TELEO Capital Closes Oversubscribed TELEO Capital II at $350 Million Hard Cap November 4, 2025 TELEO Capital Management, LLC (“TELEO”), an operationally focused private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market enterprise software companies, today announced the final close of TELEO Capital II (“Fund II”) at its hard cap of $350 million in Limited Partner capital commitments. Fund II was oversubscribed and attracted a diverse group of new [...]
Beyond Offshore: Aegir Insights Expands Quant™ Solution Across Onshore Renewables, Energy Storage, and Hybrid Assets November 4, 2025 Aegir Insights launches its Aegir Quant™ solution across onshore renewables, solar, storage, and hybrid assets. Aegir Quant™ helps energy sector developers and investors optimize renewable investments, improve bankability, and increase returns.
Exclusive: Tory peer Lord Garnier joins Pillsbury amid London expansion November 4, 2025 Tory peer Lord Edward Garnier is joining US law firm Pillsbury as senior counsel, as it continues its expansion into the City, City AM can reveal. Lord Garnier KC, currently a member of the House of Lords, served as Solicitor General under David Cameron. He was MP for Harborough from 1992 to 2017. The barrister, [...]
Young people plot a path for progress November 4, 2025 The Notebook is where the City’s movers and shakers have their say, today it’s Ella Robertson McKay with the pen This week, I’m in Munich, running the One Young World Summit – a gathering of over 2,200 young leaders, entrepreneurs, and activists from more than 190 countries. It’s the world’s most international forum dedicated to [...]
Why your businesses fell for the AI inclusion illusion – and what it’s going to cost you November 4, 2025 The purpose of generative AI is to generate the most statistically likely output. In human terms, that means mediocrity at scale, not diversity, says Paul Armstrong Corporate diversity has turned into performance art. Generative AI now makes accessibility look effortless as captions appear automatically, transcripts compile themselves and summaries glow with the language of clarity. [...]
London Finance Panel Calls for Targeted Reform to Safeguard the City’s Trillion Capital Market Asset November 3, 2025 The Central London Alliance’s (CLA) event, London: Opportunities and Obstacles for Growth, featured a high-level panel on the future of London’s financial services that looked closely at Capital Markets and Financial Planning for the city. Panellists Akash Kapoor, Charles Hall, Christian May and James Quarmby delivered a measured but firm message on the essential reforms [...]
Farage’s speech was light on detail, but his instincts are right November 3, 2025 For all its “rabble-rousing” flourishes, Nigel Farage’s speech showed he understands that the City isn’t a London vanity project, it’s the bedrock of the entire UK economy, says Matthew Bowles Britain’s economic situation is hard to sugar-coat. Taxation is at some of the highest levels since Attlee’s day, and parts of the British economy are [...]
Private credit: Ponzi scheme or panacea? November 3, 2025 Over the past decade, the private credit industry has ballooned from arcane financial solution to a core pillar of asset management. But recent tremors in corporate debt markets have led several economic institutions to warn of its risks to the global economy. Ali Lyon asks: how worried should we be? What kept you awake at [...]
Gareth Southgate sticks to business and leadership and shuns football return November 3, 2025 Sir Gareth Southgate insists he is happy to keep a return to football management on ice and focus on delivering lessons in leadership to business and wider society. Southgate walked away from the England job after eight years in 2024, having taken the team to two major finals in a spell noted for repairing the [...]
AI bubble fears dismissed as sector bets on lasting tech boom October 31, 2025 Federal reserve chair Jerome Powell recently poured cold water on mounting fears that the AI boom is heading for a spectacular bust, arguing that the current surge in investment bears little resemblance to the dot-com frenzy that ended in tears two decades ago. In a press conference following the Fed’s latest rate decision this week, [...]