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Private equity shakes up football tactics after recent troubles
Many buyout bosses are shifting their entry points into football by taking minority stakes, signing infrastructure-led deals or using private credit
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Aberdeen sells financial planning business to Ascot Lloyd
Deal will help streamline the £518bn fund group
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Former AIM boss to chair private shares platform JP Jenkins
Martin Graham was part of a group that tried to buy AIM earlier this year
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Carlyle buys wealth giant Intelliflo
Private equity powerhouse targets the tech provider for its latest purchase
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Mizuho adds dealmaker Magliana to lead financial sponsors in Europe
The Japanese bank has increased its ambitions in Emea
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Clear Street trims 10% of UK staff
All but one of five senior UK hires Clear Street unveiled in February have been laid off
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Crypto hedge fund Re7 Capital eyes $100m for new fund
The firm’s founder Evgeny Gokhberg will be the fund’s chief investment officer
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Warburg Pincus picks Dubai for Middle East outpost
Private equity firm joins rivals with Dubai authorisation
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Man Group imposes stricter non-compete agreements for top investment talent
London-listed hedge fund says the move is ‘consistent with industry standards’ as war for top talent intensifies
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FCA adds crypto enforcement staff in bid to bring rogues to book
The regulator has hired a dedicated crypto team as the sector has matured
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Sidley and Gibson Dunn lead on $2.7bn Soho House deal
US law firms score roles as the members’ club agrees a take-private deal
Coercive behaviour at City firms still a ‘massive concern’
Finance professionals say they have either witnessed or experienced behaviour such as bullying or intimidation within their organisations
Clifford Chance lawyer heads to Perkins Coie
Tech-focused US law firm Perkins Coie boosts its ranks at its newly established London office
Bahrain in talks to attract crypto firms and investment managers amid Middle East rush
The country’s financial services sector is the largest contributor to its economy outside the oil industry
Barclays’ former head of European dealmaking Marsh to leave the bank
The investment banker is stepping back after a 43-year career in industry
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Goodwin’s John LeClaire: ‘Private equity people are the masters of the universe now’
The veteran deals lawyer, who co-founded Goodwin’s private equity practice, says buyout executives are the new bond traders
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Woodford appeal over fine could be years away
On 5 August, the FCA imposed a financial penalty of £5.9m on Neil Woodford, as well as restricting his future roles in finance
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BNP Paribas’s new UK boss Lynagh sets sights on top 10
Mark Lynagh has moved back to London from New York to lead BNP Paribas’s UK investment bank as it looks to gain on rivals
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Trading Places: Citi hires JPMorgan banker for tech coverage, Jerry del Missier heads to Milan
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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