One Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, today announced the closing of One Equity Partners VIII, with committed capital of $2.75bn. Thanks to strong demand from investors, the fund was significantly oversubscribed, and the hard cap was increased. The...
Kpler Holding SA, a provider of data and analytics to commodity traders, said it will receive about $200m in private equity funding for its continued expansion. The investment is led by Five Arrows and Insight Partners, and represents a minority stake in the company,...
Marc Rowan, co-founder of global private-equity firm Apollo Global Management, spent decades buying companies with an eye toward improving them with new capital, leadership, accountability and operating strategies. He used a similar strategy to shape a charity that...
KKR said it plans to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks from its private equity owner Thoma Bravo, highlighting continued interest in cybersecurity businesses from buyout firms. The announcement, confirming an earlier Reuters report, did not disclose financial...
MetLife, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, announced the launch of a private equity fund investment platform for institutional clients in concert with the closing of approximately $1.6bn in commitments to a new MIM-managed fund-of-funds. The new... 