Remove Asset Management Remove Buyout Remove Private Equity Firms
article thumbnail

JPMorgan, BofA In Talks to Finance $13 Billion DocuSign Buyout

Private Equity Insights

are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. KKR & Co.

Buyout 195
article thumbnail

Peloton shares surge as news of PE buyout interest breaks

Private Equity Insights

Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are cons idering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.

Buyout 147
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Texas Private Equity Firm Merit Energy Co Reserves $1bn For Oil & Gas Investments

Private Equity Insights

Dallas-based private equity firm Merit Energy Co has set aside $1bn, including $485m in a just-closed fund, in dry powder through a strategy that targets mature oil-and-gas fields, the Wall Street Journal reports in an exclusive article. Indeed, the company currently has no assets in some of the most popular U.S.

article thumbnail

Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Private Equity Insights

Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in private equity buyouts, providing capital for some of the year’s biggest acquisitions to overcome a tough dealmaking environment. Goldman Sachs Asset Management closed its purchase of Norwegian e-learning platform Kahoot!

Buyout 130
article thumbnail

Harvest Partners closes latest buyout found at $5.3bn

Private Equity Insights

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

Buyout 130
article thumbnail

Buyout group Francisco Partners to acquire Macrobond for almost €700m

Private Equity Insights

US private equity firm Francisco Partners has agreed to buy financial data provider Macrobond for almost €700mn, the latest deal in a sector that has attracted billions of dollars from investors in recent years. The US-based firm beat out competition from other private equity groups and strategic buyers.

Buyout 130
article thumbnail

Subway suitors to fund buyout with $3bn securitisation

Private Equity Insights

A $3bn “whole-business securitisation” is being considered as a funding option by private equity firms vying to acquire sandwich chain Subway, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

Buyout 130