The firm has said it sees a significant opportunity for expansion of its private equity business in Europe Ares Management Corporation has hired Stephane Etroy from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec as head of European private equity. Etroy will join the firm on...
To stay at the top, the firm is searching for opportunities in ‘buy-and-build’ and ‘hard-to-reach places’, says Dan Zilberman, its boss in Europe Warburg Pincus had its best year in Europe in 2019, according to the region’s boss Dan Zilberman. But with a record level...
The Barbarians are back at the gates, only this time they say they want to help. Private equity giant TPG is raising a fund to invest in public companies and will offer its experience to aid better decision making, according to people familiar with the matter. The...
Blackstone Group Inc. and Apollo Global Management Inc. delivered a simple message to Wall Street’s main regulator Tuesday: Private equity is stomping public markets, meaning mom-and-pop investors will endure inferior returns as long as rules keep them out. Speaking...
Visa Inc. grew into one of the world’s most valuable financial companies by serving as the pipes that help connect banks and merchants. Now, it’s making a major bet on doing the same for data between banks and financial startups. Visa agreed to pay $5.3 billion for...