private equity

Private Equity Funds Regroup as Debt Financing Dries Up
Private Equity Funds Regroup as Debt Financing Dries Up
December 22, 2022  |  Investments

Private equity funds are seeking new ways to close deals as debt financing becomes scarce. That’s according to a Thursday (Dec. 22) report from Reuters,...

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EQT Private Equity Completes Go-Private Acquisition of Billtrust 
EQT Private Equity Completes Go-Private Acquisition of Billtrust 
December 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The acquisition of Billtrust by EQT Private Equity has been completed.  With the completion of its acquisition by the global investment organization, the B2B order-to-cash software provider has ceased...

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Apollo Global Shows Interest in Just Eat Takeaway’s Grubhub
Apollo Global Shows Interest in Just Eat Takeaway’s Grubhub
June 12, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Grubhub might be seeing some interest from private equity firms for a possible buy, a report from Bloomberg said Thursday (June 9). One of them...

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SPACs Turn to Alternative Funding as Investor Cash Dries Up
SPACs Turn to Alternative Funding as Investor Cash Dries Up
March 07, 2022  |  SPAC

Dealmakers looking at taking companies public through special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers are having trouble finding investors, and have been making short-term agreements with...

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More Private Equity Managers Turning To NAV Credit Facilities
More Private Equity Managers Turning To NAV Credit Facilities
October 04, 2020  |  Investments

Private equity managers are turning to specialty borrowing facilities to make sure they can survive the coronavirus pandemic, the Financial Times (FT) reports, though this...

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Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
June 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. Plus, the...

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PE Firms Shun Investments In Older Firms Hard Hit By Pandemic
PE Firms Shun Investments In Older Firms Hard Hit By Pandemic
June 28, 2020  |  Investments

Companies owned by private equity firms are not seeing the money for protection that those firms ostensibly have saved up, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

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Blackrock, Pimco Tapped By Fed To Help Invest Relief Funds
Blackrock, Pimco Tapped By Fed To Help Invest Relief Funds
May 10, 2020  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve is turning to money managers BlackRock and Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco) to help it handle bond investments and the purchase of...

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IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
IDnow Lands $40M To Grow Online Identity Verification Service
October 28, 2019  |  Investments

ID verification startup IDnow has received a $40 million growth equity investment from private equity group Corsair Capital, according to reports. Corsair focuses on industries...

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