South Korea’s HYBE, the label behind BTS, is taking full ownership of Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings for about $1 billion
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- HighPost Capital led an $85 million investment in cereal maker Magic Spoon, which counts celebrities like Shakira, Russell Westbrook and Odell Beckham Jr. as backers
- Private-equity assets can be included in 401(k) investments, the Labor Department says, opening a multi-trillion dollar pool of funds to the industry
- The Chainsmokers, known for the Grammy-winning “Don’t Let Me Down,” have made a concerted push into investing this year
- Private equity is feeling the heat as buyout fund backers look for cash returns and firms hold around 30,000 unsold companies worth about $3.6 trillion, a Bain & Co. report shows
- Clearlake Capital co-founder José Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, are helping their alma mater, Princeton University, expand its dormitory space
- Private-equity industry leaders share their thoughts on 2016 and their projections for the year ahead
- KKR raises $1.45 billion fund focused on small health-care companies
- LLR Partners, NewSpring Capital and PNC Bank backed SparkPost in its latest investment round
- Generate Capital bought a minority stake in Alturus and pledged to provide up to $600 million in financing for green energy projects Alturus develops
- Private-equity firm L Catterton told investors that its $50 million Oddity Tech investment was worth about $900 million after the company’s shares soared following their IPO
- Palladium Equity Partners-backed CircusTrix acquires Sky Zone
- KKR said it sees the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Japan, as vital to reaching an ambitious goal of growing its assets from $553 billion today to more than $1 trillion in the next five years
- Cerberus Capital Management has hired Brian Hook, a former diplomat who served three U.S. presidents, as vice chairman for its international arm
