General Atlantic raises $3.5bn to invest in climate change fight

General Atlantic raises $3.5bn to invest in climate change fight

Private equity firm General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero said it has secured $3.5bn to back companies that can help in the world’s fight against global warming. General Atlantic raised $2.6 billion from institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds...
Xpediator surges on takeover offer

Xpediator surges on takeover offer

Freight management services group Xpediator surged on Tuesday after a consortium including largest shareholder Cogels – the investment vehicle of former chief executive Stephen Blyth – made an indicative proposal of 42p a share in cash to take the business...
Aveva investors plan to reject £9.5bn Schneider takeover

Aveva investors plan to reject £9.5bn Schneider takeover

Mawer and M&G say £9.5bn bid from French group undervalues UK software developer A top-10 investor in Aveva plans to reject Schneider Electric’s £9.5bn takeover of the software developer on the grounds that it represents an “opportunistic bid” that undervalues the...