A consortium linked to Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings on Friday proposed buying media and real estate company Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) for about S$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion), seeking to out-bid conglomerate Keppel Corp.
KKR & Co Inc said on Monday it has elevated its co-presidents Scott Nuttall and Joseph Bae to co-chief executive officers, succeeding the storied private equity firm's billionaire co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts.
IAC's digital media arm Dotdash on Wednesday agreed to buy Meredith Corp in a deal valued at about $2.7 billion, bringing titles such as People, Allrecipes and Investopedia under one umbrella.
Zooplus, one of Europe's largest online pet supplies' retailers, said on Friday it had received and accepted a 3 billion euro ($3.5 billion) takeover offer from U.S. private equity firm Hellman & Friedman.
A Milan arbitral tribunal ruled in favour of Blackstone Group Inc in a disputed sale of the headquarters of RCS, rejecting all claims advanced by the Italian publisher, a court document seen by Reuters showed, confirming what sources had said earlier on Friday.