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FinanceApax Partners walks away from Pinewood deal, citing tough market conditions
Platinum Equity to sell waste management firm Urbaser to Blackstone, EQT for $6.6 billion
Schroders, Apollo agree products partnership to target wealthy clients
FinanceNorwegian software company Visma to delay London IPO after broad sell-off, FT reports
Henkel to buy speciality coatings company Stahl for 2.1 billion euros
Date: February 4, 2026
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Persil-owner Henkel said on Wednesday it agreed to buy specialty coatings company Stahl for 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Stahl Group. The deal will be formally signed...
CAB Payments rejects sweetened takeover bid from Helios consortium
Date: February 2, 2026
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Investment firm Helios Consortium has raised its take-private offer for CAB Payments, valuing the company at $292 million, it said on Monday. The consortium is offering $1.15 per...
Exclusive-Carlyle in talks with potential UAE partners on Lukoil assets, sources say
Date: January 30, 2026
By Shadia Nasralla and Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Carlyle has begun exploratory talks with UAE investors to bring in partners should its initial agreement to...
Blackstone rides 'escape velocity' deals to outstrip profit forecasts
Date: January 29, 2026
By Isla Binnie Jan 29 (Reuters) - Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, beat Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as it cashed in on heightened...
BoE's Bailey sees 'urgent need' to boost resilience of market-based finance
Date: January 27, 2026
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said he sees "a particular and urgent need" to strengthen the global resilience of market-based finance such as private credit against...
Spire Healthcare's shares soar 20% amid buyout talks
Date: January 26, 2026
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Shares of Spire Healthcare surged 17% on Monday after the British private hospital group confirmed over the weekend it was in preliminary talks with multiple buyout firms including...