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Grindr's Chinese owner says to sell social media app for $608 mln

06 Mar 2020

Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app it acquired in 2016, for about $608.5 million.

EXCLUSIVE-Grindr's Chinese owner nears deal to sell gay dating app-sources

06 Mar 2020

March 6 Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is close to signing an agreement to sell popular gay dating app Grindr LLC to a group of investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

EXCLUSIVE-Grindr's Chinese owner nears deal to sell social media app-sources

06 Mar 2020

March 6 Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is close to signing an agreement to sell Grindr LLC, the popular gay dating app it has owned since 2016, to a group of investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

China's Centurium Capital to reach first close at $2 billion: sources

06 Mar 2020

NEW YOKR/HONG KONG China's Centurium Capital, a big backer of domestic startup Luckin Coffee , is set to reach the first close of fundraising for its latest private equity fund with about $2 billion, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

China's Centurium Capital to reach first close at $2 bln: sources

06 Mar 2020

NEW YOKR/HONG KONG, March 6 China's Centurium Capital, a big backer of domestic startup Luckin Coffee, is set to reach the first close of fundraising for its latest private equity fund with about $2 billion, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Coronavirus forces Blackstone, Apax to delay or webcast investor meetings

05 Mar 2020

NEW YORK Blackstone Group Inc and Apax Partners LLP are among the buyout firms that have had to delay their annual meetings with their private equity fund investors or carry them out remotely because of travel restrictions imposed amid the global outbreak of a new coronavirus.

Carlyle curbs staff travel in response to coronavirus spread: sources

04 Mar 2020

Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc has restricted travel for its employees, as the threat from the global coronavirus outbreak continues to rise, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Exclusive: CVC seeks up to 20 billion euros for new buyout fund - sources

03 Mar 2020

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT CVC Capital Partners Ltd is looking to raise up to 20 billion euros (17 billion pounds) for its latest flagship buyout fund, in what would be the private equity firm's biggest pool of capital amassed to date, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

As coronavirus fears grow, private equity eyes distressed investments

28 Feb 2020

BERLIN Major private equity firms, which have built up big distressed debt funds in recent years, are ready to snap up assets on the cheap if the coronavirus outbreak causes deeper market disruptions, executives told an industry meeting this week.

As coronavirus fears grow, private equity eyes distressed investments

28 Feb 2020

BERLIN, Feb 28 Major private equity firms, which have built up big distressed debt funds in recent years, are ready to snap up assets on the cheap if market disruptions continue, senior executives said at an industry meeting this week.

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