Buyout Deals

KKR & Co Inc closes its largest ever European buyout fund at $8 billion

The fund would focus on investments in Western European developed economies, the company said

General Motors' 5,000 salaried workers take buyouts to leave company

GM will take a $1 billion charge in the first quarter, he said. The company had previously projected $1.5 billion in charges related to staff reductions

New York Community Bank to buy failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 bn deal

New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday. The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday. Flagstar is one of New York Community Bank's subsidiaries. The deal will include the purchase of $38.4 billion in Signature Bank's assets, a little more than a third of Signature's total when the bank failed a week ago. The FDIC said $60 billion in Signature Bank's loans will remain in receivership and are expected to be sold off in time. Signature Bank was the second bank to fail in this banking crisis, roughly 48 hours after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Signature, based in New York, was a large commercial lender in the tristate area, but had in recent years gotten into cryptocurrencies as a potential growth business. After Silicon Valley Bank failed, depositors became nervous about Signature Bank's health due to its high amount o

$15 bn buyout of Toshiba Corp leaves global companies on sidelines

The Japanese bidding consortium also wants to avoid triggering Chinese antitrust scrutiny by bringing in foreign investors

Deal activity has spiked in India despite global issues: Goldman Sachs MDs

In a Q&A, Rajat Sood and Som Krishna say their company isn't absolutely return-focused, but is a relative value investor that is looking out for bogh buyouts and minority stakes

NDTV, Sun TV, TV Today: Media-related stocks to see more upside going ahead

Shares of NDTV have rallied four-fold since December 2021, staging one of its biggest rally since 2007-08. On the upside, the stock can surge to Rs 450.

Elon Musk files defence under seal as Twitter trial is set for Oct 17

Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk over a canceled $44 billion buyout of the social-media platform is set for a 5-day trial starting Oct 17 in Delaware

Zilingo's co-founders make surprise buyout offer for startup: Report

The move comes as Zilingo's board is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the future of the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter

Toshiba: Norway sovereign wealth fund backs call to solicit buyout offers

The fund voted against the Japanese industrial conglomerate's plan to break itself up by spinning off its devices business, a voting record showed

A billion-dollar deal seals Blackstone buyout of visa outsourcing firm VFS

Company founded in India in 2001; now among its top 3 markets

Size of average buyout deals grows smaller in 2021: Refinitiv data

Deals have been coming in at the rate of one every three days

Private equity group Inspire Brands to buy Dunkin' in $11.3 billion deal

The deal is one of the largest transactions ever in a restaurant industry that's being upended by the pandemic.

Europe's Just Eat Takeaway to buy Grubhub for $7.3 bn in all-stock deal

The deal would create "a company built around four of the world's largest profit pools in food delivery: the U.S., the UK, the Netherlands and Germany"

PE, VC investments in India grew 28% to $48 billion in 2019, says EY data

Buyouts recorded the largest increase of 56 per cent in terms of value ($16.2 billion in 2019 against $10.4 billion in 2018)

Buyouts and exits: India saw 1,068 buyout deals worth $41 bn since 2008

These are insights from a recent report by data firm Preqin on alternative assets in India