Premium clothing retailer End snapped up by private equity giant Carlyle in £750m deal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 23 March 2021 Premium clothing retailer End has been snapped up by private equity giant Carlyle Group for about £750million. End, which specialises in … Read more
SARASIN RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL EQUITY FUND: Fund boss who warns markets are ‘pretty hot’ By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 20 March 2021 Running a socially responsible investment fund is not just about finding companies that are doing more good than bad. It’s also about … Read more
Private equity giant CVC scores £365m deal to take a 14% stake in rugby’s Six Nations By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 11 March 2021 Private equity giant CVC has struck a deal to take a stake in the Six Nations. The 14 per … Read more
Private equity group TPG in solo race to buy Mclaren’s £180m hi-tech Surrey HQ By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:18 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 22:18 GMT, 8 March 2021 Private equity group TPG is in exclusive talks to buy McLaren’s hi-tech headquarters in Surrey. The sale could value the 124-acre … Read more
Private equity buys Aggreko in £2.3bn deal: Power generation firm is latest to be snapped up in pandemic plundering The FTSE250 power equipment provider has accepted an offer from I Squared Capital and TDR Capital worth 880p per share Chairman Ken Hanna insisted the offer was ‘an attractive price in cash that fairly recognises Aggreko’s … Read more
Birkenstock and Dr Martens are both globally-famous makers of durable, and fashionable, footwear. But they have another thing in common. Rumour has it that Birkenstock, a German company, is about to be snapped up for about £4billion by a private equity group. Dr Martens left private equity ownership last month to make its stock market … Read more
Private equity firm CVC seeks to cash in on the Covid fight by investing in firms running the vaccine rollout By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 17 February 2021 CVC Capital Partners has reportedly snapped up stake in firms involved in running the computer … Read more
Generator firm Aggreko becomes latest British firm to be targeted by private equity By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 5 February 2021 Aggreko has become the latest British firm to be targeted by private equity. The generator firm has received a £2.25billion approach from … Read more
The average rate of a lifetime mortgage has reached a record low, whilst the number of available options is at an all-time high. The typical rate across lifetime mortgages has dropped below 4 per cent for the first time according to Moneyfacts, with the average rate now at 3.95 per cent – down from 4.49 … Read more
Marston’s bosses snub private equity firm’s £666m bid saying it undervalues the pub and brewing business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 1 February 2021 Bosses at Marston’s have rejected a £666million takeover offer from a private equity firm saying it ‘very significantly undervalues’ … Read more