ALEX BRUMMER: Boris raises the hurdles for private equity vultures

The goal of Global Britain requires the country to preserve openness to foreign investment and its status as a thriving offshore financial centre. But achieving international ambitions if it continues to be the top destination for overseas and financially driven takeovers, as it has been for two decades, would be impossible. Too much of what … Read more

US vultures swoop on British builder: McCarthy & Stone backs £630m bid

US vultures swoop on British builder: Retirement homes firm McCarthy & Stone backs £630m bid sparking fears for its elderly residents By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 23 October 2020 Britain’s biggest builder of retirement homes could fall into the hands of an overseas … Read more

US vultures circling Britain’s stricken office owners

American private equity barons circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapse by 50% By Ben Harrington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 American private equity barons are circling Britain’s largest office developers after their share prices collapsed by almost 50 per … Read more