Trump Administration adds China’s Comac and Xiaomi to trade blacklist

The Trump Administration has added nine Chinese companies, including Chinese plane maker Comac and mobile phone maker Xiaomi,  to a trade blacklist which Washington thinks are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. These companies will be subject to a new U.S. investment ban which will compel American investors to divest their holdings of the…

Vista Equity Partners Management LLC exploring options for its software companies, PeopleAdmin and PowerSchool in a potential deal worth $2 to $3 billion

Vista Equity Partners Management has hired UBS to explore its options. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, Vista Equity Partners Management LLC, a private equity firm, is exploring options for two software companies it owns, PeopleAdmin and PowerSchool, which include their merger in a deal worth in the range of $2 billion…