Morrisons rejects £5.5bn takeover approach by private equity firm

Morrisons rejects £5.5bn takeover approach by private equity firm advised by former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 June 2021 Grocery giant Morrisons has rejected a £5.5billion takeover approach by a US private equity firm advised by former … Read more

UK private equity giant CVC to take stake in professional tennis firm

UK private equity giant CVC set to take a stake in new tennis business that will combine men’s and women’s pro tours By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 7 June 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 7 June 2021 The UK’s biggest private equity company is preparing to take a stake in … Read more

MAGGIE PAGANO: Tax breaks a catalyst in private equity takeovers

MAGGIE PAGANO: Many reasons why it is that private equity firms are leading the charge in takeover activity – but tax breaks are by far the biggest catalyst By Maggie Pagano For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 28 May 2021 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 28 May 2021 Over the last week, the Daily Mail … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Private equity firm Sirius Capital swoops on Equinti

Private equity has been swarming all over the London stock market and yesterday Equinti moved one step closer to being swallowed. The little known outsourcing firm – it provides payment services for companies like Easyjet (up 1.1 per cent, or 11p, to 997.8p) – has agreed a £673million deal with New York-based Sirius Capital. It … Read more

Bosses set to pocket millions selling to private equity

The directors at four top UK companies stand to pocket £45million when they are sold to private equity. In a flurry of offers, private equity houses have swooped in with bids for John Laing, St Modwen, UDG Healthcare and Sanne Group during the past fortnight. The moves have prompted fears of ‘pandemic plundering’, with analysts … Read more

John Laing bought by private equity firm KKR in £2bn deal

Private equity snaps up ANOTHER British jewel: KKR strikes a £2bn deal for Severn Bridge infrastructure firm John Laing By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2021 Infrastructure giant John Laing is the latest British firm to fall prey to private equity buyers … Read more