Carlyle Group, along with other investors, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in metals trader Traxys Group, sister news service Reuters reported, in the latest move by the U.S. private equity firm to boost its presence in commodities as big banks scale back.
2 min read · 14 March 2014
Castlight Health Inc's initial public offering was priced at $16 per Class B share, slightly above the company's expected range, an underwriter told Reuters.
1 min read · 14 March 2014
Africa-focused investor Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) is buying 33 percent of Atlas Bottling Corp, an Algerian firm which bottles PepsiCo Inc's drinks, it said on Friday.
1 min read · 14 March 2014
Marc Lasry's $12.6 billion Avenue Capital Group has taken the unusual step of funding a deal in the public markets before it has even figured out what it wants to buy.
4 min read · 14 March 2014
European buyout firm Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP is nearing a deal to acquire education software provider Skillsoft Ltd for more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
2 min read · 14 March 2014
Online ticketing service Eventbrite said it had raised $60 million in financing from Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price, Reuters reported, damping expectations that Eventbrite might hold an initial public offering this year.
1 min read · 13 March 2014
The Singer sewing machine company, largely credited with helping develop the U.S. fashion industry by allowing clothes to be made more cheaply and efficiently, is exploring a sale that could fetch more than $500 million, three people familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.
1 min read · 13 March 2014
Vocus Inc, a provider of cloud marketing software, is looking to sell itself and has attracted interest from industry rivals and private equity firms, sources told Reuters.
1 min read · 13 March 2014
Private equity firm BC Partners has picked banks to lead a stock market listing of Swedish cable operator Com Hem which could value the firm at more than 20 billion crowns ($3.1 billion), sources told Reuters.
1 min read · 13 March 2014
United Spirits' Whyte & Mackay whisky unit has attracted interest from several drinks makers and private equity firms and is expected to fetch about 350 million pounds ($582 million), sources told Reuters.
2 min read · 13 March 2014
