US private equity bowls over another London-listed operation December 6, 2023 Bowling operator Ten Entertainment Group is set to become the latest London-listed firm to fall into the hands of American private equity
Paris Saint-Germain chief: Minority sale can ‘take business to next level’ November 17, 2023 PSG are closde to agreeing a deal, likely with a US private equity firm
Allfunds partners with Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to strategise sale amid gauging takeover interest November 16, 2023 The fund distribution platform is looking at Civen, CVC Capital Partners and Permira as potential suitors, according to a report.
UK risks falling in scientific investment, industry warns November 13, 2023 Jeremy Hunt’s ambition to turn the UK into a “science superpower” is at risk unless he increases tax relief, the BVCA has warned.
Joe & the Juice gets new majority owner after private equity giant swoops November 13, 2023 General Atlantic has reached an agreement to buy a majority stake in Joe & the Juice, the trendy sandwich and smoothie chain.
Kin and Carta shares soar 40 per cent after £203m takeover deal October 18, 2023 Shares in technology consultancy Kin and Carta rocketed over 40 per cent after it said a £230m cash offer is taking it private.
Is the great private equity raid on London over? October 10, 2023 A predicted deals raid in London by private equity firms may have already fizzled out this year as dealmakers turn their attention to the cheap unlisted firms, new research has suggested.
ATP and WTA Tours take first step towards joining businesses in talks with CVC September 27, 2023 The men’s and women’s tennis tours have taken the first steps towards combining their businesses in a move pushed by CVC Capital Partners.
Investors worth $10tn shun ‘overvalued’ venture capital funds August 22, 2023 Top investors with more than $10tn in assets under management have said they will shun venture capital funds in the year ahead in a worrying signal as the UK tries to get more cash flowing from big investors into start-ups. In a new survey of 178 top institutional investors by Preqin, some 68 per cent [...]
Interest rate hikes and unsettled markets rain on private equity’s dealmaking parade August 15, 2023 Private equity dealmaking has cooled in the first six months of the year as rapid interest rate hikes and unsettled markets rained on the parade of a predicted deal frenzy, new figures have revealed. The number of private equity deals in the UK fell to 689 from 909 last year, with just 327 deals worth [...]