CVC Capital Partners Plans Amsterdam Listing, FT Reports
CVC Capital Partners, one of the oldest and most storied names in European private equity, has told investors it’s aiming to list on Euronext in Amsterdam, according to a report in the Financial Times. The firm is separately targeting 25 billion euros ($28 billion) for its next flagship fund, according to the report. CVC declined […]
KKR Eyes Raising $5 Billion to Invest in Mid-Size Companies
KKR & Co. plans to launch its first-ever fund to invest in mid-size companies and may raise as much as $5 billion for the effort. KKR and its publicly-listed peers are expanding into new strategies as they seek to increase assets under management and bolster fee revenue. The firm has indicated that it will fundraise […]
SC Capital launches $2bn data center platform
Singapore-headquartered private equity real estate firm SC Capital Partners is looking to build a $2 billion data center platform as part of its plan to grow its investment business. PERE can reveal that the firm aims to raise $1 billion of equity in the next three to four years for the platform, SC Zeus Data […]
CVC and Towerbrook in battle for £600m ($790.81m) Premium Credit deal
Two major buyout firms are vying to buy Premium Credit, which enables consumers to spread the cost of insurance premiums and school fees, Sky News understands. The specialist finance provider Premium Credit is at the centre of a private equity bidding war led by the firm which owns a stake in the Six Nations Rugby […]
Thoma Bravo invests in Circle Cardiovascular Imaging
Circle Cardiovascular Imaging (Circle CVI), a specialist in cardiovascular imaging solutions, has secured a strategic growth investment from software investment firm Thoma Bravo. Thoma Bravo’s involvement is expected to drive future investment in product innovation, extend Circle CVI’s market leadership position and fuel future growth. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close […]
Private equity firm Sycamore weighs bid for fashion chain Ted Baker
Sycamore was considering making a formal approach, the report said, adding that the equity firm has hired investment bank Numis to advise on the potential offer. This comes after a Wall Street Journal report earlier this week said that Sycamore and Canada’s Hudson’s Bay plan to bid in high $60s a share for Kohl’s Corp […]
‘PE/VC record investments of $5.8 bn on the back of large startup deals’
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms had invested in 117 deals worth $5.8 billion, a 33% year-on-year (YoY) jump from February 2021, which recorded 88 deals worth $3 billion, according to a report by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) and consultancy firm EY. In February 2022, ten exits totaling $1.4 […]
Brookfield to invest $263 mn for a minority stake in Jindal Poly Films
Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Management Inc, on Thursday said it has signed an agreement to pick up a minority stake in the packaging films business from Jindal Poly Films Limited (JPFL) for Rs 2,000 crore (around $263 million). This is among the largest private equity deals in India’s packaging sector, which has seen significant […]
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Announces Operation of One of California’s Largest Integrated Solar and Energy Storage Projects
Goldman Sachs Renewable Power, an affiliate of Goldman Sachs Asset Management that owns more than 850 solar and storage projects across the United States (GSRP), today announced that its Slate solar and energy storage project is now in operation and serving five California-based organizations. The 390 MW solar plus 561 MWh storage project was originally […]
Veracode secures significant growth investment from TA Associates at USD2.5bn valuation
TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm, is to make a significant growth investment in Veracode, a global provider of application security solutions. Veracode’s current majority investor, softwares investment firm Thoma Bravo, will retain a minority position in the business. The transaction, which values Veracode at USD2.5 billion, is expected to be completed […]
