by Sebastian | Mar 17, 2022 | News
The Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its listed alternatives fund. The fund – which was first announced last October – will provide to its members an expanded range of portfolio investments. These investments will be in sectors that...
by Sebastian | Mar 17, 2022 | News
Pearson said on Friday it had rejected two takeover approaches from investment firm Apollo, saying its latest $8.5bn possible cash offer undervalued the global education group, which was confident in its own strategy. Apollo’s earlier statement saying it was...
by Sebastian | Mar 17, 2022 | News
SPACs are turning to costly new tactics to keep investors from jumping ship as market confidence wanes in the once red-hot alternative to IPOs. Blank-check acquisition firms and the companies they acquire are having to hand over bigger stakes in the ventures to...
by Sebastian | Mar 17, 2022 | News
Blockchain technology firm ConsenSys said on Tuesday its valuation had more than doubled to over $7bn after its latest funding round that included investments from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Microsoft. ConsenSys, founded by Joseph Lubin, is an Ethereum blockchain firm...
by Sebastian | Mar 17, 2022 | News
The specialist finance provider Premium Credit is at the centre of a private equity bidding war led by the firm which owns a stake in the Six Nations Rugby championship. Sky News understands that prolific sports investor CVC Capital Partners and Towerbrook are two of...
