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Apr 09, 2020
Europe-focused Investcorp Technology Partners has agreed a $180m buyout of German cybersecurity business Avira.
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Apr 08, 2020
Global investor EQT is set to acquire hygiene solution developer Schülke & Mayr, just days after pulling out of another acquisition due to coronavirus complications.
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Apr 08, 2020
Silverfern Group, a middle market private equity firm, has held the first close of its third global opportunities fund, which will focus on "opportunistic investments" post-coronavirus pandemic.
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Apr 08, 2020
StepStone Group has held the final close of its fourth secondary private equity fund, securing a capital pool of $2.1bn.
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Apr 08, 2020
European infrastructure investment specialist Golding Capital Partners has raised €710m for its biggest fund of funds to date - and is already planning its next fund launches for the summer.
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Apr 08, 2020
Private equity major EQT has scrapped its planned $1.46bn buyout of New Zealand retirement village business Metlifecare due to the impact of the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Apr 08, 2020
The European Commission is launching a venture capital and private equity funding push which it hopes will trigger up to €1.2bn of investment in promising companies.
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Apr 08, 2020
Safety measures introduced by the US to combat the coronavirus pandemic could slice almost a quarter from the USA's $21tn GDP, Blackstone chief executive Steve Schwarzman has warned.
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Apr 08, 2020
KKR has reportedly launched a $50m global relief fund to help medical staff, vulnerable people and KKR portfolio employees affected by coronavirus.
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Apr 08, 2020
The coronavirus crisis could lead to a swathe of carve-out deals as under-pressure companies look to restructure - but buyers should be wary of costly overruns in the process, new research suggests.
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Apr 08, 2020
Springrowth has hit a €417m final close for an Italian debt fund - and immediately announced another plans for a new fundraise aimed at helping companies recover from the impact of the coronavirus.
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Apr 08, 2020
Deerfield Management Company has hit an $840m final close for its second Healthcare Innovations fund, which will target investments in cutting-edge drug development, medical devices and healthcare tech.
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Apr 08, 2020
Activant Capital has beaten its $250m goal for its third fundraise in what appears to be a final close for the fund.
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Apr 07, 2020
Airbnb has picked up a $1bn equity and debt investment from private equity house Silver Lake and multi-asset investor Sixth Street Partners as it fights to overcome a massive slump in short-term home renting due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Apr 07, 2020
Deal activity in the Asia-Pacific region has rebounded following weeks of decline at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Apr 07, 2020
HIG Capital has agreed to sell workplace audio-visual collaboration service provider AVI-SPL to Marlin Equity Partners.
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Apr 07, 2020
A new private equity house from former HIG managing director Fraser Preston has raced to a $450m hard cap final close for its debut fund in just a couple of months.
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Apr 07, 2020
YFM Equity Partners has hit an £80m final close for its sophomore buyout fund thanks to a wave of new high net worth and entrepreneurial investors.
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Apr 07, 2020
Litigation and legal finance-focused private equity specialist Delta Capital Partners has brought in Gabriel Olearnik as a managing director to lead its European operations.
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Apr 07, 2020
Swiss Patrimonium Asset Management has hit a €100m first close for its latest private equity fund, putting it halfway to its goal.
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Apr 07, 2020
The Riverside Company has invested in mobility and homecare product business Independent Living Specialists amid a "critical need" for home health aids due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Apr 07, 2020
Data privacy platform Privitar has picked up an $80m Series C round led by global private equity house Warburg Pincus.
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Apr 06, 2020
FinTech venture capital investor Core Innovation Capital is withing sight of its fundraising goal for its third flagship vehicle after hauling in more than $80m.
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Apr 06, 2020
Elysian Capital has scored a 4.5x return on investment by selling Wellbeing Software to Australian trade buyer The Citadel Group for £103m.
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Apr 06, 2020
US venture capital firms are betting big on the potential of AI investments - and have secured a pretty significant domination of the sector, new research shows.
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Apr 06, 2020
Singapore private equity house Ikhlas Capital is reportedly reassessing its planned $500m goal for its debut fundraise due to the worsening coronavirus crisis across the globe.
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Apr 06, 2020
Tech-focused private equity major Silver Lake is planning to brave the current coronavirus-affected fundraising market by attempting to raise at least $16bn for a new flagship buyout fund, it has emerged.
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Apr 06, 2020
UK-based Palatine Private Equity has backed Acora, a managed IT services provider, as it looks to expand its service capabilities through a buy-and-build strategy.
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Apr 06, 2020
Less than two years after closing its tenth flagship fund on $6.3bn, Insight Partners has hit a huge $9.3bn final close for its latest flagship software investment fund.
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Apr 06, 2020
Less than two years after closing its tenth flagship fund on $6.3bn, Insight Partners has hit a huge $9.5bn final close for its latest flagship software investment fund.
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Apr 06, 2020
Biopharma development investor VenBio Partners has soared past its target for its third life sciences fundraise to close the vehicle on about $394m.
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Apr 03, 2020
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has sold a majority stake in Pathway Vet Alliance to TSG Consumer Partners.
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Apr 03, 2020
The Public Sector Pension Investment Board has made a strategic investment in SitusAMC, which provides advisory, strategic outsourcing, talent and tech solutions to the commercial and residential real estate finance industry.
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Apr 03, 2020
UK private equity trade body the BVCA has named Silverfleet Capital's Neil MacDougall as its chairman for the next financial year as its members aim to adjust to the "unprecedented challenge" of coronavirus.
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Apr 03, 2020
Private equity firms are reportedly in talks with embattled restaurant and video game arcade chain Dave & Buster's in the wake of the business shuttering its outlets amid the coronavirus crisis.
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Apr 03, 2020
Private equity-backed Neiman Marcus Group has reportedly stepped up preparation for bankruptcy as the US luxury retail chain continues to reel from debts racked up through its $6bn leveraged buyout.
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Apr 03, 2020
A stellar fundraise from Rubicon Technology Partners has seen it smash its target for its third software-focused fund by pulling in more than $1.2bn for the vehicle.
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Apr 03, 2020
KKR has agreed to invest up to $500m in Kilter Finance, which specialises in financing life, annuity and health insurers.
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Apr 03, 2020
CVC Capital Partners has hit the $4.5bn hard cap for the final close of its fifth private equity fund targeting the Asia-Pacific region. The buyout major breezed past its $4bn target for CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific V, and easily outdid the $3.5bn it gathered for Asia Pacific Fund IV in 2014. CVC said the increased […]
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Apr 02, 2020
Japanese cosmetics brand ETVOS has picked up a "significant" investment from the Asia fund of consumer-focused private equity house L Catterton.
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Apr 02, 2020
Ancala Partners has picked up a majority stake in UK care home business Holmleigh through its recently-closed €735m second European infrastructure fund.
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Apr 02, 2020
Metalmark Capital and Silverhawk Capital Partners have agreed a $2bn sale of bulk salt and de-icing product business Kissner Group to Stone Canyon Industries.
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Apr 02, 2020
HGGC has followed the recent launch of its $2.25bn Fund IV raise by promoting Dan Stanko to partner and bringing in Chris Heim as executive director.
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Apr 02, 2020
Beijing-based private equity house Gaocheng Capital has reached a $300m-plus final close for its debut fundraise.
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Apr 02, 2020
Energy Spectrum Capital continues to draw in commitments for its eighth flagship fundraise, with more than $968m having now been registered for the vehicle.
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Apr 02, 2020
US and Australia-based Seidler Equity Partners has hauled in $800m for its seventh flagship private equity fund to reach a hard cap close for the vehicle.
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Apr 01, 2020
Limited partners from around the world are changing the way they invest and conduct business to safeguard long-term returns for their clients, a private markets expert has said.
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Apr 01, 2020
KKR is reportedly suspending its planned sale of Singapore bulk container provider Goodpack amid coronavirus disruption after bids fell short of its $2bn-plus expectations.
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Apr 01, 2020
Baird Capital has celebrated 20 years of investing in venture capital by hauling in $215m for the final close of its fifth VC fund targeting the US, its biggest to date.
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Apr 01, 2020
KKR has brought in Bank of America Merrill Lynch veteran Hidekazu Harada as a managing director on its Tokyo-based private equity team.
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Apr 01, 2020
Healthcare-focused Ampersand Capital Partners has raced to a $690m final close for its tenth flagship private equity fund in just three months.
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Apr 01, 2020
General Catalyst has raised $2.3bn across a trio of new funds targeting tech startups.
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Apr 01, 2020
Ardian has reportedly hauled in about $18bn for its latest mammoth secondaries private equity fund in one of the biggest capital raises since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Apr 01, 2020
Dealmaking activity across the globe is falling through the floor as the coronavirus outbreak puts the brakes on everything from private equity and venture capital to partnership deals and wider M&A.
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Mar 31, 2020
BGH Capital and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have scrapped their agreed deal for New Zealand dental chain Abano due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 31, 2020
A hospital owned by private equity house Cerberus Capital has received financial aid from the Pennsylvania to prevent it shutting down amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 31, 2020
L Squared Capital, the California growth investor launched by a pair of Chicago Growth Partners execs, has raised its biggest fund to date as it chases down up to $500m of new capital.
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Mar 31, 2020
Balance Point Capital Partners has declared itself open for business despite the coronavirus crisis through the announcement of its latest private equity fund close.
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Mar 31, 2020
An increased need for remote monitoring and home care of patients due to the coronavirus outbreak is among focus areas for Gilde Healthcare following the $450m final close of its latest investment fund.
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Mar 31, 2020
Investment major Ardian has named former 3i partner Daniel Graf von der Schulenburg as managing director and head of its German infrastructure operation.
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Mar 31, 2020
Gemspring Capital has scored a huge fund size increase through the $750m final close of its sophomore investment vehicle.
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Mar 31, 2020
Private equity placement agent 5Capital is turning its attention to fundraising in the healthcare and pharma sectors as it looks to navigate the changing market environment caused by the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 31, 2020
European private equity investor Synova Capital has a new partner after the firm promoted tech sector team member Zachary Tsai.
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Mar 30, 2020
Nordic private equity investor CapMan has made the debut deal from its CapMan Buyout XI fund by backing industrial software solutions provider PDSVISION.
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Mar 30, 2020
Tenex Capital is back in the fundraising market with its third flagship raise, four years after closing its sophomore fund on its $814m hard cap.
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Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus has put and end to the $8.5bn battle for US regional TV station operator Tegna after private equity giant Apollo and trade player Gray Television both pulled out of bidding.
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Mar 30, 2020
Greyrock Capital is back in the fundraising market eyeing its biggest-ever investment vehicle, AltAssets can reveal.
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Mar 30, 2020
Alternative investment fintech platform iCapital Network has attracted some of the world's investment titans to close a $146m capital raise.
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Mar 30, 2020
Nordic private equity house Segulah has made the tenth investment from its SEK2.4bn fifth fund by picking up a majority stake in Swedish rail infrastructure business NVBS Rail.
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Mar 30, 2020
Serial entrepreneur and veteran CEO Glenn Elliott has been hired by UK private equity house Tenzing to support the growth of its portfolio companies.
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Mar 30, 2020
Singapore-based Vickers Venture Partners has pulled in more than $200m towards its $500m-targeting sixth flagship fundraise.
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Mar 27, 2020
TorQuest Partners has pulled past its Fund V target to reach a $1.375bn hard cap final close, a big jump on its predecessor fund closed four years ago.
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Mar 27, 2020
UK-based fund manager iCON Infrastructure has raised $1.9bn for the first and final close of its fifth flagship fund.
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Mar 27, 2020
Energy-focused private equity firm First Reserve has raised $465m for its latest flagship investment vehicle, First Reserve Fund XIV.
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Mar 27, 2020
Marlin Equity Partners has completed a growth equity investment in workforce management software provider SmartLinx Solutions.
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Mar 27, 2020
The world-famous Cirque du Soleil could be a big casualty of the coronavirus after it was revealed the private equity-backed business is considering filing for bankruptcy.
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Mar 27, 2020
Riverwood Capital has passed $1.15bn for its third flagship private equity fundraise, putting it within a whisker of the total raised for its predecessor vehicle.
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Mar 27, 2020
GRO Capital has become a majority investor in virtual waiting room software and services business Queue-it.
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Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus disruption and the looming US presidential election are on Option 3 Ventures' radar amid the cybersecurity-focused venture capital firm closing a new fund.
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Mar 27, 2020
Venture capital house Mayfield has raised $750m of new capital across a pair of fund closes to bring its assets under management to more than $2.5bn.
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Mar 26, 2020
Dallas-based private equity firm Tailwater Capital has raised $1.1bn for the final close of its fourth flagship fundraise.
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Mar 26, 2020
True Wind Capital Management, a buyout house established by founders and former heads of KKR's global technology group have registered their intentions to raise their sophomore fund.
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Mar 26, 2020
Socially conscious venture firm DBL Partners has returned to the fundraising market with the aim of pulling in $450m of commitments for its fourth fund.
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Mar 26, 2020
Quad-C Management's healthcare financial valuation and advisory services business VMG Health is being sold to fellow buyout house Northlane Capital Partners.
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Mar 26, 2020
Central Europe-focused private equity firm ARX Equity Partners has bagged a 3.6x return for the sale of its Slovenian healthcare services provider Diagnosticni Center Bled.
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Mar 26, 2020
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has bought into employee stock ownership plan and 401(k) plan administration tech business Blue Ridge ESOP Associates.
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Mar 26, 2020
Leeds Equity Partners went eight years between the close of its last two private equity funds - but is already back with a new raise to follow its Fund VI close from 2018.
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Mar 26, 2020
The $3bn-managing investment house Evanston Capital Management has bought out the minority stake in itself owned by TA Associates for a decade.
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Mar 26, 2020
Latin American private equity specialist IG4 Capital has reportedly hit a $231.5m final close for its latest investment fund.
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Mar 26, 2020
TA Associates has completed a strategic growth investment to join Basil Technology Partners as an investor in digital software product engineering company Accion Labs.
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Mar 25, 2020
Private equity giant Carlyle has raised $2.3bn for the final close of its fourth Japan-focused buyout fund, Carlyle Japan Partners IV.
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Mar 25, 2020
Churchill Asset Management has smashed the target of its second middle market senior loan fund after raising $2bn for its final close.
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Mar 25, 2020
US buyout house JF Lehman & Company has raised more than $1bn for its latest flagship fund, JFL Equity Investors V.
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Mar 25, 2020
The University of Michigan has revealed more than $171m of commitments to private equity and venture capital funds.
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Mar 25, 2020
PGGM's chief of investment management Eloy Lindeijer will resign from his position later this year, after serving in his position for nine years.
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Mar 25, 2020
Mining-focused private equity house Appian Capital Advisor has started offering debt deals to businesses in the sector imperiled by the snowballing coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 25, 2020
A string of private equity backers have helped data centre provider Tierpoint to a $320m equity funding amid the company hailing its "unique position to help its customers during the coronavirus crisis.
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Mar 25, 2020
Lower mid-market private equity house The Riverside Company has backed drug industry learning and compliance services provider Red Nucleus Enterprises.
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Mar 24, 2020
Private equity-backed Neiman Marcus Group has reportedly entered talks with lenders to file for bankruptcy, as the luxury retailer reels from debts racked up through its leveraged buyout.
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Mar 24, 2020
One of the founding fathers of the Spanish private equity industry has died after contracting the coronavirus.
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