Eldridge-Backed SPAC Scoops Up Ticket Reseller Vivid Seats

Eldridge-Backed SPAC Scoops Up Ticket Reseller Vivid Seats

A blank-check company backed by private investment firm Eldridge Industries LLC is betting that the shows will go on, once disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic fade away. The Eldridge-sponsored special-purpose acquisition company, Horizon Acquisition Corp. ,...
SmartRent To Go Public in $2.2 Billion Merger with Fifth Wall SPAC

SmartRent To Go Public in $2.2 Billion Merger with Fifth Wall SPAC

PE-backed Home technology startup SmartRent plans to go public in a merger with one of Fifth Wall Ventures’ special-purpose acquisition companies in a deal that would value the company at $2.2 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. Separately, some of the largest...
Vodafone Idea approaches pension funds for $1 billion funding

Vodafone Idea approaches pension funds for $1 billion funding

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is looking to raise around $1 billion from pension funds to keep its India business on track, sources told The Economic Times. Among those approached for funding include three Canadian pension funds Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ),...