US investment firm AllianceBernstein has closed Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund IV with $1.3bn of capital commitments. The firm said Fund IV will deploy a value-add transitional lending strategy. AB launched the US commercial real estate debt platform in 2013. It...
Avalara said on Monday it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners in a deal that values the tax automation software platform at $8.4bn including debt, one of the largest take-private deals this year as the M&A market slows down....
StepStone, a global private markets investment firm, today announced the final closing of StepStone Capital Partners Fund V, its fifth dedicated co-investment fund, raising $2.36bn of commitments. Through SCP V, StepStone seeks to build a diversified portfolio of...
Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has agreed to make a $250m investment in renewable fuel project Montana Renewables. The transaction values MRL at $2.25bn. Based in Great Falls, Montana, MRL, a subsidiary of specialty branded products company Calumet, is...
French utility company Veolia confirmed it would sell Suez’s UK waste business to Australia’s Macquarie Group for around $2.4bn, in a deal aimed at resolving antitrust concerns. “Following this transaction, Veolia will remain a major player in the... 