• London is leaving the door wide open to private equity raiders | Nils Pratley
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    KKR’s acquisition of Spectris at 96% premium sums up the failings of the UK stock market in a nutshell This shouldn’t happen in a well-functioning stock market: a grownup industrial company, listed in London since 1988, with revenues of...
  • Who’s the boss? The ousted car sales tycoon versus his private equity investor
    Saturday, June 21, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Peter Waddell’s rags-to-riches story took a new twist when he was found to have been shockingly abusive at work. He insists he is a victim In many ways, Peter Waddell is lucky to be alive, let alone a multimillionaire. His backstory...
  • Metro Bank shares surge on talk of private equity takeover
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Potential uncertainty for customers and staff as Shawbrook owner Pollen Street Capital sounds out bank’s bosses Business live – latest updates Metro Bank shares have surged to a two year-high after news of a takeover approach by a London...
  • A herbal remedy that cuts the garlic mustard | Briefs
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Jack-in-the-’edge | Greedy industries | Writing outside your experience | Clauses and pauses My Kentish great-grandmother used “Jack-in-the-’edge” as she called it (garlic mustard) to make an all-purpose salve for her large family ( Nell...
  • Consortium led by RedBird Capital agrees to buy Telegraph for £500m
    Friday, May 23, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Deal with US private equity company will end two years of uncertainty over future of titles A consortium led by the US private equity company RedBird Capital has agreed to buy the Telegraph for £500m, ending two years of uncertainty over...
  • Decision on foreign state stakes in UK press could end Telegraph limbo
    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Cap of 15% could allow US firm RedBird Capital to finalise deal to buy titles after two years of uncertainty The government will allow foreign states to own stakes of up to 15% in British newspapers in a move that could finally end two...
  • MPs should not accept any murky answers from Thames Water chair on potential sale | Nils Pratley
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Sir Adrian Montague’s appearance on Tuesday offers perhaps the last chance to scrutinise utility’s dealings Hurrah, Sir Adrian Montague, the chair of Thames Water , is scheduled to make another of his rare public appearances. On Tuesday,...
  • Denise Coates gets her timing right again at Bet365 | Nils Pratley
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    A deal involving US money or a US partnership isn’t guaranteed but the odds are favourable If you want to crack the booming US gambling market as a UK or Irish company, it’s best to find an American partner, buy an American business, or...
  • Nationalise gas power plants to boost energy security, thinktank urges UK ministers
    Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Common Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply Britain’s gas power stations should be nationalised to prevent their owners from holding the electricity market “to...
  • RedBird Capital confident of tabling a deal to take control of Telegraph
    Monday, April 28, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Guardian understands plan from US private equity firm to form a consortium or self-fund could come as soon as next month The US private equity firm RedBird Capital is confident of tabling a deal to take control of the Daily and Sunday...
  • ‘It might be gutted’ – Boots braces for dose of private equity’s bitter medicine
    Sunday, April 20, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    The 176-year-old chemist is preparing for another change of hands. What’s the mood of staff and residents at its home base in Nottinghamshire? ‘We’ve had several rounds of cost-cutting and it could happen again,” says a Boots worker....
  • The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger | Editorial
    Monday, April 7, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschool Figures showing a steep increase in the number of safety incidents involving children at nurseries in England are a reminder that the...
  • The barbarians are at the gates of the sewage works | Nils Pratley
    Monday, March 31, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Choosing KKR as the preferred bidder for the UK’s biggest water company may not fill Thames Water’s workers with joy Thames Water names KKR as preferred bidder The answer to too much private equity ownership at Thames Water, it turns...
  • Thames Water names US private equity group KKR as preferred bidder
    Monday, March 31, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    KKR expected to acquire stake worth £4bn as UK’s biggest water supplier tries to stave off nationalisation Comment: The barbarians are at the gates of the sewage works Thames Water has picked the US investment firm KKR to take a stake in...
  • US owner of UK pharmacy chain Boots to be taken private in $10bn deal
    Friday, March 7, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Sale of Walgreens Boots Alliance to Sycamore Partners will mean further uncertainty for pharmacy chain staff The US owner of Boots is to be taken private in a $10bn (£7.8bn) deal that will mean further uncertainty for thousands of...
  • Most of UK’s big build-to-rent developers owned by foreign private equity firms
    Sunday, February 16, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Common Wealth thinktank says Labour should control profits made by ‘institutional investors’ One of the UK’s fastest growing property markets is dominated by corporate landlords focused on providing homes for couples and singles,...
  • US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access
    Thursday, February 6, 2025 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths Private equity investment firms have been slammed for their role in the declining healthcare quality and access, as well as the...
  • Parcels of land: is the Czech Sphinx gazing at Royal Mail’s property assets?
    Monday, December 23, 2024 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites The shadow of the Sphinx looms large over a nondescript urban depot in north London. You could fit two football pitches on to the vast...
  • Billionaire Guy Hands’ property firm sells military homes to MoD for £6bn
    Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from Business: Private equity | theguardian.com
    Terra Firma’s sale of 36,000 properties ends legal fight with government over recent housing reforms Business live – latest updates A property company linked to Guy Hands has agreed to sell 36,000 military homes to the UK’s Ministry of...
  • A Boom in Private Equity’s Secondary Market
    Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Secondary sales of stakes in private equity, venture capital and real estate funds totaled $47 billion in 2014, roughly 80 percent more than in 2013, research by the investment bank Evercore found.
  • 8 Tax Loopholes the Obama Administration Could Close
    Wednesday, February 18, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    The Treasury Department has the legal authority to close some tax loopholes that Congress did not intend, writes Victor Fleischer in the Standard Deduction column.
  • Shake-Up at Mattress Company May Be Due
    Tuesday, February 17, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    The investment firm H Partners raises reasonable questions about the board, chief executive and earnings of Tempur Sealy, Stephanie Rogan of Reuters Breakingviews writes.
  • Activist Investor Demands Change at Tempur Sealy
    Tuesday, February 17, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    H Partners, an activist hedge fund, called for the ouster of Tempur Sealy's chief executive and board, claiming the mattress maker has suffered from years of mismanagement.
  • Fairfax Financial of Canada Agrees to Buy Specialty Insurer Brit
    Tuesday, February 17, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    The $1.88 billion deal to acquire Brit is expected to expand Fairfax’s presence in the Lloyd's of London insurance marketplace.
  • Carlyle Profit, Weighed Down by Energy Investments, Beats Expectations
    Wednesday, February 11, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Carlyle, the Washington-based private equity giant, said that its quarterly economic net income — a measure of profit that includes unrealized gains or losses — declined 68 percent, to $180.5 million.
  • Private Equity Firms in a Frenzied Race to Hire Young Investment Bankers
    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Junior bankers — some who graduated from college only last year — are being courted for lucrative positions at companies such as Bain Capital and the Carlyle Group.
  • Chico’s Clothing Stores Near Sale to Sycamore Partners
    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    If completed, the deal, estimated to be more than $3 billion, would be the largest buyout of the year.
  • Saba Software to Be Taken Private
    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Vector Capital, a private equity firm, will pay $9 a share for the troubled cloud computing firm, or about $300 million cash.
  • K.K.R. Profit Falls 89% on Turmoil in Energy Sector
    Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Kohlberg Kravis Roberts said its economic net income — a profit measure that includes unrealized gains or losses — was $86.6 million, compared with $789.6 million in the period a year earlier.
  • Profit at Private Equity Firm Apollo Falls Sharply on Energy Industry Turmoil
    Thursday, February 5, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Apollo Global Management's economic net income after taxes — a profit measure that includes unrealized investment gains or losses — declined nearly 80 percent in the fourth quarter.
  • Chief of Troubled Casino Operator Caesars to Step Down
    Wednesday, February 4, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    Gary Loveman will be succeeded by Mark Frissora, the former chief executive of Hertz, who left the rental car company last year after pressure from activist investors.
  • Smucker to Buy Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8 Billion
    Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    The deal, Smucker’s biggest in its 118-year history, seeks to capitalize on a high-growth sector and is expected to revive sales.
  • Arcapita Gets More Than $1 Billion in Sale of Pods
    Tuesday, February 3, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    The Bahrain private-equity firm had acquired Pods, short for Portable On Demand Storage, in 2007 for $430 million.
  • Blackstone’s Chief Has a Warning for Wall Street’s Entrepreneurs
    Monday, February 2, 2015 from DealBook» Private Equity
    "I have begged, literally begged" young financiers not to start their own firms "because they're going to destroy their careers," says Stephen A. Schwarzman.
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