KKR-backed defense supplier Hensoldt said it plans to go public in Frankfurt in what could be the year’s biggest German listing, as the European IPO market shows signs of recovery. The size of the deal wasn’t disclosed but Bloomberg reported in July that KKR...
It’s among the world’s biggest and most controversial technology investors, renowned for making huge bets on young, privately-held companies. Sometimes – most famously in the case of WeWork – they have backfired spectacularly. Now Softbank, the...
Conyers Park II Acquisition Corp CPAA.O said on Tuesday it would merge with Advantage Solutions Inc, taking the sales and marketing services provider public at a valuation of $5.2 billion. The deal will be partly financed through a $700 million common stock private...
Munich-based Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has held the first and final close of its fourth buyout fund at its hard cap of €1bn. The DPE IV fund is nearly double the size of its predecessor, closed in 2017 at €575m. According to the firm, specialised in the DACH, or...
US private equity giant Silver Lake, which focusses on the technology sector, has led a fresh investment round of $500 million in Indian edtech major Byju’s at a valuation of $10.8 billion, according to a person in the know of the matter. The Bengaluru-based...
