Private Equity
Advent agrees £3.8bn deal for FTSE 250 group Spectris as KKR mulls fresh bid
The scientific instruments maker is the latest in a flurry of deals inked by Advent in the industrial and engineering sectors
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The former H&F partner who swapped private equity for poker
Analysing data, reading body language and using logic: a newly-crowned poker player is bringing his years of private equity know-how to the Las Vegas tables
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CVC pivots from growth to mid-market in strategy reset
The European buyout giant has quietly launched a new product dubbed ‘Catalyst’ as part of a broader plan to grow its assets under management
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Ares launches first ever ELTIF as wealth push ramps up
A semi-liquid version of the private credit giant’s $3bn European Strategic Income fund will be aimed at wider pool of affluent investors
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DJs try to stop the music at KKR’s festivals
The private equity giant’s takeover of a European festivals operator has sparked a boycott from some artists
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Inflexion partner plots new firm
London-based tech dealmaker is in the process of leaving the private equity house, according to people familiar with the matter
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What’s the biggest risk facing private equity? Buyout bosses share their thoughts
Concerns include AI threats to the software market and private equity’s expansion into wealth
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Why Brookfield is sending its investments to private school
The asset management giant has made an $825m investment into Spring Education Group, according to people familiar with the matter
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Meet the newest member of private equity’s investment committee: Artificial intelligence
Senior industry figures predict that AI agents will have voting rights on dealmaking decisions
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Private equity parties like it is 1999
Nostalgia for more certain times hangs over this week’s SuperReturn summit in Berlin
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Call in the consultants: Inside SJP’s stunning turnaround
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Franklin Templeton ups private markets push with Apera buy
US asset manager says acquisition of European private credit firm will boost alternative credit assets to almost $90bn
Inflexion promotes its largest ever cohort
The European mid-market private equity firm has made 30 appointments across its teams in the year-to-date
Private credit is soaring. Meet the people behind the boom
The European market has seen enormous growth since the financial crisis. Financial News’s sister title Private Equity News is recognising the leaders who have shaped its development
Private equity has hit an ‘unwanted milestone’
Bain & Company said the lack of firms raising more than $5bn underlines a drop both in the average fund size and the number of funds closing
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Meet the Twenty Most Influential in Private Credit
The inaugural list from FN’s sister title PEN recognises the people behind the growth of the sector in Europe
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Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling
Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought
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Lombard Odier’s UK growth kick
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Private equity firms bolster European legal teams
Catch up on this week’s top legal news
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