BWAY Corp, one of the largest makers of rigid metal and plastic containers in North America, is considering a sale that could fetch around $2 billion, less than two years after it changed private equity ownership, sources told Reuters.
2 min read · 14 May 2014
Private equity firm TPG Capital LP is exploring an initial public offering of American Tire Distributors Inc that could value the company, one of the largest U.S. tire distributors, at more than $2.5 billion, source told Reuters.
2 min read · 14 May 2014
Yahoo Inc has bought Blink, a mobile messaging startup whose app lets users send messages that will self-destruct at a time set by the sender, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 14 May 2014
British private equity group 3i completed 669 million pounds ($1.13 billion) in divestments in its full year to March 31, writes Reuters. Cash investments totaled 337 million pounds compared to 149 million pounds the previous year.
1 min read · 14 May 2014
Jack Ma, the founder and executive chair of Alibaba Group Holding, said investors and entrepreneurs can fall out like domestic couples squabbling over their children in a blog post published late on Monday as the Chinese e-commerce juggernaut prepares for its blockbuster initial public offering, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 13 May 2014
Buyout firm TPG Capital LP is exploring a sale of RentPath Inc in a deal that could value the property listings company, known for its Apartment Guide and Rent.com websites, at more than $1.5 billion, sources told Reuters.
2 min read · 13 May 2014
UK dental chain Integrated Dental Holdings will either be put up for sale or floated on the stock market by private equity firm Carlyle Group, writes Reuters. The chain comprises some 570 dental clinics in Britain.
1 min read · 13 May 2014
Ireland's "bad bank" sold a portfolio of loans with a par value of 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe IV, it said on Monday.
1 min read · 12 May 2014
Georgia's TBC Bank plans to list in London by the end of June, in a sale that will test investor demand for assets from that region given the troubles in nearby Ukraine, Reuters reported.
2 min read · 12 May 2014
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said Adena Friedman, currently the chief financial officer of private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, will rejoin the company as president of global corporate and information technology solutions, reporting to Chief Executive Robert Greifeld, sister news service Reuters reported.
1 min read · 12 May 2014
