Buyout Giant CVC Eyes Soccer Deals From Germany to France

Buyout Giant CVC Eyes Soccer Deals From Germany to France

European buyout giant CVC Capital Partners is considering soccer investments in Germany, France and Italy, according to people familiar with the matter, as sports businesses feel increasing strain from the coronavirus pandemic. CVC has offered financial support to...
Vista to Buy Stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms for $1.5 Billion

Vista to Buy Stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms for $1.5 Billion

Vista Equity Partners will buy a 2.3% stake in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s Jio Platforms for 113.7 billion rupees ($1.5 billion), making the private-equity firm the largest investor in the digital arm after the parent and Facebook Inc. With the latest investment, Jio...
Zoom Buys Keybase to Bolster Encryption in First Acquisition

Zoom Buys Keybase to Bolster Encryption in First Acquisition

Zoom Video Communications Inc. bought Keybase Inc., which makes a secure messaging and file-sharing service, to bolster the service’s encryption amid privacy concerns. The acquisition, Zoom’s first, boosts its goal of becoming the most popular video conferencing tool...

A Young Investor’s Revolt Against Private Equity

Nate Koppikar and his Orso Partners co-founder decided more than a year ago to keep track of “every crazy private equity story” that they heard.  “This is not sustainable,” he thought at the time. Private equity giants “are bidding on crappy companies....