A leveraged buyout of Walgreens Boots Alliance would be a tough transaction to pull off, given the company’s size and the amount of equity likely needed to finance a deal. There were reports Monday that KKR (ticker: KKR) has formally approached Walgreens (WBA) about a...
Private equity firm BC Partners is considering raising its biggest-ever fund as early as next year, people familiar with the matter said. The London-based firm has held preliminary talks with investors about raising about 8.5 billion euros ($9.4 billion) for its 11th...
Blackstone Group Inc is taking a majority stake in MagicLab, the parent company of dating app “Bumble” and “Badoo”, valuing the company at about $3 billion, the private equity firm said in a statement on Friday. Following the deal, Andrey Andreev who is the founder of...
Boardroom diversity — or the lack of it — has become a hot button issue for organizations as they face growing pressure to better reflect their workforce and wider society. Until now, that conversation has centered largely on gender and race — where much work remains...
Private equity funds tend to report their highest values around the same time that managers start fundraising – but research shows there could be an honest explanation. If a private equity fund’s reported value peaks right when the general partner is raising a new...
