Private Equity
Carlyle’s Acrotec and ADB Safegate exits pushed back
Private equity is currently sitting on an estimated $3.6tn of unrealised value across 29,000 unsold companies
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JPMorgan hires ex-Citigroup veteran Abularach to lead European infrastructure
The Wall Street bank has bolstered its coverage of private equity firms
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Bridgepoint ramps up fundraising ambitions as flagship launch beckons
Fundraising blitz comes after the firm raised €7.8bn in 2024
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LCM boss warns private credit firms: Don’t ‘screw it’ for everyone else
Paul Burdell fears ‘aggressive leverage’ and says the industry has not yet been ‘truly tested’
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Fundraising fears? These buyout giants beg to differ
A pack of US and European private equity firms have set themselves multibillion dollar fundraising targets this year despite a wider slowdown in investor commitments
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Travers Smith hires Livingbridge lawyer
Jeremy Dennison is re-joining the UK law firm
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David Cameron lands private equity role at Jeb Bush’s firm
The move comes after a swathe of other recent appointments of former ministers in the buyout industry
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UK’s private share trading plan will be a flop, says buyout veteran Jon Moulton
Pisces has come under criticism in recent weeks
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Banks should be wary on private credit tie-ups, FCA says
Raft of distribution deals in recent months could raise conflicts, according the official behind the regulator’s landmark review of private markets
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FCA warns private markets firms to manage valuation conflicts better
Regulator says there is ‘more to do’ after probing how unlisted assets are valued
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Private equity’s golden handcuffs are loosening
A cohort of ambitious dealmakers are breaking out from their buyout shops to set up their own firms. Here’s who to keep an eye on
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Diversity ranking shows gap between US and European firms as political pressure bites
The effect of the roll back of diversity initiatives is likely to become more prominent, according to Equality Group
Private equity’s exit headache could get worse before it gets better
Is history repeating itself? Fears are rising that current portfolios will take as long to sell as pre-financial crisis vintages
Pets at Home share price soars on BC Partners bid rumours
The registration of Pug-branded bidcos sparked trader speculation that a bid was imminent
Thoma Bravo raises €1.8bn for debut Europe fund
The move comes more than two years after the private equity software giant opened an office in London
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Private markets ‘will be high on the agenda for a long time’, says top Bank of England official
The City should expect continued focus on the sector, the Bank’s executive director for prudential policy warns
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A private equity firm says its co-founder has left. The co-founder disagrees.
Stanley Capital’s Companies House account shows a termination of appointment of Cottle as a member
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Meet the top private equity bankers and lawyers in Europe
Advisers scored lucrative roles on deals in 2024 including Sanofi’s consumer healthcare sale and the take-private of UK cyber security company Darktrace
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Private market valuations face moment of truth: ‘If regulators see something egregious, they will sanction’
The FCA has been examining governance and accountability. Will private markets stand up to the test?
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