Robert Smith, the billionaire co-founder of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, is under federal investigation on questions over tax compliance involving $200 million in assets moved through offshore entities, according to Bloomberg Investigators are probing...
When Ant Group Co. goes public later this year, the Chinese financial-technology behemoth will likely earn a stratospheric market valuation that would place it at the top of companies listing globally for the first time. In the coming days, the company controlled by...
Boston-based private-equity firm, Exeter Capital, is seeking $400 million for its debut fund, and is marketing it despite disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, people familiar with the matter said. The consumer-focused private-equity firm was founded in 2018 by a...
Blackstone Group Inc. will see a $5 billion gain from selling a stake in the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the U.S. The firm’s private equity business is unloading its stake of just over 40% of Cheniere Energy Partners LP to Brookfield Asset...
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to Visa’s $5.3bn takeover of fintech data-sharing firm Plaid — after judging that London’s vibrant fintech scene would provide plenty of further competition, even once the pair join forces. Visa...
