by Sebastian | Jan 12, 2024 | News
International private equity firm Cinven has held the final close of its latest flagship fund, the Eighth Cinven Fund (‘Fund 8’), at its hard cap of $14.5bn (€13.2bn), nearly 30% larger than its 2019 vintage predecessor fund. According to Stuart McAlpine, Managing...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
A comeback in private equity activity is the key to ending an 18-month slump in dealmaking — and there are signs that’s starting to happen, according to one of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s top M&A bankers. Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
The private equity industry carried a record level of ‘dry power’ into the new year, which some investors might translate into boosting prospects for M&A as interest rates start to retreat. This could include swoops for unloved UK stocks and so-called...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
The healthcare sector continued to be a hub of private equity (PE) deal activity in 2023, reaching $60 billion in announced deal value, despite higher global interest rates, inflationary pressures, and broader geopolitical uncertainty, Bain & Company said...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Blackstone Infrastructure will invest $2.41 billion in the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a unit of NiSource, the company announced Tuesday. The deal involves Blackstone acquiring a 19.9% indirect non-controlling equity interest in NIPSCO for $2.16...