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Europe’s largest private equity company plans an IPO with implications for the entire sector
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund will also buy stake after market turmoil made listing or external sale more difficult
President Macron was among those who persuaded the footballer to spurn Real Madrid
Europe’s biggest private equity group now expects to list this autumn or even in 2023
Buyouts group is seeking IPO on Euronext exchange
CVC, Hellman & Friedman, Silver Lake and Oaktree emerge as rivals for a stake in Ligue 1
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CVC’s €4.5bn deal to buy brands such as PG Tips means it will also be responsible for plantations in Africa
Departure represents latest changing of the guard at the top of the private equity industry
Firm looks to prioritise investors’ access to management fees as rivals EQT and TPG have done
Private equity companies are jointly considering an approach for UK chemist, say insiders
Plus, the challenge of better pay in tennis, Uefa choose Citibank for €7bn relief fund, and more.
Real Madrid and Barcelona claim plan will give private equity business too much of their future revenues
Milan-listed drugmaker snaps up ‘high potential growth products’ in €750m deal
Plus, Leon Black’s ties with Jeffrey Epstein go deeper, and the Daily Mail gets a sweetened buyout bid
Top Spanish football clubs launch counter-offer to head off private equity firm’s cash injection
Two of final three private equity firms failed to submit bids for entire division over worker worries
Private equity group wins auction for division that has been hit by changing consumer tastes
Ahmedabad and Lucknow franchises sold for $745m and $945m as investors rush to profit from competition’s rise
Spanish tie-up offers potential blueprint on financing for teams that traditionally struggle to attract investors
Clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona secure opt-out, pushing value of private equity investment down to €2.1bn
Vodka maker has been bruised by political risk, single country exposure and aggressive competitors
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona oppose private equity deal with Spain’s top league
Football club says deal would not be in its interests, even if it would have been a way to keep its star player
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