Home Depot acquires SRS Distribution in $18bn purchase

Home Depot acquires SRS Distribution in $18bn purchase

Home Depot hopes to gain more professional customers who work on larger projects through the acquisition of SRS Distribution, which supplies roofers and other contractors. Home Depot announced Thursday it is buying a roofing distributor in a massive $18 billion deal...
Mayfair Capital Partners sells outdoor furniture co POLYWOOD

Mayfair Capital Partners sells outdoor furniture co POLYWOOD

Mayfair Capital Partners (Mayfair), the private investment division of Oxford Financial Group (Oxford) has sold outdoor furniture specialist POLYWOOD to an investor group led by Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal), in partnership with BayPine. Financial terms of the...
Blackstone to invest US$25bn in India PE assets over five years

Blackstone to invest US$25bn in India PE assets over five years

BLACKSTONE plans to assemble a US$25 billion portfolio of Indian private equity assets over the next five years, reflecting the South Asian country’s increasing allure to global investors.  The New York-based firm also intends to add 20 investment professionals to its...