private equity

Report: Private Equity Sits on $3 Trillion as Dealmaking Slows
Report: Private Equity Sits on $3 Trillion as Dealmaking Slows
May 26, 2024  |  Investments

Private equity firms are reportedly holding onto a record 28,000 companies worth $3 trillion-plus. It’s a situation outlined in a report Sunday (May 26) by...

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DocuSign CEO Says Company Aims to Build an ‘Independent Public Company’
DocuSign CEO Says Company Aims to Build an ‘Independent Public Company’
May 22, 2024  |  Business

DocuSign is focused on building itself as an independent public company, according to the electronic signature platform’s CEO. Allan Thygesen made that pronouncement in an interview with CNBC...

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Wall Street Providing Financing Deals Backed by AI Chips
Wall Street Providing Financing Deals Backed by AI Chips
May 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Wall Street investment firms are taking advantage of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry by providing financing deals backed by AI chips. Graphics-processing-unit (GPU) chips...

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Bain Capital Explores $6 Billion Deal for PowerSchool
Bain Capital Explores $6 Billion Deal for PowerSchool
May 08, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firm Bain Capital is reportedly in discussions to purchase education-software provider PowerSchool.  The proposed $6 billion deal — still weeks away from being finalized —...

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Private Equity Firms Considering Buyout of Peloton
Private Equity Firms Considering Buyout of Peloton
May 07, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firms have reportedly been considering a buyout of Peloton. At least one firm has talked with Peloton about going private, and a number...

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Report: Private Equity Pushing Onto Bank’s Low-Risk Loan Turf
Report: Private Equity Pushing Onto Bank’s Low-Risk Loan Turf
May 05, 2024  |  Loans

Private equity companies are reportedly stepping up efforts to compete with banks on low-interest loans. For example, the Financial Times (FT) reported last week, Apollo Global has...

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Epos Now Considers Sale of Minority Stake
Epos Now Considers Sale of Minority Stake
May 01, 2024  |  Point of Sale

British payments group Epos Now is running a private placement process to sell a minority stake in the business and bring on a strategic partner...

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Nuvei Goes Private in $6.3 Billion Sale to Advent International
Nuvei Goes Private in $6.3 Billion Sale to Advent International
April 01, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Canadian payments FinTech Nuvei is set to become a private company. Nuvei announced the $6.3 billion deal with private equity firm Advent International on Monday (April 1), three weeks after reports...

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Macy’s, Nordstrom Eye Private Ownership While Adapting to Retail Market
Macy’s, Nordstrom Eye Private Ownership While Adapting to Retail Market
March 20, 2024  |  Retail

The U.S. retail industry may be on the brink of a significant transformation as department store chains Nordstrom and Macy’s consider a shift toward private-equity...

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