BOSTON (Reuters) – Gary Cohn, the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and investor Clifton S. Robbins have upped the funds raised for their blank-check acquisition company, Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp CRHC_u.N, to $828 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. Cohn Robbins Holdings completed its $720 million initial public offering […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Gary Cohn, the former economic adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump and investor Clifton S. Robbins have upped the funds raised for their blank-check acquisition company, Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp CRHC_u.N, to $828 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. Cohn Robbins Holdings completed its $720 million initial public offering […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French waste and water management group Suez on Thursday reiterated its opposition to Veolia’s offer for Engie’s stake in the company, and said it was looking at alternatives. “The board of directors of Suez affirms its full support to the management team to execute and accelerate the Suez 2030 strategic plan and […]

How Hong Kong’s food culture has adapted to epidemic after epidemic, fending off disease while saving its favorite dishes, and its soul. Credit…Radhiah Anis Supported by By Daisann McLane Ms. McLane is a writer in Hong Kong. HONG KONG — The other day, craving a bowl of fish ball noodle soup, I went to eat […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian pet store chain Petz PETZ3.SA, controlled by U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus, raised on Wednesday 3.03 billion reais ($570.71 million) in an initial public offering, according to a securities filing. The company, controlled by U.S. private equity firm Warburg Pincus, priced its shares at 13.75 reais in the offering. […]

(Reuters) – Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc, owned by U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co (KKR.N), on Wednesday filed for an initial public offering in the United States, making it the latest firm to cash in on the stunning recovery in capital markets from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company intends to list its shares […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A consortium led by insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd (ACGL.O) has made an approximately $500 million offer to acquire reinsurance firm Watford Holdings Ltd (WTRE.O), people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The bid comes more than a year after Watford went public. Since then, its shares have lost about […]

(Reuters) – Chinese data center owner ChinData Group filed for a U.S. initial public offering, joining several other IPOs from Chinese companies despite rising geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington. The news comes about a week after Reuters reported that the Bain Capital-backed firm is preparing for a confidential filing to raise up to $400 […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian distance learning company Vitru Ltd plans an initial public offering on Nasdaq which may raise up to $310 million, according to a securities filing on Tuesday. The company, which was previously known as Uniasselvi, set the price range between $22 and $24 per share. Both Vitru and its shareholders – […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has sold a portion of its stake in third-party remote access software company SecureLink Inc to Cove Hill Partners, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The deal marks the first exit for Vista’s $560 million Endeavor Fund, which was raised in 2017 […]