Fisher Investments secures strategic minority investment up to $3bn

Fisher Investments secures strategic minority investment up to $3bn

In a significant move within the financial services sector, Fisher Investments (“FI”) has announced a landmark minority investment by Advent International (“Advent”) and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”). The investment, ranging between $2.5 billion to $3 billion, pegs the valuation of Fisher Investments at a remarkable $12.75 billion. This infusion of […]

Reliance Retail valued at Rs 8.4 lakh crores as ADIA buys 0.6% equity

Reliance Retail valued at Rs 8.4 lakh crores as ADIA buys 0.6% equity

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s wholly-owned subsidiary is set to make a significant investment of ₹4,966.80 crore into Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a prominent subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited. With a valuation setting RRVL’s pre-money equity at an impressive ₹8.381 lakh crore, this places the retail titan among India’s top four equity-valued companies. This fresh […]

Centerbridge Partners, GIC complete $868m INDUS Realty Trust acquisition

Centerbridge Partners, GIC complete $868m INDUS Realty Trust acquisition

Centerbridge Partners and GIC Real Estate have completed the acquisition of INDUS Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on industrial/logistics properties, in a merger deal worth $868 million. The acquisition by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, a global private investment firm specializing in real estate, and GIC, a global institutional investor, was previously […]

Univar Solutions to go private in $8.1bn deal with Apollo Funds

Univar Solutions to go private in $8.1bn deal with Apollo Funds

Univar Solutions, an American specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, has agreed to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (Apollo Funds) in an all-cash deal worth around $8.1 billion. The deal includes a minority investment from one of the fully-owned subsidiaries of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). It will be funded with […]

Business spend management platform Coupa Software to go private in $8bn deal with Thoma Bravo

Business spend management platform Coupa Software to go private in $8bn deal with Thoma Bravo

Thoma Bravo, an American software investment firm, has agreed to acquire Coupa Software, a cloud-based business spend management platform listed on Nasdaq, for an enterprise value of $8bn. Coupa Software platform integrates processes across supply chain, procurement, and finance functions as well as enables enterprises to maximize value and operationalize purpose through their business spend. […]

Cyber security giant McAfee to be acquired by investor group for $14bn

Cyber security giant McAfee to be acquired by investor group for $14bn

Cyber security company McAfee has signed a deal worth over $14 billion to be acquired by an investor consortium led by Advent International and others. The other investors in the buying group are Permira Advisers, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Crosspoint Capital Partners, GIC Private Limited, and a fully-owned subsidiary of the Abu […]