Carlyle closes fifth Japanese buyout fund at $2.8bn

Carlyle closes fifth Japanese buyout fund at $2.8bn

Private equity giant Carlyle has closed its fifth Japanese buyout fund, Carlyle Japan Partners V, with a total of $2.8bn in commitments. Carlyle Japan Partners V attracted both domestic and international investors. The fund will target upper middle-market...
Getting and Optimizing Leverage in Private Equity

Getting and Optimizing Leverage in Private Equity

Discover the advantages of a relationship bank providing leverage on both fund and portfolio level, optimizing your investments for maximum returns. In this article, where Petr Polach, Co-Head of Group Structured Finance & Investment Banking at Raiffeisen Bank...
Apollo and Sony to reconsider $26bn Paramount deal

Apollo and Sony to reconsider $26bn Paramount deal

Paramount Global was heading for a rocky start to trading today CNBC reported overnight that Sony Pictures is reconsidering its bid for the business. Stories last week were that Sony and private equity group Apollo planned to sell Paramount’s streaming services...
EQT’s Sinding Says Buyout Firms Hunt for New Ways to Exit

EQT’s Sinding Says Buyout Firms Hunt for New Ways to Exit

A growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways of exiting their portfolio companies — from private IPOs to selling their stakes to rivals – as they hunt for ways to return cash to investors, according to one of Europe’s largest buyout firms....