by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
When private equity giant KKR swept in with a £1.4bn takeover for British energy infrastructure company Smart Metering Systems in early December you could almost hear whoops of delight in Canary Wharf. The deal joined a late flurry of takeovers for London listed...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Hidden Hill Capital on Wednesday announced the final close of its second RMB private equity fund targeting logistics and proptech companies, with the strategy having raised RMB 8 billion ($1.1 billion) in capital commitments. Hidden Hill PE RMB Fund II will continue...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
EIG, a private investment firm focused on global energy and energy-related infrastructure investments, is to acquire Ocyan Participações (Ocyan), a Brazil-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for $390m. Underrate the terms of the transaction,...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Private equity firm Advent International has held talks to acquire billionaire Ken Fisher’s eponymous Fisher Investments, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. An agreement hasn’t been reached and it’s possible no deal will transpire, said the person,...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Forward Consumer Partners (Forward), a private equity firm that focusses on investments in branded consumer businesses, has held the final close of its oversubscribed debut fund, Forward Fund I (Fund I), at its hard cap of $425m. Launched in June 2023, Fund I...