Providence Equity Partners has appointed Jefferies and The Raine Group to oversee the sale of CloserStill Media, a major UK events business, in a deal expected to exceed £1bn. Read the full story.
Drag queen and environmentalist Pattie Gonia completes a 100-mile solo trek in full drag, raising over $1 million for charities making the outdoors more inclusive. Read her inspiring story.
Private equity giant Bridgepoint is exploring a takeover bid for London-listed Advanced Medical Solutions Group, valuing the surgical products maker at around £550m. Read the latest.
Investors have pulled over £10bn in six months, with UK-focused funds hardest hit. Analysts warn of prolonged market instability and rising gilt yields. Read the full analysis.
A wave of new rules from the FCA, SEC, and ESMA is set to transform private equity and venture capital by 2026. Discover the key changes and how firms must prepare now.
Beauty tech start-up yuv, which secured a record Dragons' Den investment, has completed an £8.9m Series A round led by Nineyards Equity to fund UK and US expansion.
Terry Smith's Fundsmith Equity fund heads for its worst year of outflows, with investors pulling over £5bn. Discover the reasons behind the retreat and the fund's performance. Read the full analysis.
Investors have withdrawn over £10bn from UK equity funds in six months, a record outflow driven by Budget uncertainty. Analysis reveals the prolonged sell-off's impact.
JPMorgan Chase has restructured its European equity capital markets leadership, promoting Viswas Raghavan and Dwayne Lysaght to co-heads. Discover the strategic moves shaping the bank's top-tier advisory team.
The Bank of England warns of rising global financial instability, with stretched equity valuations and AI bubble risks threatening a sharp correction. Read the full analysis.
JPMorgan recruits former Goldman Sachs managing director, Stefano Biscaldi, to lead its European financial sponsors group. Discover the strategic move shaping investment banking.
German exchange operator Deutsche Börse is negotiating a potential €6bn takeover of fund platform Allfunds, creating a European investment giant. Discover the implications.
Scottish and Welsh Labour leaders hail £2bn funding increase and end of two-child benefit cap in Rachel Reeves' budget, hoping to reverse polling deficits ahead of May elections.
Campaigners protest NHS private finance schemes as Didcot's Great Western Park health centre faces 10-year delay over developer return demands. Read the latest developments.
Richmond Council withdraws legal action after government revises funding formula, avoiding £45m cuts. Council leader welcomes 'significant improvement' in local authority funding reforms.
Schroders CEO Peter Harrison declares public markets are flourishing as private equity faces headwinds. Discover why listed companies now offer better value and transparency.
A major report reveals child health in England has deteriorated for 15 years, with widening inequalities. Experts call for urgent action to address this national failure. #ChildHealth #HealthInequality
Private equity giant Bridgepoint strikes £200m deal to acquire majority stake in crypto audit specialist HT Digital. Learn how this signals growing institutional crypto interest.
Julius Baer shares plummet 12% as investors question CEO's transformation strategy. Can the Swiss bank regain market confidence? Analysis inside.
New York's Cohen & Gresser is negotiating a £30m private equity stake sale, reflecting a major shift in US legal industry funding. Discover how firms are bypassing ownership laws.
London-based sports platform Keeps closes £1.2 million funding round as investors target sports sector. Discover how this impacts UK sports technology investment landscape.
Discover how a former cryptocurrency executive is now creating businesses specifically designed for acquisition by major private equity firms like KKR and Apollo. Learn about this innovative investment strategy.
Labour MPs are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to abandon private finance initiatives for NHS buildings, warning it could harm patient care. Discover the alternatives proposed.
London nurseries and schools must repay over £650,000 after a data entry mistake with postcodes led to significant funding overpayments. Councils are now recovering funds.
Rachel Reeves faces rebellion from 40 Labour MPs demanding she abandon PFI-style NHS funding plans. Critics warn of 'fiscal illusion' and poor value for taxpayers. Read the full details.
Deprived towns in northern England and the Midlands secure major funding increases in a landmark local authority reform, redirecting cash from affluent areas to post-industrial communities.
Senator Elizabeth Warren urges a Department of Justice investigation into the private funding of Trump's White House ballroom, citing serious corruption concerns. Discover the full story.
Asda sells 24 stores and a depot for £568m in a leaseback strategy to manage its £3.8bn debt pile. The GMB union condemns the move as 'asset stripping'. Read the full details.
JPMorgan appoints new UK private banking head as wealth management expands. Discover the strategic moves shaping London's financial landscape.
JPMorgan's UK private banking head reveals ambitious five-year growth strategy to double business, focusing on wealthy entrepreneurs and international clients.