KKR Acquires Large Portfolio of U.S. Industrial Properties

KKR Acquires Large Portfolio of U.S. Industrial Properties

KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the acquisition of a portfolio of 9.7 million square feet of industrial real estate located in seven major markets across the U.S. from High Street Logistics Properties for an aggregate purchase price of approximately...
Mutual insurer Macif steps up efforts to buy Aviva’s French arm

Mutual insurer Macif steps up efforts to buy Aviva’s French arm

Mutual insurer Groupe Macif has stepped up efforts to buy Aviva’s French arm in a deal worth about 3 billion euros after an Allianz-led consortium bowed out amid firm resistance from French unions and local partners, sources told Reuters. Groupe Macif has hired Credit...
Calisen accepts £1.4bn takeover offer

Calisen accepts £1.4bn takeover offer

The energy metering group Calisen has agreed to be taken private in a £1.4 billion deal ten months after listing in London. The FTSE 250 group’s shares had been languishing well below the 240p price at which it floated in February with a valuation of £1.3 billion. It...