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Kaye Wiggins covers private equity at the Financial Times and is based in London, and writes for the FT's premium corporate finance briefing, Due Diligence. She joined the FT in 2019 from Bloomberg News.

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  • Sunday, 19 September, 2021
    UK politics & policy
    Labour plans crackdown on private equity tax loophole

    UK opposition would cancel ‘carried interest’ break that allows buyout executives to keep bigger bonuses

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    Philip Morris International Inc
    Tobacco group Philip Morris wins control of inhaler company Vectura

    Cigarette maker secures majority of shares in UK-based medical device manufacturer

  • Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Bain Capital snaps up suburban bakery-and-café group Gail’s

    Luke Johnson retains 15% stake in deal he says values UK business at £200m

  • Tuesday, 14 September, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    CD&R wins over Morrisons pension trustees with property pledge

    Private equity group offers legal claim over extra real estate as it battles for control of UK grocer

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    888 Holdings PLC
    Online betting group 888 in talks to buy William Hill’s European assets

    A deal would hand London-listed company 1,500 UK shops and operations in likes of Spain and Italy

  • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
    Deutsche Telekom AG
    Deutsche Telekom deepens bet on US market with SoftBank deal

    Japanese group will become third-biggest shareholder in German telecoms operator as part of T-Mobile US agreement

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    Private equity
    Silver Lake continues shopping spree with stake in UK’s RAC

    Latest move by US PE group to buy into established companies in bid to improve their digital offerings

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    Transcript
    Bridgepoint’s hidden executive pay

    How a prominent British private equity firm went public but kept its executive pay opaque. Plus, 2021 dealmaking is on track to break records, and Japan’s future is uncertain after Yoshihide Suga abruptly announced his departure

  • Monday, 6 September, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Bridgepoint went public, but kept executive rewards private

    The first UK private equity firm to list in decades has kept lucrative carried interest payments under wraps

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  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
    News in-depthBridgepoint Capital Ltd
    Bridgepoint went public. Executive rewards stayed private

    The first UK private equity firm to list in decades has kept lucrative carried interest payments under wraps

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    Digital Media
    Axel Springer proves global intent with Politico deal

    German publisher expected to seek to press further into English-language markets

  • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
    Media
    Forbes to merge with Spac as Axel Springer buys Politico

    Two deals are the latest in a series of media sector transactions

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Vectura investors under the microscope as Philip Morris hunts victory

    Shareholders in UK inhaler maker will have final say in a takeover battle that has divided opinion

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Morrisons’ share price surges beyond CD&R’s bid offer

    Value of supermarket stock closes above private equity group’s revised offer as rival Fortress considers options

  • Friday, 13 August, 2021
    Private equity
    Zooplus agrees €3bn private equity takeover

    Hellman & Friedman makes bet on rising spending on pets

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Tobacco group PMI wins support of Vectura’s board for £1bn takeover

    Inhaler maker draws criticism from health charity for ‘absurd’ deal

  • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
    La Liga
    Spain’s La Liga wins backing for CVC deal after last-minute compromise

    Clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona secure opt-out, pushing value of private equity investment down to €2.1bn

  • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
    La Liga
    La Liga confident of securing victory in €2.7bn tie-up with CVC

    Real Madrid and FC Barcelona oppose private equity deal with Spain’s top league

  • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
    Transcript
    Philip Morris battles to buy a medical inhaler company

    Rapid pace of US consumer price increases set to stall in July; SoftBank will cut its investment in Chinese start-ups; the latest on the battle between Carlyle and Vectura 

  • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Inflation expected to level off, the bidding war for Vectura

    Forecasts show the rapid pace of US consumer price increases is expected to cool

  • Tuesday, 10 August, 2021
    Vectura Group PLC
    Carlyle steps back from Vectura bidding war with Philip Morris

    Private equity group says lower offer for UK inhaler maker is final, calling off five-day auction

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    Vectura Group PLC
    Philip Morris and Carlyle face auction in battle for inhaler group

    UK regulator to oversee five days of bidding for Vectura by cigarette producer and private equity firm

  • Monday, 9 August, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Morrisons takeover battle extended as CD&R given more time to bid

    UK regulator says private equity group has until August 20 to make an offer for supermarket chain

  • Sunday, 8 August, 2021
    Private equity
    Philip Morris raises offer in bidding war for UK inhaler group Vectura

    Tobacco group lifts bid above £1bn in battle with Carlyle as private equity targets British businesses

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC
    Fortress ups stakes in Morrisons bidding war

    Increased offer comes days before deadline and piles pressure on rival Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

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