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...
Buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc’s AlpInvest Partners said on Thursday it had raised $3.5 billion for its eighth fund that is dedicated to investing in companies alongside private equity firms. The fundraising underscores the popularity of so-called co-investments, which...
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),...
The private equity-owned Legend Corp has acquired a business supplying high-voltage equipment to energy utilities as it positions for growth in a sector where up to $30 billion in spending is projected around Australia as the energy grid transforms. Legend Corp, which...
Paris-based private equity investor Eurazeo is launching a sustainable maritime infrastructure thematic fund, which will finance more environmentally friendly infrastructures and technologies in the maritime sector. The fund will mainly finance three types of... 