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City faces years of Brexit limbo in equivalence snag

'The UK is now in a very difficult position where Europe has the upper hand in any negotiation as the liquidity has already shifted.'

AMC in talks with Apollo and creditors to leverage Odeon cinema chain for lifeline

The company is in discussions for a potential financing package backed by its UK-based Odeon subsidiary

Private equity firms mull bids for KPMG’s UK restructuring arm

ICG and Towerbrook eye bids for KPMG's UK restructuring arm

UK publishes green framework ahead of debut bond in September

The UK published its green financing framework on Wednesday as it prepares to roll out its much anticipated green Gilt programme, with at least £15bn of issuance in the format expected over the course of

Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn leads €60m round for Eleva

Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn has led a €60m funding round for Germany-based Eleva, a biotechnology company that uses a moss-based platform to develop proteins for use in potential drug candidates.

Private equity firms said to prep £400m-plus KPMG restructuring operations unit bids

'Big four' professional services firm KPMG is reportedly in the sights of private equity majors as they look to pick up its UK restructuring operations.

Lone Star pulls £3bn sale of UK developer Quintain

The US-based firm had received “very reasonable offers” but ended discussions against the backdrop of third lockdown in the country

Goldman Sachs warns of double-dip recession for UK on third lockdown

The US investment bank was optimistic that the economy will pick up 'strongly' in the spring

DWS strikes £1bn valuation through significant Inflexion minority investment

Inflexion has helped IT, comms and cloud business Digital Wholesale Solutions to a £1bn valuation through a significant minority investment.

Foresight Group passes €600m of LP capital for sustainable energy infra fundraise, co-investments

Private equity and infrastructure manager Foresight Group has picked up about €430m for the second close of its Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners fund.

AMB :- LGPS Central launches global active EM bond fund

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Central, one of the UK's eight local authority pension asset pools, has launched its global active emerging market bond fund. The fund has been laun...Article

Primary Capital-backed Paperchase set to go into administration

The notice gives the British stationary chain an initial 10 working days’ protection from creditors

LDC invests in Omniplex

LDC has invested in UK-based online education business Omniplex.

Senior Barclays ECM banker quits

A senior equity capital markets banker has left Barclays after more than a decade at the UK bank.

AMB :- Kempen's new fund-of-funds to focus on distressed debt

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: UK-based specialist asset management company Kempen Capital Management (KCM) has launched a fund-of-funds investing in distressed debt securities to sit within its existing alternatives range....Article Link

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice makes its 12th investment into the industrial distribution sector over the past decade

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired Wolseley UK, a specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products, in a deal worth £308m.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice makes its 12th investment into the industrial distribution sector over the past decade

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired Wolseley UK, a specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products, in a deal worth £308m.

BlackRock lowers expectations on its private equity fund goals

Having only managed to source roughly a third of its $12bn fundraising goal, BlackRock has now set its sights significantly lower. The investment giant now plans to raise between $4bn and $6bn in total over

Aksia hires industry veteran as managing director

Aksia has hired investment veteran Chris Thorne as managing director for private equity and real assets research in its London office. Before stepping into his new role, Thorne has clocked up more than 15 years

Ferguson inks £308m sale of UK arm to CD&R

The FTSE 100 plumbing supplies company said it expects to complete the transaction by the end of this month

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