Westminster manoeuvrings should not distract us from focusing on the investment agenda ...

Stone Point was in pole position to buy Amber River after a meeting of the wealth firm’s board last month, according to people familiar with the situation. Buyout shop Stone Point Capital had entered ...

Private equity firms bet that software systems could replace people. Now they face an uncomfortable and unexpected question; could artificial intelligence replace their software? Senior figures in the ...

The UK’s wealth market is set to continue consolidating despite increased regulatory headwinds, according to those working on deals in the sector. In the wake of the pension freedoms and growing ...

Private equity firm Northcote Equity is in talks to buy a wealth manager called Lockhart Capital Management, according to people familiar with the matter. The recently-launched buyout shop is set to ...

Investment banks Fenchurch Advisory Partners and Ardea Partners are advising private-equity backed wealth manager AFH on a ...

KKR has acquired WPP’s full equity position in the communications and public affairs consultancy FGS Global. The deal values FGS at $1.7bn and follows KKR’s initial minority investment for a 29% stake ...

Football legend Sir Kenny Dalglish is among the high-profile names backing a new platform looking to cash in on a boom in sports investing. Keeps, a platform for minority equity stakes, income sharing ...

A new private equity firm founded by two senior UK dealmakers has raised £375m for its debut fund. Goldenpeak has defied the wider fundraising downturn after making a first-and-final close of £375m in ...

Buyout bosses have a New Year’s resolution: sell more companies. The private equity market is cautiously optimistic that 2026 will be the year that it can start to clear a mammoth exit backlog after a ...

PX3, the London-based private equity firm founded by a trio of ex-Rhône Group dealmakers, has bought a minority stake in cybersecurity business BV Tech. The deal values BV Tech at €330m and the stake ...

Investment platform Parmenion has called in bankers at Evercore to lay the groundwork for a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The platform and discretionary fund manager, ...