In Depth

Is private equity’s sports boom really a bubble?

Redbird Capital Partners' Gerry Cardinale might be all smiles at AC Milan, but he has called for more calm in sports investing

Will this year see a correction, or will more investors join the game?

8 min read

Griffith has talked up London's prospects, but not everyone in the City is convinced

Andrew Griffith: Can the ‘intense’ City minister forge London 2.0?

The former Rothschild banker is at the heart of plans to transform UK markets. Will he succeed?

6 min read

Marco Bizzozero says that growing interest in private equity by wealth managers has been the main driver of iCapital's growth

iCapital’s Marco Bizzozero: We must remove barriers to private market investing

The iCapital chief on how the firm wants to remove the barriers to investing in private markets for a new tranche of wealthy individuals

5 min read

As the face of the regulator, Nikhil Rathi has come under pressure to stop more City rogues. FN asks him what the plan is

FCA boss Nikhil Rathi on staff burnout and scandals: ‘I didn’t want to be a CEO that just talked about doing things’

Policing everything from crypto to bank crashes, how does the man in charge of the FCA try and stay ahead of the next scandal?

6 min read

McKinsey has predicted that Generation Z and Millennials will spend an average of 4.7 hours per day in the metaverse by 2027

The metaverse is already here. Now it’s coming for the workplace

FN takes a trip into Accenture’s virtual reality office. Could it really upend our working lives?

7 min read

KKR’s European PE bosses on deals, debt and dot com disasters

KKR's European co-heads of PE Philipp Freise and Mattia Caprioli say the music has stopped. But the duo want to keep on dancing

6 min read

Private equity is known for its adaptability in tough situations. But it has been tested like never before in Ukraine over the last 12 months

Inside Ukraine’s war-torn private equity industry: Bombs, bullets and buyouts

One year on from the start of the war, investors in Ukraine show little sign of backing down

6 min read

'Culture is what happens when no one's looking, and that's what you have to pay more attention to'

10,000 Black Interns boss Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell: Whoever wins the diversity race, wins the profit race

The former Olympian on why the City needs to step up on hiring and ensure all voices get a seat at the table

Virginie Morgon's first deal was an investment in Moncler in 2011

Eurazeo’s Virginie Morgon: My first deal

The Eurazeo chief on how finding fake Moncler goods in Shanghai helped her understand the brand’s international potential

As another pivotal climate conference begins, fund bosses are hoping financiers can rise to the challenge this time

Heavyweight investors on COP27: Time for the City to step up

'The stark reality is that Paris is a dream written on a piece of paper. It is not a reality for the market'

Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond on why banks love blockchain, and where Truss went wrong

Catch up as FN quizzes 'Spreadsheet Phil' on the future of digital assets, his time in politics, and what comes next

Small banks are going on a wild ride thanks to crypto

Silvergate, Signature and Customers Bancorp gobbled up deposits from crypto companies shunned by bigger banks

5 min read

A key pillar of the bill is to ensure appropriate oversight of UK regulators as they take on more powers

Brexit bill pits politicians against regulators: ‘It’s a recipe for disaster’

City watchers are urging caution as politicians introduce one of the most radical reforms to financial regulation in decades

7 min read

FN sister title Private Equity News goes behind the scenes with one of the Russian regime's biggest critics

Bill Browder: Western sanctions on Russia are ‘still not enough’

Once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia, Vladimir Putin's nemesis Bill Browder tells Mark Latham about his journey to 'quiet' private equity investor and human rights activist

10 min read