Private Equity
PAI Partners closes second continuation fund for ice cream maker Froneri
The private equity house, which owns around 50% of Froneri, is moving its stake to a new single-asset continuation vehicle led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives
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The ‘take it or leave it’ approach to private markets data
Catch up on this week’s asset management news
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Grant Thornton buyout battle reaches Australia
‘All options remain on the table’: Grant Thornton Australia drafts in advisers from Greenhill to help weigh up approaches from investors
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EQT, McKinsey alumni plot defence-focused private equity firm
Exclusive: European buyout veterans eye defence and cyber-security deals amid Nato spending push and growing armed conflicts
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Private equity’s institutional investors reckon with a shifting balance of power
‘Some are proactive, others are evasive’: Amid a private wealth goldrush, LPs meet in Paris to reflect on the future of their relationships with buyout bosses
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EU commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque: Private markets can’t replace public trust
The bloc’s financial services lead tells FN that while alternative assets will be key to solving demographic challenges, transparent markets give savers confidence
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Ex-Inflexion and Houlihan Lokey dealmakers plot new private equity firm
Senior mid-market duo set up buyout shop in the latest sign of emerging manager activity
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Truth and ethics in private equity: Jon Moulton’s diary
The truth and nothing but is a fine sounding maxim, but can it apply to the grey areas of business?
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Goldman Sachs-backed Petershill to delist from London Stock Exchange
Investment vehicle set to return $921m of capital to investors
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BC Partners-owned United Group agrees to pay ousted founder €250m bonus
United Group dismissed Dragan Šolak and chief executive Viktoriya Boklag in June
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The new PE firm with a minimum buy-in of $500m
MGX has already made investments in Open AI and Elon Musk’s xAI
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True Potential’s wealth business swings to a £243m loss after FCA review
Cinven-backed advice consolidator was forced to set aside £100m to refund clients who were transferred into non-advised investments
BC Partners faces ‘corporate governance crisis’ at United Group, rebelling executives warn
Senior figures inside the European telecoms giant have been exchanging letters that underline growing management tensions
Ex-Legal & General boss Sir Nigel Wilson makes venture capital move
Former L&G chief executive to join CIC as chair
Cinven snaps up Grant Thornton Germany
The deal comes after the private equity giant acquired a majority stake in Grant Thornton UK last year
Blackstone senior MD in Europe departs for Adevinta role
Natacha Jamar worked on landmark Blackstone deals including Merlin Entertainment and Versace
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Revealed: The top-performing venture capital firms
While US investors have typically dominated the top 20 positions, this year’s highest performers were from around the globe
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Copper Street Capital sounds out buyers for wealth firm One Four Nine
The private equity house has returned to market after a string of acquisitions for its advice consolidator
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Bain Capital mulls bid for Costa Coffee
Private equity firms are weighing up a deal for the UK high street coffee chain
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Adams Street Partners joins Abu Dhabi rush
Private markets giant pushes into the Gulf as it eyes future partnerships
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