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Tuesday, 25 January, 2022

Mergers & Acquisitions
Temasek buys UK testing group Element in $7bn deal
Sale marks Bridgepoint’s largest exit and pre-empts an auction process
Monday, 17 January, 2022

Centrica PLC
British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO
Energy supplier’s scheme was one of biggest investors in private equity fund that bought cyberweapon maker
Monday, 17 January, 2022

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Bain under fire for enabling South Africa corruption
British Gas pension cash used to buy Israeli spyware group NSO
Saturday, 15 January, 2022

News in-depthTravel & leisure industry
Private equity steps up push into UK holiday parks
Sector enjoys hottest year for deals as buyouts ride British staycation boom
Tuesday, 11 January, 2022

Boots UK Ltd
Buyout groups Bain and CVC team up for potential Boots bid
Private equity companies are jointly considering an approach for UK chemist, say insiders
Monday, 10 January, 2022

Private equity
Inside private equity’s race to go public
As share prices surge, a new cohort of buyout groups is preparing to list
Thursday, 6 January, 2022

Societe Generale
Société Générale makes €4.9bn bet on car leasing boom
French bank’s ALD arm strikes deal to buy rival LeasePlan
Thursday, 30 December, 2021

Mergers & Acquisitions
Dealmaking surges past $5.8tn to highest levels on record
Private equity and Spacs fuel mergers and acquisitions activity as investment banking fees hit $157bn
Thursday, 30 December, 2021

News in-depthCompanies
Business trends, risks and people to watch in 2022
What to look out for next year across the corporate world in industries from pharma to technology
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Friday, 24 December, 2021

Private equity
Private equity groups spend $42bn buying companies from themselves
Value of ‘continuation fund’ deals soars 180% since 2019 as competition for new targets threatens to curb returns
Friday, 3 December, 2021

Bulb Energy
Bulb’s £1.7bn rescue came despite cheaper option, documents show
Handling UK energy provider’s collapse via same process as smaller rivals would have cost £1.28bn, filings show
Monday, 29 November, 2021

News in-depthTelecom Italia SpA
Telecom Italia: will board revamp help ring in the changes?
KKR faces political hurdles and potential rivals in its €33bn takeover pursuit
Friday, 26 November, 2021

Telecoms
Telecom Italia chief steps down after KKR buyout offer
Luigi Gubitosi’s resignation accepted by board of directors on Friday night
Friday, 26 November, 2021

Brookfield Asset Management Inc
Brookfield abandons sale of UK ports group wanted by Boris Johnson ally
The decision by Canadian investment group is a blow to Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen
Thursday, 25 November, 2021

UK energy
Taxpayer left exposed to gas price swings after £1.7bn Bulb rescue
Government on hook after committing to prop up energy supplier until April
Wednesday, 24 November, 2021

UK energy
UK to put up £1.7bn to support Bulb in special administration
Britain’s seventh-biggest energy supplier, with 1.6m customers, failed this week
Tuesday, 23 November, 2021

ASDA Group Ltd
Stuart Rose appointed Asda chair
Former M&S chief executive has worked with grocer’s owners since the start of this year
Monday, 22 November, 2021

Telecom Italia SpA
KKR makes €33bn buyout offer for Telecom Italia
Deal would be among biggest private equity purchases of a European telecoms group
Friday, 19 November, 2021

Private equity
Bidders for Unilever’s tea business pulled out on plantation concerns
Two of final three private equity firms failed to submit bids for entire division over worker worries
Thursday, 18 November, 2021

Unilever PLC
CVC agrees €4.5bn deal to buy Unilever’s tea business
Private equity group wins auction for division that has been hit by changing consumer tastes
Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

News in-depthAccounting & Consulting services
Insurgents take on the scandal-hit Big Four
Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC face losing star performers and lucrative divisions to smaller rivals
Tuesday, 16 November, 2021

Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society Ltd
Life insurer LV defends proposed sale to private equity group Bain
Mutually owned group criticises rival Royal London’s proposal as voting deadline nears
Tuesday, 16 November, 2021

Private equity
Private equity chiefs wonder at their own success
Despite record earnings, some at the SuperReturn conference voice concern over ‘state of collective delusion’
Monday, 15 November, 2021

NSO Group Technologies
Lenders brace for more problems at NSO after US blacklisting
Israeli spyware firm faces restrictions on its business after being placed on ‘entities list’
Sunday, 14 November, 2021

UK insurance industry
Life insurer LV faces growing backlash over sale to private equity group Bain
Some members and politicians voice concerns over £100 pay-off and loss of mutual status