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Blackstone Becomes First $1tr Private Equity Manager

Private Equity Insights

Passing that milestone puts the firm in the same league as mutual fund behemoths and banking giants. Private equity firms have sought to join a special club: managing $1 trillion in assets, a milestone that would put them in the same league as mutual fund behemoths like BlackRock and Fidelity and banking giants like JPMorgan Chase.

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K-Fashion Platform Company Secures $130m in Series C Funding Led by KKR

Private Equity Insights

In the past 22 years, the company has evolved to feature local and global designer brands — more than 14,000 in total. That initiative focuses on the growth of innovative companies that specialize in software, consumer technology and FinTech in Asia Pacific. Executives there did not respond to a media request Wednesday.

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KKR to buy chemical maker Chase in $1.3bn deal

Private Equity Insights

Read more K-Fashion Platform Company Secures $130m in Series C Funding Led by KKR The Seoul-based online fashion platform Musinsa has raised $130 million in a series C funding. read more The post KKR to buy chemical maker Chase in $1.3bn deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Bain Capital raises SoftwareOne takeover offer to $3.7bn, Bloomberg reports

Private Equity Insights

The private equity firm has tabled a new proposal of around 20 francs per share for the Swiss software management company, the report said. of the company. SoftwareOne helps companies manage software purchases from vendors such as Microsoft, Adobe and IBM. The reported new offer is at a premium of 43.6%

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Stock Stories With a Valentine's Day Theme? Why Not?

The Motley Fool

Foolish investors are probably familiar with what happens when companies report earnings and businesses put out results that are different than the market expects. Usually, you hear about a company beats earnings, but then they issue softer guidance, so the stock falls, that's the PayPal story from about a week ago.

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