DocuSign is focused on building itself as an independent public company, according to the electronic signature platform’s CEO. Allan Thygesen made that pronouncement in an interview with CNBC published Wednesday (May 23), following reports that private equity firms had considered a takeover. “We’re focused on building a great,...
Wall Street investment firms are taking advantage of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry by providing financing deals backed by AI chips. Graphics-processing-unit (GPU) chips are essential for the development and deployment of advanced AI models, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (May 21). A...
Private equity firm Bain Capital is reportedly in discussions to purchase education-software provider PowerSchool. The proposed $6 billion deal — still weeks away from being finalized — was reported Wednesday (May 7) by Reuters, citing a source familiar with the matter. Based in Folsom, California, PowerSchool makes...
Private equity firms have reportedly been considering a buyout of Peloton. At least one firm has talked with Peloton about going private, and a number of other firms have considered an acquisition but may or may not have talked with the company, CNBC reported Tuesday...
January 15, 2024
For corporates, especially smaller Main Street businesses, private credit (aka private debt) appears as an avenue through which they can get the capital they need. And for the lenders, the opportunity is ripe to tap into a market worth trillions of dollars. As has been noted through the past year, and as has been a […]
January 17, 2023
European private equity (PE) dealmaking defied economic headwinds in 2022. In general, dealmaking was characterized by smaller but more numerous deals, as checks and valuations got smaller and the cost...
May 26, 2024
Private equity firms are reportedly holding onto a record 28,000 companies worth $3 trillion-plus. It’s a situation outlined in a report Sunday (May 26) by the Financial Times (FT), which noted that the private equity (PE) sector’s difficulties in providing returns to clients is hurting hedge funds, which rely on those clients — pension plans, endowments, foundations […]
May 22, 2024
DocuSign is focused on building itself as an independent public company, according to the electronic signature platform’s CEO. Allan Thygesen made that pronouncement in an interview with CNBC published Wednesday (May 23), following...
May 21, 2024
Wall Street investment firms are taking advantage of the booming artificial intelligence (AI) industry by providing financing deals backed by AI chips. Graphics-processing-unit (GPU) chips are essential for the development...
May 08, 2024
Private equity firm Bain Capital is reportedly in discussions to purchase education-software provider PowerSchool. The proposed $6 billion deal — still weeks away from being finalized — was reported Wednesday (May 7)...
