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Accounting firms, consultancies and other professional services take outside cash to fund growth
Private equity has piled into a veterinary market that is consolidating fast
Deal with New Mountain Capital is largest to date as PE firms rush into accounting sector
The UK’s Labour party wants to tax carried interest as income and the measure features in Joe Biden’s campaign
TikTok bill in Washington impedes path to exit investments after IPO market fizzles
Tricky exits
Lawyers and bankers say move will inflict Brexit-level damage on the UK’s dealmaking centre
The sector is attracting increasing regulatory attention
Competition and Markets Authority is concerned pet owners may be overpaying for treatment
Plus, CVC faces a big test on a German IPO and Geely’s auto empire confronts the scrutiny of public markets
Bain report reveals how rapidly industry has grown as well as challenges created by higher interest rates
PE-backed perfume and makeup group, which has announced plans to list, performed poorly during the pandemic
Women continue to receive only a small fraction of the funding from firms
Indebted New York fitness group needed to refinance $1.2bn in debt after pandemic closures led to a liquidity crunch
More firms are experimenting with alternative structures and ownership models
Opposition plans to apply top 45% income tax rate to carried interest if it wins election raise issue of capital flight
A look at whether the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund should add private equity to its mandate
‘Continuation funds’ gain popularity amid subdued market for initial public offerings
Deal between buyout group and Esken ends months of wrangling over future of Southend airport
UK investors ponder domestic market’s enduring discount as US markets soar again
Plus, Bayer resists break-up calls and Warren Buffett sours on one of Berkshire’s biggest business units
Nasdaq-listed Viavi has turned to Silver Lake for investment to back its £1bn deal to buy Spirent
Alphaville examines the investment case for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund adding the finance industry’s hottest asset class to its mandate
Any investor attraction to retailer Douglas will depend on its valuation
Deal between two buyout groups values Luxembourg-based company at €4.9bn
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