Forbion has raised a €460 million ($558 million) early-stage fund. The fund hit its hard cap weeks after opening, adding further evidence of the willingness of investors to back experienced European investment firms. Forbion launched the fund on Oct. 7. Two months...
Consumer products company Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc has partnered with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd in a bid to buy Conair Corporation in a deal which could value the hair-care appliance maker around $2 billion, including debt, according to people...
Wellington Management, one of the world’s largest independent investment management firms, today announced the final close of its private equity strategy Wellington Hadley Harbor III with US$1.8 billion in commitments and up to US$400 million from co-investors to...
Air conditioner maker Carrier Global Corp said it would sell its remaining stake in Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref AB to private equity group EQT for about $1.1 billion. EQT said the deal to buy 29.6% of shares and 26.4% of votes would make it the largest shareholder...
Nearly 50 buyout firms and investors have signed a global initiative that aims to improve diversity and inclusion among their ranks, a U.S. private equity investor association said on Monday. The move comes as Wall Street tries to shake off its male- and...
