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Preliminary approach underscores private equity’s interest in professional services
NFL-only funds are being set up in anticipation of potential rules that will govern institutional money in the sport
Industry sitting on record amounts of unsold assets that will take time to sell even as M&A market returns to life
Former star fund manager says downfall of his investment firm will ‘always weigh heavily’ on him
Does size matter any more? FT Alphaville examines the ‘death of small-caps’ narrative
Also in today’s newsletter, a new attack on ESG from Texas
Investors pull total of £6bn from asset manager over past year amid pressure on London’s capital markets
Even the IMF underestimates the industry’s heft, according to JPMorgan
Plus, Raiffeisen Bank touts Russian growth in job ads and an investment banking boost in the US
Its Luxembourg Sicav board has said costs might affect certain sub-funds ‘particularly on large flows’
Silicon Valley venture capital group hauls in one of the largest funds since downturn in tech sector
UK’s Hostmore, one of restaurant chain’s biggest franchisees, agrees £177mn reverse takeover in boost for City
Elite private colleges have used the ‘Yale model’ to great success but that approach now seems questionable
Dutchman led FTSE 100 group’s push into biofuels, hydrogen and renewable power
Plus, Goldman Sachs goes back to basics and the Swedish powerhouse behind EQT
Outgoing Princo investment head says signs of improving climate could be ‘just a blip’
Revived plan follows years of internal discord over whether private equity firm should list
An ‘inflection point’ approaches, says Barclays, and not the good kind
Market sentiment is bound to be more fragile than it was only last week
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Private equity firm seeks valuation of up to €15bn after pressing ahead with float despite geopolitical turmoil
Plus, BlackRock’s bitcoin bonanza, hedge funds on the high seas, king dollar and, finally, some tiresome hipsters
Data suggests they make up 51% of assets and rebalancings can send billions sloshing through markets
How the Wallenberg family helped turn EQT Partners into a colossus of the buyout industry
London-based asset manager will cut staff across the business, including its private client and risk teams
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