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Its strategy of empowering entrepreneurs is paying off as the firm's portfolio companies have brought in more than $2.5 billion in revenue since 2004......»»

Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners is preparing to seek at least $16 billion from investors for its sixth flagship buyout fund, braving the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak, according to people familiar with the matter......»»

U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc is in exclusive talks to take SOHO China Ltd private in a $4 billion deal, said two sources, in one of its biggest bets yet on the Chinese market......»»

Britain has approved the purchase of British defense company Cobham by U.S. investor Advent International for $5 billion after the private equity group made commitments to address national security concerns......»»

Britain has approved Advent International's $5 billion purchase of defense company Cobham after the U.S. private equity group made commitments to address national security concerns......»»

Executives from KKR & Co. Inc. have raised more than $1 billion in 2019 for their “impact fund“ as the alternative investment firm has made respect for human rights one of the tenets of its private-equity business......»»

Global private equity group KKR & Co Inc is targeting a record $15 billion for a new Asia-focused buyout fund, three sources with knowledge of the plan told Reuters......»»

Austrian sensor specialist AMS made a 4.3 billion euro($4.8 billion) counter-offer for larger German lighting group Osram on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a bidding war with private equity duo Bain Capital and Carlyle ......»»

WPP is in exclusive talks to sell a majority stake in its data analytics unit Kantar to private equity firm Bain Capital, it said on Monday, in a $4 billion deal aimed at steering the world's biggest advertising company back to growth......»»

U.S. private equity firm Advent International Corp is preparing to launch a $2.2 billion fund to invest in Latin American companies, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters......»»

Apollo Global Management LLC has agreed to acquire Smart & Final Stores Inc for about $1.1 billion, including debt, the second time the private equity firm would own the U.S. food retailer, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday......»»

Blackstone Group LP, the world largest alternative asset manager, has raised over $22 billion for its latest buyout fund, setting it on course to be the private equity industry's biggest ever, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday......»»

Telecommunications equipment and software vendor Avaya Holdings Corp is considering a leveraged buyout offer from a private equity firm that values it at more than $5 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday......»»

French healthcare group Sanofi is in exclusive talks to sell its Zentiva European generics drugs arm to private equity firm Advent International for 1.9 billion euros ($2.4 billion). Sonia Legg reports......»»

Verint has offered to pay NSO’s controlling shareholder, San Francisco-based private-equity firm Francisco Partners, with its own stock and assumed debt, the person said......»»

The closing of the $4.1 billion acquisition of Kindred Healthcare Inc. means that shareholders now can redeem their stake in the company for cash. Kindred and its acquirers — Louisville-based Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and private-equity firms S.....»»

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is in talks to acquire Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc, the largest U.S. insurance claims service provider, for more than $6 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday......»»

U-C Coatings has made its first acquisition since itself changing hands in a private equity transaction this January. The Buffalo-based maker of wood protection products and end paints was privately owned until 2013, when it was purchased by Sidereal .....»»

Private equity firms Cinven and Advent have teamed up to bid in an auction that could value Nestle's skin health business at about 7 billion Swiss francs ($7 billion), three sources familiar with the matter said......»»