Wyse Technology, which is backed by Garnett & Helfrich, has bought Trellia. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Trellia, of Montreal, provides cloud-based mobile infrastructure management.
European mid-market private equity fund Oakley Capital Private Equity‘s listed vehicle Oakley Capital Investments Limited is to acquire a 51% stake in intergenia AG, a German-based web hosting company providing managed, dedicated and cloud hosting. As part of the transaction the company will be providing 10 million euros ($13.38 million) of senior financing and the […]
Nomura has started talks to sell domestic businesses including its real estate arm, the Financial Times reported, writes Reuters. Nomura is considering the sale of Nomura Real Estate Holdings and its consulting arm, Nomura Research Institute, the newspaper said on Tuesday, and is in preliminary talks with private equity buyers, writes Reuters. (Reuters) – Nomura […]
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Dreamworks Animation, producer the movie “Kung Fu Panda”, is in talks to set up a joint venture studio in Shanghai, Caijing Magazine reported, quoting government sources, writes Reuters. The joint venture, to be established in the first quarter of next year, would be formed by Dreamworks Animation and a consortium of Chinese companies that may […]
Billionaire investor Nicolas Berggruen has teamed up with buyout firm Blackstone in his bid for Kaufhof, the department store chain being sold by Metro, Reuters reports. Sources close to Metro said the group was examining the offer from Berggruen, who owns rival German department store group Karstadt, and Blackstone and was in talks with all […]
It’s that time of the year again—holiday invites show up, belts get too tight and you’re at parties you might not need to be. But, there are some folks who will be coming across at least one invite they just couldn’t turn down. That was the case earlier this year, when Swedish private equity firm […]
(Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings has approached big private equity firms about the possible sale of domestic businesses including its real estate arm as the bank seeks to shore up its capital buffers, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The bank is considering selling Nomura Real Estate and Nomura Research Institute, its consulting, information technology and research arm, the FT reported, citing several people familiar with the preliminary talks with parties including KKR and TPG. "They are talking to everyone about everything not directly related to the securities business," the Japan head of one big private equity firm that has taken part in the talks said but there was no formal auction process, the FT reported. Buyout firms which have looked at Nomura Real Estate say Nomura may have difficulty ...
The law firm O’Melveny & Myers announced today that it’s representing Global Education & Technology Group Limited, a publicly traded company specializing in China-focused test prep services, in its proposed, $294 million sale to the global media company Pearson. The deal is expected to close by year end. PRESS RELEASE: O’Melveny & Myers LLP represents Global […]
Harris Williams, an investment bank focused on middle-market transactions, announced today that it advised Niagara LaSalle Corp. on its pending sale to Optima Specialty Steel. Niagara, which makes cold finished steel bars, is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. Optima Specialty Steel is a subsidiary of Optima Acquisitions, a U.S.-based investment […]