JPMorgan, KKR and others join Cowdery’s latest insurance fund

JPMorgan, KKR and others join Cowdery’s latest insurance fund

Bermuda-based consolidation vehicle is the third incarnation of Sir Clive Cowdery’s acquisitive Resolution Resolution Life, an insurance consolidation vehicle founded by Sir Clive Cowdery, has completed a $3bn fundraising and added several of the investors who...
Hermes raises $1.6bn for private equity investing

Hermes raises $1.6bn for private equity investing

The company’s fourth co-investment PEC IV fund, launched over a year ago, closed above $600m Hermes GPE has raised $1.6bn for private equity investing, in a combination of co-investment and pension funds commitments. The company closed its fourth co-investment...
SoftBank’s Vision Fund Looks Like the Pied Piper of Unicorns

SoftBank’s Vision Fund Looks Like the Pied Piper of Unicorns

With Uber and WeWork struggling, are VCs really better than hedge funds at picking winners? Investors are questioning how good the world’s most prominent venture capital fund is at picking winners. Doubts about the Vision Fund, the flagship investment vehicle for...
Kylie Jenner Sells $600 Million Stake in Beauty Line to Coty

Kylie Jenner Sells $600 Million Stake in Beauty Line to Coty

Coty Inc. agreed to pay $600 million in cash for a majority stake in Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics line, the latest move by a major beauty company to acquire trendy brands that appeal to a younger clientele. The makeup and fragrance giant will have overall responsibility...