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...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) and The Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “Global Atlantic”) today announced the closing of the previously-announced transaction in which KKR is acquiring the remaining 37% of Global...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, the infrastructure unit of New York-based private equity major Blackstone, has completed the acquisition of a 19.9% stake in the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) for $2.16bn. The deal, which was first announced by...
by Sebastian | Jan 5, 2024 | News
Investment bank Goldman Sachs is jumping into the biotech world after raising $650 million to invest in privately held startups. The bank announced Wednesday that it has closed its first-ever life sciences fund, called West Street Life Sciences I. The plan is to...
