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KKR Bought A Music Catalog From Kobalt For $1.1bn, Now It’s Turning it Into Bonds

KKR Bought A Music Catalog From Kobalt For $1.1bn, Now It’s Turning it Into Bonds

by Sebastian | Feb 7, 2022 | News

In the second half of October, KKR – via its new Chord Music venture – acquired a large portfolio of rights from Kobalt for $1.1bn. Now, KKR is indeed securitizing that catalog into bonds, and seeking a nice rating for them. According to Bloomberg, KKR Credit Advisors...
Private equity invaded sports in 2021 with nearly $2bn in deals, and the NBA was in high demand

Private equity invaded sports in 2021 with nearly $2bn in deals, and the NBA was in high demand

by Sebastian | Feb 7, 2022 | News

Sports leagues invited private equity firms to join in 2021 and firms invested nearly $2bn in team stakes, according to PitchBook. Investors flocked to the NBA to provide growth capital to teams and more deals are projected in 2022. U.S. stocks made a ton of money for...
UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn

UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn

by Sebastian | Feb 7, 2022 | News

Investment in financial tech firms in the UK grew sevenfold last year to $37.3bn (£27.5bn), according to KPMG, with London attracting more fintech funding than the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) put together. The investment total was boosted by 601...
Private equity firms Advent International and Leonard Green circle embattled retailer THG

Private equity firms Advent International and Leonard Green circle embattled retailer THG

by Sebastian | Feb 7, 2022 | News

Troubled e-commerce retailer THG is being circled by private equity firms for a potential buyout. Representatives from Advent International have reportedly visited the firm’s Manchester headquarters while LA-based Leonard Green is understood to have also expressed an...
Private-equity acquisitions of professional services firms up 179% in 2021

Private-equity acquisitions of professional services firms up 179% in 2021

by Sebastian | Feb 7, 2022 | News

Private-equity funds have increasingly begun to buy up professional services firms, as they face mounting pressure to deploy their capital quickly in the face of economic uncertainty. The number of private-equity backed acquisitions of UK professional services firms...
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