Sarah Syed

China to spend $1.5t on outbound M&A in a decade: report

TowerBrook Capital said in talks to raise $5.9b for next fund

TowerBrook’s invests in large and mid-market companies facing complex structural issues

HK billionaire Li Ka-shing acquires smart-meter firm Ista in $5.3b deal

CVC took a majority stake in Ista in 2013 that valued the company at 3.1 billion euros.

Activist hedge fund Elliott said to build Stada stake amid bids

Elliott owns more than 5 percent of Stada.

Stada shuffles top deck as Bain, Cinven consider fresh takeover bid

Bain, Cinven could formally approach Stada for second bid soon.

Dubai buyout firm Abraaj nears first close of mega fund at $4.5b

The firm invests across markets from Asia to Latin America.

Chinese acquirers see one-third of potential M&As scrapped

These cancelled deals could be worth up to $75 billion.

Private equity’s piles of cash have nowhere to go as prices jump

With plenty of money and a scarcity of deals, private equity firms’ cash piles are the highest they’ve been since the depths of the financial cris