by Sebastian | Feb 28, 2022 | News
E-grocer Weee! has raised $425m in a late-stage funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, riding on investor interest in a sector that has been one of the biggest winners of the pandemic. Greyhound Capital and existing shareholders also took part in the round that...
by Sebastian | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Cinven is nearing a deal to acquire Bayer AG’s pest control business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The private equity group beat out other investment firms for the Environmental Science Professional unit, the people said, asking not to be...
by Sebastian | Feb 28, 2022 | News
Oxford Properties of Toronto has put down roots in San Diego life science real estate market through the acquisition of 13 buildings located mostly in Sorrento Mesa for $464m. The deal announced Thursday adds 650,000 square feet to the Canadian firm’s growing West...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Samara Capital, an India-focused private equity firm and a local partner of Amazon.com Inc., is planning to raise as much as $500m for a new fund targeting companies in Asia’s third-biggest economy. The Mumbai-based company is looking to invest in businesses ranging...
by Sebastian | Feb 25, 2022 | News
Warburg Pincus LLC has tapped the private credit market to fund its $2.3bn takeover of Informa’s Pharma Intelligence division. It’s the latest example of private equity firms using direct lending to raise M&A financing, instead of public debt markets. Blackstone...
