WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann’s family office explored investing in Barneys New York Inc. during the retailer’s recent bankruptcy, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 166 2nd Financial Services, which is led by former Soros Fund Management executive...
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... 