Private Equity
Fashion founder blasts Mayfair Equity over maternity brand’s collapse
Private equity owner of Seraphine has come under fire from entrepreneur over decision to list the business four years ago
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Goldman Sachs to ask analysts to pledge loyalty as private equity firms circle
The US bank is looking to stave of interest in its young recruits from private equity firms
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Revealed: The Rising Stars of Private Equity
FN’s sister title Private Equity News has published its 2025 pick of young professionals
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Milbank hires private equity M&A rising star in Germany
US law firm boosts deals team in Germany
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Permira plots €17bn flagship target in defiant fundraising push
The bullish move comes despite a wider downturn in the fundraising market this year
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A bank has dumped a private equity firm. Investors want to know why.
LPs have been questioning why the relationship between Evercore and Keensight has abruptly come to an end, according to senior fundraising advisers
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Ares hires ex-Goldman Sachs exec to lead Italian wealth business
Alessandro Verdirrame will be based in private credit giant’s new Milan office
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Artificial intelligence and private equity are threatening to transform consulting
Half of entry-level positions may go and firms may switch focus to areas AI can’t upend
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Senior GIC private equity lawyer joins Dechert in London
US law firm hires private equity specialist from key client
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Cavendish rejects takeover approach for M&A and debt advisory units
City investment bank rejects bid amid consolidation in sector
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Advent agrees £3.8bn deal for FTSE 250 group Spectris as KKR mulls fresh bid
The scientific instruments maker is the latest in a flurry of deals inked by Advent in the industrial and engineering sectors
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The former H&F partner who swapped private equity for poker
Analysing data, reading body language and using logic: a newly-crowned poker player is bringing his years of private equity know-how to the Las Vegas tables
CVC pivots from growth to mid-market in strategy reset
The European buyout giant has quietly launched a new product dubbed ‘Catalyst’ as part of a broader plan to grow its assets under management
Ares launches first ever ELTIF as wealth push ramps up
A semi-liquid version of the private credit giant’s $3bn European Strategic Income fund will be aimed at wider pool of affluent investors
DJs try to stop the music at KKR’s festivals
The private equity giant’s takeover of a European festivals operator has sparked a boycott from some artists
Inflexion partner plots new firm
London-based tech dealmaker is in the process of leaving the private equity house, according to people familiar with the matter
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What’s the biggest risk facing private equity? Buyout bosses share their thoughts
Concerns include AI threats to the software market and private equity’s expansion into wealth
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Why Brookfield is sending its investments to private school
The asset management giant has made an $825m investment into Spring Education Group, according to people familiar with the matter
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Meet the newest member of private equity’s investment committee: Artificial intelligence
Senior industry figures predict that AI agents will have voting rights on dealmaking decisions
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Private equity parties like it is 1999
Nostalgia for more certain times hangs over this week’s SuperReturn summit in Berlin
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