From precious metals to loans on the brink of default: Investors are flocking...
Periods of widespread selling and cash-hoarding shifted the sands of the investing landscape to reveal new opportunities.Several of Wall Street's biggest firms are raising billions of dollars to pile...
View ArticleThe Fed's relief programs will drive a 'tipping point' and end by 2021, KKR's...
The Federal Reserve's "liquidity spigot" will close by 2021 as the government faces a new challenge in its ballooning debt balance, Henry McVey, head of global macro, asset allocation, and balance...
View ArticleKKR is making a big push into the $30 trillion insurance industry — here's...
Private-equity firms are starting to look a bit more like insurance investor Berkshire Hathaway.KKR this week announced plans to acquire Global Atlantic Financial Group, paying $4.4 billion in a deal...
View ArticleIndia's biggest retailer Reliance Retail is now valued at $57 billion,...
Summary List PlacementUS private equity firm KKR will invest $755 million in the retail unit of India's biggest company, Reliance Industries, it said on Wednesday. KKR's investment for a 1.28% stake in...
View ArticleA company that lets anyone rent an RV just raised over $100 million as RV and...
Summary List PlacementRV rental platform RVshare has raised over $100 million from KKR and previous investor Tritium Partners, according to a news release from RVshare.This investment comes at a time...
View ArticleHere's why big investors like Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Blackstone are betting...
Summary List PlacementScrolling through videos on social media may seem like carefree fun, but the logistics behind it are an increasingly serious business.ByteDance, the China-based parent company of...
View ArticleWall Street people moves: The top promotions, exits, and new hires at firms...
Summary List PlacementHere's a rundown of news on hires, exits, and promotions from the past week. Are we missing anyone? Let us know.JPMorgan Chase hired Jeremy Balkin as its new head of fintech and...
View ArticleKKR raises $1.2 billion for new SPAC with plans to merge with consumer or...
Summary List PlacementKKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp on Wednesday said it raised $1.2 billion in an upsized initial public offering, selling 120 million units at $10 each, Reuters first reported.The...
View ArticleKKR-backed gaming company AppLovin targets a $30 billion valuation for its US...
Summary List PlacementMobile-gaming company AppLovin is targeting a $30 billion valuation for its US initial public offering, with plans to raise as much as $2.13 billion, Reuters first reported...
View ArticleBox's new $500 million investment from KKR is a strong sign that it's not...
Summary List PlacementBox on Thursday announced a $500 million investment from private equity firm KKR, in a deal that seems to put an end to speculation that the $3.5 billion enterprise cloud storage...
View ArticleMust-know promotions, exits, and hires at firms like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan...
Summary List PlacementHere's a rundown of news on hires, exits, and promotions from the past week. Are we missing anyone? Let us know.Michael Daffey, who until March 31 was the head ofGoldman Sachs'...
View ArticleKKR is investing $150 million into private aviation firm Jet Edge in a deal...
Summary List PlacementPrivate equity firm KKR is private aviation's newest benefactor having just invested in Jet Edge, a California-based private aviation management firm that specializes in heavy jet...
View ArticleA top KKR exec explains how giving stock to hourly workers at its portfolio...
Summary List PlacementKKR's co-head of Americas private equity, Pete Stavros, is familiar with the challenges low-income hourly workers face. Now, he thinks he's found an effective solution by granting...
View ArticlePrivate-equity giant Blackstone is planning hires to help its portfolio...
Summary List PlacementThe race among private-equity firms to show investors they are serious about sustainability has been heating up.Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, is...
View ArticleMust-know promotions, exits, and hires at firms like KKR, Morgan Stanley, and...
Summary List PlacementHere's a rundown of hires, exits, and promotions from the past week. Are we missing anyone? Let us know.Healthcare investment bank SVB Leerink hired Whit Mayo to the firm's...
View ArticleHow to land a job at KKR, according to one of the private-equity giant's top...
Summary List PlacementJoe Bae and Scott Nuttall, the copresidents and co-chief operating officers at the private-equity firm KKR, started at the firm in the same analyst class.Grace Koo, KKR's head of...
View ArticleA KKR talent exec says the private-equity firm's college recruiting is...
Summary List PlacementAfter years of relying on lateral hiring, private-equity firms are now battling with investment banks to recruit talent directly from college campuses to fill entry-level, often...
View ArticleLumber prices are on a roller coaster. They might remind Warren Buffett of...
Summary List PlacementThe pandemic has had a dramatic impact on lumber prices, dragging futures below $300 per thousand board feet in April 2020, then lifting them as high as $1,700 this May. Warren...
View ArticleKKR's head of global macro says the firm has ripped up its old investing...
Summary List PlacementSince the pandemic began, both Washington and the Federal Reserve have demonstrated their willingness to step in and save the financial markets in worst-case scenarios.On February...
View ArticleBlackstone is combining two adtech firms as it looks to copy KKR's success...
Summary List PlacementPrivate equity firm Blackstone has combined its mobile ad tech firms Liftoff and Vungle, following the lead of other private equity firms that made billions by acquiring and...
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