Investcorp to invest $400 mn Indian schooling infra
Investcorp will deploy $400 million into Indian school infrastructure and warehousing, as it seeks to expand investments in the South Asian nation, its Co-Chief Executive told Reuters on Monday. Bahrain-based Investcorp has already invested $500 million in 13 companies in India, including online retailer FreshToHome and ASG Eye Hospitals. It also has a $400 million […]
KKR Leads $200+ Million Growth Investment in Enterprise Identity Protection Leader Semperis
Semperis, a pioneer in identity-driven cyber resilience for enterprises, today announced it has raised over $200 million in Series C funding led by KKR, with participation from Ten Eleven Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Atrium Health Strategic Fund, Tech Pioneers Fund, and existing investors including Insight Partners. Semperis is the fastest-growing cybersecurity company in America per […]
Vista Equity Partners Among the First Major U.S. Private Equity Firms to Advance Global ESG Strategy with Portfolio-Wide Participation in Climate Program
Vista Equity Partners, a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, today announced that each of its majority-owned portfolio companies have agreed to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, set a GHG reduction target and offset GHG emissions on an annual basis, as part of the Vista Climate Pledge. Vista […]
General Atlantic eyeing $2 bn investment in India, SE Asia
Global private equity firm General Atlantic plans to plough $2 billion into India and Southeast Asia over the next two years after falling valuations made the region’s startups more attractive, a senior executive told Reuters. The market for startups, especially in India, is going through a rough patch. After raising a record $35 billion in […]
Air France-KLM Talking With Apollo on $528 Million Injection
Air France-KLM is in talks with Apollo Global Management Inc. about a 500 million-euro ($528 million) capital injection that would allow the carrier to repay a chunk of the state aid that helped it survive the Covid crisis. The funding would see the U.S. private-equity firm provide capital to an Air France affiliate that owns […]
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Completes Investment in Fairway Lawns
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have completed an investment in Fairway Lawns (Fairway). MSCP is partnering with the current management team led by CEO Kyle DeMilt, who will continue to lead the business. The investment in Fairway marks MSCP’s seventh […]
Peloton loan draws strong demand from private and public lenders
Apollo and Blackstone are among participants in $750mn financing for connected fitness company Private lenders including Blackstone and Apollo joined public loan investors to bolster Peloton’s balance sheet with $750mn of new debt on Tuesday, a sign of how lines are blurring between two distinct capital markets. The transaction, led by JPMorgan Chase, concluded quickly […]
IFM Said to Mull Investing in $5 Billion Italian Energy Firm ERG
IFM Investors Pty is considering investing in Italian energy producer ERG SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. The Australian infrastructure manager is discussing the purchase of a minority interest in ERG, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Shares of ERG have risen 14% in Milan trading […]
Moving App Updater Secures $215 Million in Vista Equity Backing
Updater Inc., an app and technology developer for residential relocation services, has received $215 million in financing from the credit investment arm of Vista Equity Partners. The funds from Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of the Austin, Texas-based private equity firm, will be used as growth capital, according to a statement provided to Bloomberg News. […]
Apollo Eyes $1.25bn Mexican Soccer Investment
Apollo Global Management is planning to offer Liga MX a roughly $1.25bn investment in exchange for a share of the Mexican soccer league’s international media revenue, according to someone familiar with the plan. The private equity giant is seeking 20% of the profits from the league’s non-Mexican media rights over the next 50 years, according […]
