Finland to sell Destia to Ahlstrom Capital -source

Finland to sell Destia to Ahlstrom Capital -source

HELSINKI, May 26 (Reuters) – Finland’s five-party government has agreed to sell Destia, a state-owned road and rail construction company, to private equity firm Ahlstrom Capital as it looks to reduce borrowing and boost competition in the sector. The...
Kinnevik says Holtzbrinck Ventures takes 2.5 pct stake in Rocket

M&A frenzy show CEO confidence is returning

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) May 9 (Reuters) – Over the past few years conditions have been ideal for dealmaking. Financing has been cheap, thanks to record low interest rates. Balance sheets have been strong, as companies hunkered down in the aftermath of the...
KKR, Blackstone eye stake in Idea Cellular

KKR, Blackstone eye stake in Idea Cellular

Business Standard Two top private equity players — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and Blackstone — have put in bids for a total of eight per cent stake in Idea Cellular, India’s third-largest telecom operator by users. “The companies have put in bids at a decent...