Plus, the $25bn supermarket fight kicks off and private equity strikes its first two deals for a piece of the US National Football League
Financier entered world of high-stakes buyouts after first making his name as a lawyer and preservationist
Latest TPG-backed funding round values profitable Lithuanian start-up at €5bn
New correspondence between DirecTV and Dish creditors shows the two are stuck at an impasse
Deal could be among year’s largest private equity buyouts as contact-lens maker looks to split from indebted parent
How a $67bn deal went wrong
Plus, TPG leans into the streaming wars and PGIM’s chief executive warns of ‘layered leverage’ risks in private equity
Private equity group’s DirecTV and Dish deals are about creating a budget rival to Netflix and Apple
TPG is nearing a deal to buy German metering company Techem for up to €7bn
Private equity firm leads rescue deal to keep EchoStar afloat
US private equity group’s interest highlights growing demand for second-hand goods from consumers and investors
Company backed by TPG rises 9% on first day to bolster hopes for private equity exits
Accounting firms, consultancies and other professional services take outside cash to fund growth
The sums of capital the sector wields could be critical to financing a sustainable economy, but greater transparency and accountability are needed to ensure this happens
Ziyavudin Magomedov says US buyout group unlawfully sold stake in port business
Plus the courtroom drama behind Apollo’s $500mn loan sale and another Greensill-related legal fight
Partnership needs to find a new leader before it can countenance external approaches
US buyout group had proposed to take stake in consulting arm
Deal with private equity group would allow Big Four firm to revive break-up plan
TPG deal for Angelo Gordon highlights the drivers of concentration of power in the industry
The evaporation of TPG’s $450mn investment shows what can happen when Wall Street collides with an uncontrollable creative industry
Buyout group will pay $970mn in cash but predominantly use stock to complete the acquisition
Maiden earnings after IPO boosted by higher assets under management and fees
Plus, a scandal-hit City law firm preps to go public and an American football billionaire chases far-off fortunes in Florence
Successful listing comes as IPO market grapples with poor performance and volatility
