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Payments processing start-up Stripe has secured new funding of $6.5 billion in one of the largest private stock sales in US history, but at about half of its valuation from two years ago, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US private equity firm Providence Equity Partners is acquire UK exhibitions and events group Hyve in a deal that values the business at £481 million, according to reports. Providence has agreed to pay 108 per share after Hyve reportedly rejected offers of 101p and 105p from another unnamed bidder.
Hyve’s shares traded at as much as 610p just over a year ago, before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Hyve’s decision to dispose of its Russian business triggered an 85% drop in value.
The company’s stock was trading at 77p before it announced the two rejected offers.
Alternative investment firm PAG is interested in acquiring Hong Kong telecommunications group HKBN setting up a potential $1 billion-plus bidding war with rival private equity firm I Squared Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Unnamed Bloomberg sources say that PAG is currently carrying out preliminary work on a potential bid including examining sources of financing and the possibility of teaming with the broadband provider’s current senior management team.
Deliberations are reportedly ongoing and the buyout firm could decide against making an offer, the sources said.
Earlier this month, HKBN confirmed a Bloomberg News report that I Squared had made
Private equity investors (PEI) are leading the early adoption of environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts in M&A, according to a new Deloitte poll. Based on the data, PEIs are ahead of their corporate M&A counterparts when it comes to the use of ESG clauses in deal contracts and routine ESG due diligence.
While many respondents evaluate ESG during pre-deal due diligence (PEI – 49.6%; corporate – 43.2%), PEI respondents are nearly three times as likely to approach ESG due diligence “consistently and formally” (26.8%) compared to corporate M&A professionals (9.3%). The survey also reveals that ESG evaluations could become
AnaCap Financial Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in across software, technology and services in the financial services sector, is to sell of Oona Health, a Danish private health services and insurance provider, to Topdanmark.
SWEN Capital Partners, a €7.7 billion private investment firm focused on responsible investment in unlisted assets in Europe, has closed its Blue Ocean fund with €170 million in capital commitments, exceeding its stated target of €120 million.
The fund was originally launched in September 2021 in scientific partnership with Ifremer to finance 20 to 25 innovative (primarily start up) companies across sustainable aquaculture, ocean data, plant and cell-based seafood, alternatives to single-use plastic, renewable marine energies and decarbonization of maritime transport.
Institutional investors from Europe and the US, ranging from pension funds to insurance companies, banks, sovereign funds and family
As competition for investor funds continues to sharpen, private equity firms need to focus on their messaging and communication to stay close to their clients. Stephen Fishleigh, Managing Director, London at BackBay Communications outlines the primary considerations for managers to maintain their competitive edge…
Start-ups and founders have learned an important lesson in counterparty risk following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday. As they withdraw their deposits this week and open new accounts with more traditional banks, the prospect of a new lending entity emerging to fill the gap left by SVB is also taking shape.
Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on services businesses, has made a majority investment in Supreme Optimization, a digital marketing agency catering exclusively to companies operating in the life sciences sector.
Private equity majors Apollo Global Management Inc, Blackstone Inc, and KKR & Co Inc, have all expressed an interest in acquiring a book of loans held by failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), according to a report by Bloomberg.
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