The coronavirus pandemic is spurring deal opportunities in Italy’s luxury hotel sector as international travel restrictions aggravate financial woes. Italy is the only European country with more than 1m hotel rooms and big chains account for only 5 per cent of them,...
Swiss drugmaker Vifor Pharma had a recent takeover approach from at least one private equity firm, but talks were halted due to differences over price, two sources familiar with the situation said. The financial investors behind the initial approach suspended the...
Swedish private equity firm EQT and Belgian telecom operator Proximus Group have signed a joint venture agreement to design, build and maintain an optical fibre-to-the-home network in Flanders. The EQT Infrastructure V fund and Proximus said they will build the...
Blackstone and Chinese online retailer JD.com are among more than 10 parties to bid for CMC Holdings, the sole distributor of FANCL’s skincare products in Asia outside Japan, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Bain Capital, Carlyle, MBK Partners, Sequoia...
Equity investment organisation Newable Ventures and Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) have secured £10million from British Business Investments – a subsidiary of the British Business Bank – to fund early-stage businesses. The cash, from British Business...
