Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce will ask shareholders on Tuesday for 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) in a make-or-break attempt to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, which has stopped planes flying and hammered its finances. At stake is the future of a company which has...
Buyout group EQT has kicked off the sale of facilities manager Apleona, previously part of industrial services group Bilfinger , for up to 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion), people close to the matter said. EQT, which is working with Deutsche Bank on the sale, last week...
Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on technology and software, has collected $22.8bn from investors for three funds in one of the largest tech-focused private equity fundraising hauls to date. The Chicago-based private equity firm collected $17.8bn for its...
Private equity has spent more on the 2020 political races than on any previous election, setting a new high for political donations at a time of fierce debate about greater regulation of the industry. Employees of private equity and other investment firms, excluding...
The Carlyle Group said on Monday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in funds network Calastone from its current owners including venture capital investor Octopus Ventures and Accel for an undisclosed sum. Carlyle said the deal, for an unspecified stake in the...
