Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Thoma Bravo is reaching out to private credit lenders as it looks to secure approximately $3.5bn in new financing for its automated professional services provider, ConnectWise, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the...
Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in private equity buyouts, providing capital for some of the year’s biggest acquisitions to overcome a tough dealmaking environment. Wealthy clans that built their fortunes in...
Zuber Issa exits Asda Ending Partnership, Quits as EG Group Co-CEO

Zuber Issa exits Asda Ending Partnership, Quits as EG Group Co-CEO

Zuber Issa has exited Asda after selling his 22.5% stake in the supermarket to existing owners private equity firm TDR Capital, the company said today, in signs the billionaire Issa brothers’ are separating a significant chunk of their close business interests. The...