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Tate & Lyle takeover proves sweet for private equity
News Tate & Lyle has proved an enticing morsel for private-equity group KPS Capital Partners, which is buying part of its operations. Matthew Partridge reports
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Lockdown Day saw the market hit rock bottom – could Freedom Day mark a top?
Analysis When the UK locked down against Covid, markets plunged, but recovered quickly. Could England’s removal of restrictions mark the market top, asks John Stepek, or is there further to go?
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Pandemic plunderers target Daily Mail
News Share in Daily Mail and General Trust jumped by 10% this week after rumours that the newspaper business would be taken private.
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How to revive Britain's flagging stockmarket
Opinion The financial regulator is proposing new rules to raise the number of firms going public. It should be more radical, says Matthew Lynn.
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British fintech Wise has hit the market. Should you invest?
News Fintech company Wise – formerly known as Transferwise – listed on the stockmarket this week. Saloni Sardana looks at whether you should invest.
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Shake-up at GSK won’t placate investors
News GSK has launched a radical shakeup of its operations, but that's unlikely to satisfy investors unhappy with the drugmaker's perennial underperformance.
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Private equity isn’t evil, it’s just doing what traditional investors should be doing
Opinion Many people are decrying private equity companies snapping up UK companies on the cheap. But If fund managers did their jobs properly, there would be nothing for them to buy.
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The UK stockmarket is bargain central for private-equity funds
Opinion Private-equity giants are snapping up British companies. We should welcome them, says Matthew Lynn.
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How to join the private-equity party
Opinion Private-equity groups are chewing their way through the FTSE. It’s not ideal – but if you can’t beat ’em...
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