A Covid-muted 2020 gave way to a tidal wave of potential mergers and acquisitions this year that has private-equity firms, their advisers and investment bankers racing to keep up with the crush of deals. “Things are pretty crazily busy across the whole market,” said...
Shapewear maker Spanx has tapped Goldman Sachs to explore options including a sale, New York Times’ DealBook newsletter reported on Friday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The report said Spanx has attracted interest from private equity firms,...
At Private Equity Insights we have gathered this week’s biggest news in the private equity and venture capital markets. 1. U.S. Giant Targets the Super-Rich: Blackstone plans to expand into Switzerland Leading U.S. investment company Blackstone has hired an...
The private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is to increase its offer for UDG Healthcare to £2.7bn after major shareholders in the Dublin-based company opposed the first bid. CD&R, which is also seeking to take over the UK supermarket chain Morrisons, is...
Covid-19 caused widespread disruption to the airline industry – with the sector still yet to recover. Ali Ben Lmadani, CEO of aircraft investment manager ABL Aviation, looks at why aviation is still a viable alternative, and the environmental challenges the industry... 