private equity

Kingswood takes out further £6m in PE debt to fund IFA acquisitions

Companies

Kingswood takes out further £6m in PE debt to fund IFA acquisitions

Repayable by October 2030 with interest rate of 12%

clock 15 August 2024 • 1 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to £5.4bn PE takeover

Companies

Hargreaves Lansdown agrees to £5.4bn PE takeover

Private equity consortium's bid gets green light

clock 09 August 2024 • 2 min read
Perspective completes nine acquisitions in year so far

Companies

Perspective completes nine acquisitions in year so far

Expects to ‘double in size’ within next two years

clock 06 August 2024 • 2 min read
US private equity firm becomes Perspective's main backer

Your profession

US private equity firm becomes Perspective's main backer

Charlesbank Capital Partners succeeds CBPE as expansion continues

clock 07 February 2024 • 3 min read
Titan Wealth secures private equity backing from US-based firm

Your profession

Titan Wealth secures private equity backing from US-based firm

Will use investment to fuel M&A plans and tech innovation

clock 21 February 2023 • 1 min read
Industry Voice: How do VCTs seek to maximise returns for investors?

Economics / Markets

Industry Voice: How do VCTs seek to maximise returns for investors?

Venture capital trusts are known for their tax advantages, but a lot of work goes into giving investments the best chance of success, says Puma Investments' Rupert West

clock 03 November 2022 • 2 min read
Premier Miton's Jane on private equity's 'obvious malinvestment'

Industry voice

Premier Miton's Jane on private equity's 'obvious malinvestment'

Similarities with 2000s tech bubble

clock 21 June 2022 • 2 min read
Foresight acquires Downing's technology ventures division

Your Business

Foresight acquires Downing's technology ventures division

PE AUM to £1.2bn

clock 13 June 2022 • 2 min read
Private equity house snaps up Ascot Lloyd

Your profession

Private equity house snaps up Ascot Lloyd

New owners Nordic Capital

clock 21 April 2022 • 2 min read
'Clearly going for scale': HPS Investment Partners acquires majority stake in Nucleus

Wrap/platforms

'Clearly going for scale': HPS Investment Partners acquires majority stake in Nucleus

No change in strategy

clock 29 March 2022 • 3 min read
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