MetLife Pitches $1bn Sale of Private-Equity Assets

MetLife Pitches $1bn Sale of Private-Equity Assets

Insurance provider MetLife Inc. aims to unload about $1bn in assets from its private-equity holdings through a secondary sale to lighten its balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York insurer is creating a special-purpose vehicle to hold...
Apollo hoping to hit high notes with Hard Rock sale

Apollo hoping to hit high notes with Hard Rock sale

The owners of the Hard Rock hotel in Dublin are planning to put it on the market just two years after it opened for business. Apollo Global Management, an American private equity firm, is thought to be asking €80m for the 120-bedroom hotel, which also includes the...