Dealmaking is set to rebound in the latter stages of this year as stored up “dry powder” and steadier markets fuel a wave of take-private deals, City of London bankers have predicted. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity slumped last year as historic turbulence...
The Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) has committed up to $125m to GTCR Fund XIV, a buyout fund managed by GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the business & consumer services, financial services & technology,...
IFF has agreed to sell its Savory Solutions Group to PAI Partners, a global private equity firm with a strong focus on the food and consumer industry. The transaction, detailed at the end of last year, values the business at approximately US$900 million, and cash...
MBK Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in Asia, is to acquire South Korea’s Medit Corp, one of the world’s largest 3D dental scanner makers, for $2bn, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily. The report cites investment...
The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change and other global crises and will negotiate with shareholders ahead of April meetings on proposals that include a capital increase and new lending tools, according to an... 