ION Group has made a takeover offer worth 1.86 billion euros for Milan-based Cerved, just days after the privately-owned fintech company snapped up Italian banking software provider Cedacri. Dublin-based ION, led by Italian businessman Andrea Pignataro, has teamed up...
Open-source enterprise software company SUSE is targeting a pre-summer initial public offering in a deal that may value the private equity-backed company with German roots at 8.3-9.5 billion, people close to the matter said. The Linux specialist’s owner, buyout group...
Abris Capital Partners, a private equity investor focused on Central Europe, has launched ESG Universe 2023 – a comprehensive program of environmental, social and governance initiatives that commits the firm to achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2025. The...
Global blank-check deal volumes, or mergers through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), have surged to a record $170 billion this year, already outstripping last year’s total of $157 billion, Refinitiv data showed. The record number of deals comes as SPACs...
Parmenion has become the latest platform to be snapped up by a private equity house, with Standard Life Aberdeen announcing its £102m sale to Preservation Capital Partners. The deal is part of SLA’s plan to simplify its business and focus on its core platforms –...
