employees...
by Sebastian | Apr 6, 2021 | News
Investment firm Sky9 Capital’s portfolio company Smart Share Global, has completed its IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker ‘EM’, at a market capitalisation of $2.3 billion at closing. Smart Share Global is a consumer tech company providing an...
by Sebastian | Apr 6, 2021 | News
SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to pay $2.8 billion for a 40% stake in Norwegian warehouse-automation company AutoStore, marking another big bet by the Japanese conglomerate on robot-enabled technology. AutoStore is controlled by Thomas H. Lee Partners LP, while another...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
Tribune Publishing Co has received a $680 million takeover offer from Newslight LLC, a bid that trumps an earlier proposal from investment fund Alden Global Capital for the owner of the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News. Tribune said in a statement on Monday...
by Sebastian | Apr 5, 2021 | News
The real estate investment arm of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has collaborated with global private equity firm Cerberus Capital for a special situations platform. The platform co-created by HDFC Capital Advisors will buy inventory and provide...
