U.S. private equity deal and fundraising activity slowed during the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic and consequential lockdown took its toll. Transactions Entry deal volume plunged 42.3% year over year to 932 announced transactions in the second quarter....
British roadside recovery group AA (AAAA.L) has received three cash takeover offers from private equity groups, it said on Tuesday, but is also considering selling fresh equity as it tries to slash its debt pile. The three bidders are Centerbridge Partners Europe and...
The Blackstone Group Inc. [BX] stock is down -0.04 while the S&P 500 has risen 0.81% on Friday, 07/31/20. While at the time of this article, BX ATR is sitting at 1.57, with the beta value at 1.40. This stock’s volatility for the past week remained at 2.12%, while...
To state that 2020 so far has been difficult would be an understatement but it is, nevertheless, true. VC exits had a slow start this year in Europe but they recovered commendably later on. The private equity and venture capital database PitchBook has now published...
The firm’s second fundraising for its Strategic Capital strategy is expected to reach around $4bn Blackstone Group has collected at least $3.5bn so far in its latest Strategic Capital fundraising to back a strategy of investing in other private fund managers,...
