Private Equity
National Veterinary Associates, one of the leading private owners of veterinary hospitals in the United States, is exploring a potential sale that could value the company at close to $700 million, according to people familiar with the matter, sister news service Reuters reported.
1 min read · 24 February 2014
So far in 2014, buyout and mezzanine firms in the United States have collectively secured about $21.26 billion in commitments.
1 min read · 18 February 2014
The U.S. Justice Department accused United States Investigations Services (USIS), the largest private provider of security checks for the government, of bilking millions of dollars through improper background verifications, sister news service Reuters reported.
3 min read · 24 January 2014
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co said on Tuesday it had raised a $1.5 billion real estate fund, its first dedicated investment pool for the asset class, which is rebounding in the United States amid a modest economic recovery, according to sister news service Reuters.
3 min read · 26 December 2013
British financier Guy Hands is engaging in “legal tourism” by pursuing a U.S. lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc bankers of defrauding him into overpaying for music company EMI Group Ltd, and his case should be dismissed because it does not belong in the United States, the bank said, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 09 December 2013
National Vision Inc is exploring a sale that could value the fourth largest retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses in the United States at around $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said this week, sister news service Reuters
2 min read · 30 October 2013
Private equity firm Wind Point Partners is exploring a sale of Hearthside Food Solutions LLC, the largest food contract manufacturer and largest privately-held bakery in the United States, three people familiar with the matter said, sister news service Reuters reported.
2 min read · 25 October 2013
Private equity firm Ardian, which was recently spun off from French insurer AXA, has completed fundraising for a new 2.4 billion euro ($3.26 billion) buyout fund with fresh money from the United States and Asia, sister news service Reuters reported.
1 min read · 03 October 2013
Buyout and mezzanine funds based in the United States have raised $100.5 billion in capital commitments from institutional investor year-to-date in 2013. Overall fundraising remains behind last year’s pace, when buyout funds managed to collect $120.2 billion in commitments.
1 min read · 16 September 2013
Bi-Lo Holdings, the ninth-largest traditional supermarket chain in the United States, is planning an initial public offering later this year and has tapped banks to lead the deal, two sources familiar with the matter told sister news service Reuters.
2 min read · 21 August 2013
