Macquarie Infrastructure Plans $3 Billion Asia Fund

Macquarie Infrastructure Plans $3 Billion Asia Fund

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets is targeting to raise about $3 billion for a new fund for investments in Asia, according to people familiar with the matter. The unit of Australia’s Macquarie Group Ltd. is in talks with prospective investors for the...
Jin Raises €3 Million In Private Equity Funding

Jin Raises €3 Million In Private Equity Funding

The funds from CITA Investment will be used to grow the Paris-based firm into a leading European digital agency.   Communications agency Jin has raised €3 million in funding from French private equity and venture capital firm CITA Investment, as part of its...
8 big things: Airbnb, Palantir lead a glitzy IPO pipeline

8 big things: Airbnb, Palantir lead a glitzy IPO pipeline

I wrote last Sunday about the IPO market beginning to heat back up after several months of a coronavirus-induced chill. The temperature only grew hotter in recent days, with a quartet of highly valued unicorns either revealing or hinting at plans to go public in the...

Bain Capital joins bidding for Italian soccer league

In the latest sign of private equity pushing into professional sports, Bain Capital has offered to purchase a 25% stake in Italian soccer league Serie A for €3 billion (about $3.4 billion), according to Bloomberg. The news comes after CVC Capital Partners reportedly...