BC Partners buys a stake in sports agency GSE Worldwide

Private investment firm is the latest to seek greater exposure to the talent market


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Private equity charges into the NFL

Plus, mining bosses warn of dealmaking’s pitfalls, and a look at how billionaire alumni shape the US university landscape


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NFL to allow private equity investment for first time

Ares, Sixth Street, Blackstone, Carlyle and CVC among firms approved to bid for slice of lucrative American football market


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Is China’s private equity ‘gold rush’ over?

Plus, Chicken Soup for the Soul’s bankruptcy ensnares a private credit giant and defence contractors rake it in


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Private equity has made fertility roll-ups its latest baby

Growth looks assured as people start families later


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Private equity circles Grant Thornton’s UK business

Carlyle, Blackstone and Permira among firms considering buying a stake in mid-tier accountant


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Private equity firms see opportunity in Canadian bid for 7-Eleven owner

Groups look for ways to take part in deal for Japanese convenience store company


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Vista and co-investors lose $4bn in Pluralsight restructuring

Private credit lenders including Blue Owl and Ares take control of software group in deal that values it at about $900mn


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Paul Weiss adds top TDR Capital lawyer to London roster

New York legal firm hires David Holdsworth as it keeps up rapid expansion in Europe


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How hedge funds are fighting back against the SEC’s ‘aggressive’ agenda

Funds have taken aim at US regulator’s authority in challenge to rule that would have forced greater transparency


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Blackstone sells 3,000 homes worth £405mn to UK’s biggest pension fund

Deal for shared ownership homes is buyout group’s first sale from its growing UK residential portfolio


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Automation is coming for private equity’s junior roles

New tools for financial analysis could dampen the need for technical processing ability in new hires


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Rumble in the Hamptons

For decades the sleepy Long Island hamlet of Montauk and its beloved Lobster Deck resisted gentrification. Enter Wall Street heavyweight Marc Rowan


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Hargreaves Lansdown buyout leaves some funds out in the cold

Retail investors may be tempted to join investment business’s co-founder and stick around for a while


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Hargreaves Lansdown agrees £5.4bn takeover

Consortium of private equity groups offers £11.40 a share for UK’s largest retail investment site


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Pension funds aren’t winning the argument on costlier, riskier assets

Enthusiasm is hardly overwhelming a year on from the Mansion House agreement


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Private capital groups hit and hope in rush to deploy billions

Bout of volatility problematic for industry already struggling to find successful exits to recycle cash into new deals


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KKR nears $800mn deal to acquire corporate PR firm from WPP

Private equity group’s offer values FGS Global at about $1.6bn


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Private equity’s interest in audit raises red flags

Preserving the best parts of the business model while bringing in cash will be required to make this trend add up


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Private equity group Carlyle doubles fundraising to more than $12bn

Firm is attempting turnaround under chief executive Harvey Schwartz


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Carlyle to sell power producer Cogentrix Energy in $3bn deal

Private equity group Quantum Capital will buy owner of natural gas power plants


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Private capital groups deploy $160bn as they prepare for deal revival

Ares, Apollo, Blackstone and KKR prepare to increase buyout-linked investments as interest rates ease


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