Pension giant CalPERS has revealed an enormous $7.4bn of new commitments to alternative investment funds. The post CalPERS commits another $7.4bn to alts, picks Advent, Thoma Bravo, Silver Lake among big PE investments first appeared
Private equity giant Advent International has raised the second-largest private equity fund in history by bringing in $25bn for its new flagship investment vehicle, GPE X. The post Advent pulls in $25bn to close second-largest
The $73.8bn-managing Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has picked Silver Lake's latest megafund among a string of new alternative assets commitments. The post Silver Lake bags LACERA commitment for follow up to $20bn Fund
Global buyout major Advent International has surged to a $4bn final close for its second dedicated tech fundraise, soaring past its initial target. The post Advent races past target for second tech fund to reach
Global buyout giant KKR has launched a €10.8bn buyout for Italy's largest phone company Telecom Italia, Reuters reported. Together with the net debt of €22.5bn, the deal would value the company at an enterprise value
Security software major McAfee is going private again just a year after its IPO thanks to a $14bn buyout deal led by a string of PE firms and institutional investors. The post McAfee to go
A string of private equity giants including Blackstone and Carlyle are reportedly circling GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer unit in a deal which could see it valued at up to £40bn. The post Buyout giants eye mammoth $54bn
Advent Life Sciences, a transatlantic venture firm focused on life science companies, has closed a pair of new funds totalling $215m.
Europe's Advent Life Sciences has sealed a sale of KaNDy Therapeutics Ltd to industry giant Bayer in a deal which could see it collect in excess of $975m.
Global private equity giants Advent and Cinven have closed their €17.2bn takeover of Thyssenkrupp's sought-after elevators business, one of the biggest buyout deals to be completed since full force of the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Private equity majors eyeing the lucrative broadcasting rights of Italy's top football league have been forced to wait after its clubs asked for more time to assess the proposals, Reuters has reported.
Advent International's former head of the Benelux is the latest high-profile hire from new private equity house bd-capital.
Cinven has emerged as the latest private equity player interested in taking a slice of Italy's top football league, Serie A, in the wake of a reported CVC investment valuing the business at €10bn fell
A string of private equity giants are reportedly circling Unilever's tea business for a buyout which could see it valued at more than £5bn.
