Ex-BofA, Carlyle Dealmakers Seek $300 Million for Consumer SPAC

Ex-BofA, Carlyle Dealmakers Seek $300 Million for Consumer SPAC

Former senior dealmakers at Bank of America Corp. and Carlyle Group Inc. are backing a special purpose acquisition company that’s seeking $300 million to acquire businesses in the consumer sector. Woody Boueiz, ex-head of sovereign wealth funds at Bank of America, and...
PE investors expect a ‘U-shaped’ recovery

PE investors expect a ‘U-shaped’ recovery

PE investors expect a ‘U-shaped’ recovery, according to ‘Covid-19 and the world of private equity: optimism in an uncertain environment’, a survey released today by audit firm Mazars, that gauges investor sentiment in the institutional funding market. While the...
Aryzta North American baking business for $850 million

Aryzta North American baking business for $850 million

Private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg has reached an agreement to acquire the North American business of Switzerland-based Aryzta AG for $850 million. Aryzta North America provides bread, sweet and savory baked foods, and snacks to customers in the quick-service...