Private equity giant CVC plots bid for Capita after TV licence collector’s share price falls more than 80% this year By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 2 September 2020 TV licence collector Capita is being circled by private equity barons, the Mail can reveal. … Read more
Vegan milk brand Oatly is facing a boycott from UK customers after it sold a £150million stake to a group lead by a private equity firm whose boss is a major Donald Trump donor. The Swedish firm sold its stake to a group of investors – including Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman – lead by Blackstone. … Read more
US private equity giant KKR eyes bid for stricken BT as telecom giants’ share price plummets BT has seen its share price almost half this year The slump in shares at BT has put it on the radar of a number of suitors Interest from KKR will cause alarm in the BT boardroom, the City and … Read more
Formula One team founded by racing legend Sir Frank Williams bought by US private equity firm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 21 August 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 21 August 2020 The Formula One team founded by racing legend Sir Frank Williams has been bought by a US private equity … Read more
Even by their own breathtaking standards of arrogance, it takes some weapons-grade chutzpah for private equity companies to come wheedling for a bailout in the form of loans backed by the British taxpayer. They are, after all, supposed to be ultra-capitalists who make their millions by sheer talent and enterprise. It takes even more cheek … Read more
US private equity giants battle over the AA: Experts predict wave of buyouts of troubled British firms By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:37 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 4 August 2020 Three private equity bidders are fighting over the AA, kicking off what experts believe could be a wave … Read more
American private equity giants circling Rolls-Royce’s £1bn Spanish business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 July 2020 American private equity giants are circling Rolls-Royce’s £1billion Spanish business. KKR, Carlyle and Blackstone are understood to be vying for ITP Aero, which makes parts for … Read more
Retired homeowners who need to borrow to pay off an outstanding mortgage can now apply for a new unsecured loan designed specifically for this purpose. Previously homeowners needing to borrow large sums after they retired would have had to rely on either equity release or a retirement interest-only mortgage. Both of these routes involve taking a … Read more
Amid the noise of the coronavirus, and hidden between the household names of Fundsmith, Lindsell Train and Morgan Stanley, Trojan Global Equity has emerged as one of the best performers in its peer group. The relatively unknown fund, managed by boutique house Troy Asset Management, has been a top quartile performer since its launch almost … Read more
Alarm bells should always ring when someone is desperate to sell you something. And the marketing frenzy around equity release is no different. Equity release, also known as a lifetime mortgage, is a fairly niche financial product. Yet elderly and vulnerable homeowners are bombarded with regular TV adverts, letters and emails. Equity release, also known … Read more