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The UK’s oldest buyout group has become heavily dependent on Dutch retailer Action that makes up two-thirds of its portfolio by value
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UK retailer’s investments in listed rivals are worth around £500mn
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US private equity group nears deal for pharma spin-off after edging out PAI-led consortium
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The country’s brokerages will need to consolidate to achieve scale
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Japan’s designation of Seven & i as a ‘core business’ means a deal will not be easy, but investors should benefit regardless
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Plus, the senior bankers at the centre of HSBC’s plans to cut costs and 7-Eleven’s latest tactic to fend of a $47bn hostile takeover
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Rare transatlantic deal aims to remove ‘barriers’ to serving mid-market companies across borders
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Holdings of Platinum Equity and Clearlake Capital are at heightened risk of default, rating agency says
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Firm is also weighing IPO while world’s largest money manager seeks to boost its presence in alternative investments
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Japanese retail conglomerate seeks to streamline its operations as it fends off bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard
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Logistics properties have become one of the most attractive parts of the commercial real estate sector
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Alliance comes a week after LVMH clinched a 10-year deal with Formula One
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Plus, Rio Tinto pushes into lithium production with $6.7bn deal and OpenAI considers a poison pill
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Extreme volatility in price of key battery material reflects uncertainty over current global market for electric vehicles
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Acquisition will make Anglo-Australian miner one of world’s biggest producers of key battery material