Scepter Partners is proposing to to acquire 100 per cent of Santos Limited, an independent oil and gas company in Australia, at AUD6.88 (USD4.97) per share in cash. If implemented, the offer, which values Santos at AUD7.1 billion (USD5.1bn), would provide shareholders with a 26 per cent premium over the
The Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP), an indicator of future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements, forecasts modest growth for the volume of global M&A deals announced through the first quarter of 2016. M&A volumes are predicted to increase by about seven per cent through the first quarter of 2016 compared
The last quarter’s private equity fundraising is analysed in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q3 2015. With the third quarter of the year typically slow for fundraising, it is surprising to see Q3 2015 as the best quarter in 2015 so far in terms of aggregate
Global early-stage mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Q3 2015 increased by just 5.6 per cent compared with the same period last year, the slowest rate of growth for almost three years. That’s according to the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor (DFP) report which forecasts the volume of future M&A
Rheonix, one of the largest holdings in venture capital firm Rand Capital Corporation, has completed a USD28.6 million Series B equity raise. Rand co-led the offering with Cayuga Venture Fund, which is based in Ithaca, New York. Cayuga Venture Fund focuses its investments in start-up technology companies, many with a connection
Funds affiliated with US private equity firm Hellman & Friedman have completed the acquisition of Bain Capital’s interest in Securitas Direct Verisure Group making H&F the majority shareholder in the business. 
Securitas Direct Verisure Group is a European provider of professionally monitored home alarm systems with 24/7 response services offered
Preqin’s Q3 private debt report reveals that direct lending funds in market continue to be the largest part of the private debt market, accounting for USD9 billion of the USD19.3 billion raised by private debt funds closed in the quarter. Half of the 10 largest funds closed in Q3 were
Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Ocean Media Holdings Limited, a provider of UK based events, specialist publications and online solutions addressing three sectors – Social Housing, Bridal and Weddings. Each of Ocean Media’s Business lines has been established for more than 30 years
This recent factsheet from Preqin takes a detailed look at the hedge fund industry in San Francisco, including the strategy and structure preferences of investors, the number of hedge fund launches each year, fund terms and conditions, the largest hedge fund managers and performance. View the full factsheet here.
SWEN Capital Partners has closed its second Infrastructure fund at EUR307.5 million, well above its initial target of EUR200 million, and the EUR120 million collected in 2010 for its first fund. The fund of funds will invest primarily in core infrastructure assets, but also in renewable energy and greenfield projects,
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