Private equity

If approved, the vehicle will focus on acquisition targets in the consumer or retail industries, according to the prospectus.

Known primarily from his decades-long MLB career, Alex Rodriguez is joining a roster of wealthy celebrities backing blank-check companies.

The combined company will service $4 trillion in assets and is valued at $1 billion.

The pending nominations send a clear signal that the rule-cutting and lax enforcement the industry has grown accustomed to under President Trump are over.

Estimates for the deal between the analytics platform and private equity firm LLR Partners go as high as $270 million.

The Labor Department has opened the door to using PE as a component of a target date fund held within a DC plan, writes iCapital Network CEO Lawrence Calcano.

Previously, criteria focused on an investor’s wealth. Now, a broader group has access to investments that include private company offerings and certain private equity funds.

The aggregator thinks it’s found a sweet spot sharing revenues with firms it acquires, says CEO Bob Oros.

The alternative asset manager surpassed its previous peak from the fourth quarter of 2017.

Fintechs are facing unique challenges in the pandemic. There might be a resurgence in funding on the horizon, but startups are looking to see what they can do now to weather the storm.