by Sebastian | May 27, 2022 | News
Air France-KLM has entered exclusive talks with New York-based private equity firm Apollo Global Management for a €500m capital injection into an engineering and MRO affiliate that owns a pool of spare engines. The aim, it said, is to help repay French state aid. “The...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2022 | News
Global private equity firm General Atlantic plans to plough $2bn into India and Southeast Asia over the next two years after falling valuations made the region’s startups more attractive, a senior executive told Reuters. General Atlantic is in early-stage...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2022 | News
Advent International, one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, today announced that it has completed fundraising for its flagship fund, Advent International GPE X. The Fund reached its hard cap of $25bn in commitments after less than...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2022 | News
A 2020 forecast for Australian super funds lifting their private equity investments from $80 billion to $185 billion 2025 is conservative judging by recent moves in the sector. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) shows $30 billion flowed into private...
by Sebastian | May 27, 2022 | News
Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management and a fund backed by the private equity firm Blackstone in a deal thought to be worth just over $100m. Hipgnosis offers investors the chance to make money from the royalties of popular songs by...