Private Equity
L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push
Deal is the latest for the UK asset manager amid plan to grow private markets assets to £85bn
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Standard Chartered looks to hire 25 sponsors dealmakers in investment bank push
The UK lender has outlined plans to bolster returns from financial institutions
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Ares opens Milan office in wealth push
FN revealed that the $546bn alternatives manager was mulling a move to Italy’s financial capital last year
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CVC co-founder eyes move to Milan
Relocation for the private equity tycoon would mark one of the highest-profile departures yet from the UK to a more tax-friendly jurisdiction
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Trump tariffs ice deals, but banks push more into private equity
New levies on US imports have frozen M&A activity, but financial sponsor bankers tell Financial News that they’re bolstering their teams regardless
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Paul Weiss hires two A&O Shearman partners in London growth push
New York law firm raids Magic Circle rival in London
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On pause: Inside private equity’s month of tariff turmoil
War rooms, lobbying efforts and portfolio protection: senior figures in the buyout industry warn of a ‘moment of reckoning’ one month on from President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs
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Senior Cinven figure joins exodus to Milan
Italy has lured in dealmakers from Astorg and Goldman Sachs as London battles tax fallout
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Freshfields hires third Paul Hastings infrastructure partner in London
Magic Circle law firm boosts London finance team
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Sidley hires Weil funds partner trio in London
Weil’s global funds co-head leads team to rival US law firm in London
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TowerBrook plans Milan and Dublin offices as $4bn fundraise beckons
Plans for Fund VII come amid expansion moves across Europe and UAE
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Private equity firms to slow wealth deals after UK boom: ‘It’s been like stacking shelves’
Why a red-hot market might start to cool
JPMorgan ‘beefing up’ private equity banking team ahead of long-term deal boom
The US bank is hiring bankers before an expected uptick in deal activity from private equity and infrastructure clients over the next five years
Shawbrook owners delay £2bn London IPO plans following Trump tariff turmoil
BC Partners and Pollen Street-owned lender is a key London IPO candidate
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BlackRock’s Larry Fink hails democracy for private assets. But what will it mean for fees?
Cutting the charges on opaque funds might not be a good thing for managers
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AlixPartners backs FN sister title’s Twenty Trailblazing Women
Consulting firm sponsors PEN’s list of senior women in the sector for the second year running
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Why Blackstone is talking about LTAFs
Catch up on the top news in wealth management this week
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Can Carlyle’s Wand revive its European buyout team?
A London-based tech veteran is tasked with turning around the fortunes of the private equity giant’s European buyout team.
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