Industry news
On pause: Inside private equity’s month of tariff turmoil
War rooms, lobbying efforts and portfolio protection: senior figures in the buyout industry warn of a ‘moment of reckoning’ one month on from President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs
Senior Cinven figure joins exodus to Milan
Italy has lured in dealmakers from Astorg and Goldman Sachs as London battles tax fallout
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TowerBrook plans Milan and Dublin offices as $4bn fundraise beckons
Plans for Fund VII come amid expansion moves across Europe and UAE
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Pressure grows on Triton to reveal internal investigation amid culture allegations
Gina Miller and Diversity VC call for transparency as private equity firm concludes initial fact-finding probe
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Can Carlyle’s Wand revive its European buyout team?
A London-based tech veteran is tasked with turning around the fortunes of the private equity giant’s European buyout team.
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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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Equistone to scrap Europe-wide strategy as UK and French teams plot new future
The shake-up comes after a meeting of investors earlier this week, according to people familiar with the situation
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Five of the most-read private equity stories this year
A ranking of the best-performing VC funds and a list of the industry’s rising stars were among the top viewed articles in 2024
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BVCA flags code of conduct to Triton after spin the bottle party
The PE trade body is now engaging with Triton about the recent reports, making clear the standards set out in its code of conduct
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Triton faces backlash over shirtless founder playing spin the bottle at ski party
‘We acknowledge that mistakes have been made and apologise for that,’ a spokesperson for Triton said
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Campbell Lutyens joins growing PE flock in United Arab Emirates with new office
The Dubai branch will be led by Phiras Soubra, managing director and senior executive officer
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In pictures: Celebrating the female trailblazers in European private equity 2024
This year’s list included senior figures ranging from company co-heads and financing heavyweights to top fundraising advisers and industry campaigners
Why private equity is piling into professional services
From restructuring and public affairs to wealth managers, law firms and auditors, private equity has the professional services sector in its sights
‘Back from the brink’: Private equity’s lobbying effort on carried interest pays off
Buyout bosses get a tax hike in the Budget, but things could have been much worse, insiders say
Private equity bosses await their fate as Budget tax decision looms
The buyout industry has been lobbying hard in the run-up to tomorrow’s speech from chancellor Rachel Reeves
Advent plots mid-market push
The Boston-based buyout giant is looking at doing more deals in the lower mid-market
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In pictures: Celebrating the Rising Stars of Private Equity 2024
This year’s list includes founders, placement agents, emerging managers and dealmakers at some of the best-known private equity firms in Europe
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Private equity gender diversity report finds progress but ‘work to be done’
Female representation in Europe has risen but progress at the junior level is slow
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Private equity dwells on tax changes at UK summit
In spite of growing optimism over a wider market recovery, the mood music at the BVCA summit was tempered by the prospect of tax hikes in next month’s budget
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CVC Capital Partners boss on carried interest, strategy and deals
Chief executive Rob Lucas warns that potential changes to private equity’s tax regime will ‘probably’ influence where some people will be based
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