Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of donuts chain Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins, said it’s in talks to be acquired by private equity-backed Inspire Brands. The New York Times earlier reported the talks, saying that Inspire will take Dunkin’ private at...
TalkTalk is locked in dispute with the network arm of BT over an unpaid broadband bill of more than £10m, as it attempts to disconnect from the stock market with a private equity buy-out. Four industry sources said TalkTalk had not paid a chunk of the fees it owes...
Quibi is dead. Just six months after its launch, the much-maligned streaming service announced plans to shut down this week, marking the end of a historically short run for a company that had raised huge sums of funding from some of the biggest media brands in the...
France’s state-backed investment bank BPI has launched an innovative fund to provide access for retail investors to private equity strategies as part of a government plan to encourage greater participation in long-term investments. France’s push to open private equity...
A changing clean energy market is creating a need for new ways to fund projects in the sector — and private capital firms have taken notice. These firms are backing businesses that have adopted models outside of traditional equity and debt investments to finance... 