For the US private equity industry, 2019 was defined by record fundraising totals, elevated deal multiples and a tough exit environment. But the titans of alternative investing continued to press on, in a year when public figures from Bernie Sanders to Taylor Swift...
‘Rarely a primary focus for private equity managers’ At a time of considerable economic and market uncertainty, many investors are focused on driving returns from their investments in growing businesses. However, some private equity fund managers could be...
A battle over care home provider Four Seasons raises troubling questions for a sector Boris Johnson has pledged to fix At the Whitchurch Care Home, emergency buzzers went unanswered, some medicines were not dispensed and many of its frail and elderly residents had not...
Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corp (MMC) (5711.T) has bought a 30% stake in Mantoverde copper mine and an associated copper project from Mantos Copper for $236 million to secure more concentrates for its smelters, the company said on Friday. The mine, which has 2.1...
Private equity firm Permira has reached an agreement to buy Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The Venice-based shoemaker, which makes sneakers that sell for 400 euros ($437), is owned by private...
