When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed.
Category: Private Equity
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Wall Street Law Firms Are in a Poaching Frenzy. Kind of Like the N.B.A.
Enormous pay packages are popping up for top lawyers, especially those favored by well-heeled private equity clients.
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How Pet Care Became a Big Business
People have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — turning animal medicine into a high-tech industry worth billions.
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Court Strikes Down S.E.C.’s Fee Disclosure Rule for Funds
Private equity and hedge funds had appealed the regulator’s August ruling requiring them to disclose their fees and expenses to investors.
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Wall Street Lands on India, Looking for Profits It Can’t Find in China
Stock markets in Mumbai have surged as big global investors hope India can become a source of growth. It won’t be so easy.
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All the Rage in Private Equity: Mortgaging the Fund
A little-known financial tool was the talk of the Milken Institute’s Global Conference.
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Would Paramount Bidders Break It Up?
If Sony and Apollo Global win the fight to buy the media company, they plan to keep the studio business and sell everything else.
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The Blackstone Fund BREIT Faces Big Questions
Wall Street has been debating how the investment giant’s $59 billion real estate fund has managed to outperform virtually all its rivals.
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Sony and Apollo in Talks to Acquire Paramount
After letting exclusive talks with the movie studio Skydance lapse, Paramount’s directors met over the weekend and decided to negotiate with all the suitors.
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Paramount Will Let Exclusive Talks With Skydance Lapse, Imperiling Deal
Negotiations are now likely to focus on another suitor, Sony, which has teamed up with the private equity giant Apollo on a $26 billion bid.
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Sony, Apollo Express Interest in Buying Paramount
Paramount has been exploring a potential deal for months, talking to suitors including Skydance, producer of “Top Gun: Maverick.”
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In Battle Over Health Care Costs, Private Equity Plays Both Sides
As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also backed by such investors helps insurers boost their profits.