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Blackstone's Q1 profit beats on robust private equity, credit performance
Blackstone reported a higher-than-expected profit for the first quarter on Thursday (Apr 17), driven by proceeds from asset sales across…
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Tariff-fuelled volatility killing private equity optimism as deal flows squeezed
In just three months, private equity markets’ initial optimism for a busier year has largely dissipated. Instead, the turmoil unleashed on…
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The Vitamin Shoppe Is Being Sold to Private Equity Companies
Two private equity firms, Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners, have entered into a definitive agreement to…
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Marital ‘Equity’ Does Not — and Cannot — Exist
The ‘mental load’ of family life will always fall more heavily on the mother. Fathers have a duty to help them bear up under it. Source link
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Exits to remain tough for South-east Asia private equity despite uptick in 2024
Private equity (PE) enjoyed upticks in deal value and number of exits in 2024, but the exit environment remains tough, a report by…
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Goldman is opening up private equity deals to rich individuals
Goldman Sachs Group is expanding its private equity offering to wealthy individuals across Wall Street and beyond, in the latest sign of…
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European private equity company Inflexion opens Singapore office
Move includes hiring a managing director for investor relations focusing on Asia-Pacific London-based private equity company Inflexion is…
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Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners, Inflexion to make minority investment in Kee Safety
Global investment firm 65 Equity Partners and Inflexion, a London-based private equity firm, announced on Tuesday (Apr 1) their plans to…
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Thames Water picks US private equity firm KKR as preferred buyer
Thames Water has picked US private equity giant KKR as its "preferred partner" to buy the troubled water utility firm. The planned…
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Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners makes Europe foray with Swiss pharma merger
Asset manager 65 Equity Partners is backing Swiss pharmaceutical ingredient maker Healthcare Advanced Synthesis’ (HAS) acquisition of…
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New DBS CEO Tan Su Shan aims for 15% to 17% return on equity
DBS should be able to hit its return on equity (ROE) target of 15 to 17 per cent through its growth strategy in the years ahead, said the…
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Nio to raise HK$4 billion from equity placement to fund R&D
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio on Thursday (Mar 27) announced plans to raise HK$4 billion (S$688 million) through a share…
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FCT’s upsized private placement closes at S$2.09 apiece, equity fundraising totals S$421.3 million
A total of 105.3 million new private placement units are expected to be issued on or around Apr 4 Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s upsized…
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Private equity poised for more deal activity in Asia: Bain
Carve-out deals represent a top investment opportunity, particularly in Japan and Korea, as conglomerates streamline operations and sell…
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Temasek-backed 65 Equity Partners sees global firms as possible source for IPO pipeline
The firm’s Anchor Fund @ 65 mandate complements measures unveiled in MAS equities review group, says management Compared with stock…
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Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in…
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Partners Group’s 2024 private equity secondary market investments surge 113% on year
ONE of the world’s biggest private equity (PE) companies, Swiss-based Partners Group, pumped in US$3.2 billion (S$4.3 billion) into PE…
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Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
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South-east Asia to see more private equity deals this year; healthcare, data centres in the spotlight
Participants expect activity in the region’s PE markets to gather pace after the number of deals last year surged to the highest since at…
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SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’: buyer Pacific Equity Partners
THE proposed divestment by Singapore Post (SingPost) of its Australian logistics business is not affected by SingPost’s recent firing of…
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SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’, says buyer Pacific Equity Partners
THE proposed divestment by Singapore Post (SingPost) of its Australian logistics business is not affected by SingPost’s recent firing of…
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Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds despite US Fed signalling fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they say ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest…
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Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds even as US Fed signals fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they say ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest…