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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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Morrisons is just the start – get ready for a private equity feeding frenzy
Analysis The bid to buy the Morrisons supermarket chain is the latest example of UK listed companies being snapped up by private equity groups. It won’t be the last, says John Stepek – we could well see a feeding frenzy before this is all over.
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Curtain up at Cineworld as lockdown ends, but threats remain
News Cineworld’s shares rose as people returned to cinemas in their droves. But streaming companies such as Netflix and Amazon aren’t standing still. Matthew Partridge reports
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UK stocks are cheap, but they won't be for long
Editor's letter UK stocks are cheap. That's not escaped the notice of the private equity sector, who are snapping up bargains galore. You should do the same while you still can, says Merryn Somerset Webb.
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