The owner of Burger King’s UK operations is in advanced talks about a new franchise deal that will cut the number of new restaurants it is obliged to open each year. Sky News has learnt that Bridgepoint, the London-listed private equity firm, is close to...
Blackstone has held the final close of its energy transition credit fund, Blackstone Green Private Credit Fund III (BGREEN III) at its hard cap of $7.1bn, making it the largest energy transition private credit fund ever raised. BGREEN III is managed by Blackstone...
Blackstone Inc. is exploring more acquisitions in Japanese real estate, after selling about $4.5bn worth in the past year to capitalize on high international interest in property in the island nation. The world’s largest alternative asset manager is working on more...
Private equity firm Endless acquired ASCO on 11 August 2023. ASCO is focused on supporting the energy industry with innovative solutions for their logistics and material management requirements incorporating a full suite of services, including stevedoring,...
KKR has preliminarily agreed to grant Italy’s Finance Ministry a stake of up to 20% in Telecom Italia’s fixed-network unit and give it a say in strategic decisions as part of the private-equity group’s bid for the so-called Netco business. The... 