RAC slams brakes on blockbuster London IPO Business The RAC has slammed the brakes on its £5bn London listing in favour of a private deal, landing another blow against the UK’s ailing public markets. Britain’s oldest breakdown recovery service has begun working on a deal which would see private equity backer CVC Capital Partners remain a major investor while other shareholders exit the [...]
Anthropic and OpenAI raise billions as LLM race accelerates AI The AI boom took another leap forward this week as rival labs Anthropic and OpenAI moved to lock in eye-watering sums of funding, as the chatbot race accelerates. Anthropic has closed a funding round of between $10bn and $15bn at a valuation of around $350bn, comfortably overshooting its original target. The round was led by [...]
Monzo set for £4.5bn valuation in employee share sale Banking Monzo is launching a secondary share sale that is set to value the digital challenger bank at £4.5bn, City AM has learned.
Singapore’s wealth fund snubs regulated UK utilities amid Thames Water crisis September 22, 2024 Singapore's sovereign wealth fund has reportedly told the government that it will not invest in regulated UK water, electricity and gas utilities due to unpredictable rules on infrastructure, in a blow for Labour's economic strategy.
Melrose founders eye FTSE 100 spot for new listed buyout vehicle July 9, 2024 A slew of blue-chip investors are backing a new listed private equity vehicle from the founders of Melrose Industries that is due to float in London on Thursday.
Landsec: Property giant ups stake in Bluewater shopping centre to two thirds June 25, 2024 Property giant Landsec has acquired an additional 17.5 per cent stake in Bluewater, the out of town shopping centre in Kent, taking its overall ownership to over 65 per cent.