by Sebastian | Oct 30, 2020 | News
UBS is entering into a tie-up with Switzerland’s Partners Group, the bank said on Friday, in a move to give its clients access to lucrative private markets normally accessible by only the wealthiest investors. The partnership will broaden access to the...
by Sebastian | Oct 30, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Blackstone has completed the largest warehouse investment purchase on record in Britain as demand is fuelled by the rise of online shopping. The American private equity group has bought a £473 million portfolio of warehouses around the country from Prologis, a New...
by Sebastian | Oct 30, 2020 | News
Shares in AMP, one of Australia’s biggest financial groups, surged after a US private equity group said it was in talks to buy the scandal-hit wealth manager in a move that could trigger a bidding war. Sydney-based AMP said on Friday that Los Angeles-based Ares...
by Sebastian | Oct 29, 2020 | News
Carlyle’s third-quarter earnings jumped as the value of investments in some of the firm’s US and Asia buyout funds posted strong appreciation, but the amount of cash that could be distributed to shareholders fell. The Washington-based firm said net income...
by Sebastian | Oct 29, 2020 | News
Pharmaceuticals firm SERB plans to line up $800 million to finance an acquisition in the U.S. and may turn to direct lenders to fund part of the deal, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The Brussels-based drug-maker, bought by private equity group...