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Many loan term sheets lack definitions for ebitda allowing corporates to avoid breaching covenants
Why golf has a problem with Saudi money, the cost of Raducanu’s Wimbledon exit, and more
More insulated than stock markets, the industry is still exuberant — but the reckoning may be coming
Billionaire alleged Josh Harris plotted to unseat him as chief of private equity firm
Deals such as Elon Musk’s proposed acquisition of Twitter carried volumes to $2tn in first half
Private equity group says it is working to resolve litigation inherited with AIG property portfolio
Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private
Atlas Merchant Capital secures commitment of $100mn from Qatar Financial Centre and seeks $1.5bn from other investors
Oaktree Capital’s co-founder is turning aggressive after sharp market sell-off
The appetite of investors for risky tech bets has diminished
The currency’s plunge against the dollar makes Japanese companies and assets very cheap for overseas buyers
One issue is asymmetry of information and experience, another the recutting of terms
British Business Bank to use uncommitted funds to support start-ups seeking to raise capital as economy weakens
Private equity groups are increasingly buying companies that they already own. But critics point to conflicts of interest within these deals that allow managers to reap great financial rewards
It is an attractive deal for the private equity firms making the approach, with the company well placed for recovery
Demand for data services has helped UK-listed company recover from pandemic
Mainstream asset managers are competing with private equity groups for a bigger slice of the growing private asset market
Financiers at SuperReturn conference face up to rising rates and a looming recession
Plus, how EY can make its planned split a reality
Chemist chain is not a business that can be fixed by some fancy financing
Plus KKR has learnt to share its spoils and Thoma Bravo gets a deal recut
Move by US buyout group dismantles industrialist’s continental operations
Hundreds of workers stand to collect $175,000 in average profits after sale of CHI Overhead Doors
Private equity firm negotiates reduction after alleging software company violated merger terms
Private markets group reaches ‘mutually agreeable resolution’ over French drugmaker Laboratoire XO
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