10 big things: Inside a $500M bet on SPACs and Sports

10 big things: Inside a $500M bet on SPACs and Sports

Special-purpose acquisition companies are all the rage these days. One of the most intriguing SPACs to emerge from the ongoing craze is RedBall Acquisition Corp., an entity led by private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and famed baseball executive Billy Beane...
Visma Owners Said to Renew Selldown in $10 Billion Software Firm

Visma Owners Said to Renew Selldown in $10 Billion Software Firm

Visma’s owners are reviving the sale of a stake that could value the Norwegian software company at more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Investors including private equity firm Hg Capital are considering selling as much as 20%, the...