Advent Bids for Stake in Italian Soccer League Serie A

Advent Bids for Stake in Italian Soccer League Serie A

Advent International has entered the race for a stake in Serie A, the Italian soccer league that’s already considering offers from rival private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Bain Capital, according to people familiar with the matter. Advent has made a bid for...
KKR to Buy Dutch Vacation Company Roompot

KKR to Buy Dutch Vacation Company Roompot

Private equity giant KKR has reached an agreement to buy the Dutch vacation company Roompot from European private equity firm PAI Partners, the companies said in a statement. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Reuters, citing a source familiar with the...
SoftBank Support for Wirecard Under Scrutiny After Meltdown

SoftBank Support for Wirecard Under Scrutiny After Meltdown

The meltdown at Wirecard AG is raising questions about the company’s complicated relationship with the troubled SoftBank Group Corp. The Japanese conglomerate signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the payments firm last year and agreed to buy $1 billion of...
Private equity returns are rising. That may not last.

Private equity returns are rising. That may not last.

The State Street Private Equity Index (SSPEI) posted its second-highest quarterly performance in the past two years with a return of 4.35% in the last three months of 2019, up from 0.82% in the third quarter of the same year. The improved figures will come as a relief...
Blackstone Emerges as Frontrunner for L&T Mutual Fund

Blackstone Emerges as Frontrunner for L&T Mutual Fund

Blackstone Group Inc. is emerging as the frontrunner to take over Larsen & Toubro Ltd.’s mutual fund arm, in what could be the first entry by a major foreign private equity firm into India’s $350 billion asset management industry, people familiar with the matter...