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KKR raises $19 billion for flagship North America private equity fund

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Buyout firm KKR & Co Inc said on Monday it has raised $19 billion from...

25th April, 2022

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Analysis-Musk tears up buyout playbook with $46.5 billion Twitter financing

By Krystal Hu and Anirban Sen (Reuters) – It is the biggest acquisition financing ever put forward f...

22nd April, 2022

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Exclusive-KKR nears $4 billion deal to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda from Thoma Bravo -sources

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -KKR is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks fr...

12th April, 2022

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Telecom Italia and KKR deadlocked over takeover approach

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -The chances of U.S. fund KKR pushing ahead with a firm bid for Te...

5th April, 2022

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Toshiba’s top shareholder to sell stake if Bain launches tender offer

By Makiko Yamazaki and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s top shareholder said it had agr...

31st March, 2022

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TIM boosted as CVC approach for enterprise service unit confirmed

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM) shares rose on Monday as Italy’s biggest tel...

28th March, 2022

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KKR still interested in TIM buyout, wants to discuss Open Fiber deal

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -KKR remains interested in taking over Telecom Italia (TIM) and al...

24th March, 2022

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How data governance can minimise cybersecurity risks for private equity firms

By Neil Jones, Director of CyberSecurity Evangelism at Egnyte It’s easy to see why private equity fi...

14th March, 2022

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Boots in store for $10-billion sale as bid deadline looms

By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s largest drugstore chain Boots has set a Feb. 24 dea...

24th February, 2022

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Away from bubbles and vanity investments, is Africa now the sensible choice for investors?

By Martin Soderberg, Managing Partner, SPEAR Capital To say that the past couple of years have been...

15th February, 2022

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Investors call for private firms to disclose more environmental data

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Investors managing $2.3 trillion in assets on Wednesday cal...

8th September, 2021

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Goldman lines up $5 billion Petershill private equity asset float

By Lawrence White and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs plans to float the a...

7th September, 2021