by Sebastian | Nov 3, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Nvidia’s $40bn deal for the UK-based chip designer Arm is facing fresh problems in China, after it emerged that the disaffected head of Arm’s local joint venture controls almost 17 per cent of the unit. Company registration documents reviewed by the Financial Times...
by Sebastian | Nov 2, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Ewan MacKinnon, a partner of Glasgow-based private equity company Maven Capital Partners, didn’t know what he was missing until his firm opened an office in Newcastle. For years, Maven staff used to scour for deals in the North-East of England from its Edinburgh...
by Sebastian | Oct 30, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Blackstone has completed the largest warehouse investment purchase on record in Britain as demand is fuelled by the rise of online shopping. The American private equity group has bought a £473 million portfolio of warehouses around the country from Prologis, a New...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News, UKPEC
The UK government has been slammed for letting private equity groups “cash in” on state-backed coronavirus loans. Darren Jones, chair of the House of Commons’ business, energy and industrial strategy committee, said that he had been concerned over the “abuse” of some...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News, UKPEC
What seems like today’s hottest path to a public listing comes with a lot of baggage. The basic premise of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (Spac) is that a sponsor raises money in a public offering with the expectation that it will identify a target company for...
by Sebastian | Oct 27, 2020 | News, UKPEC
Pension funds in the UK are set to increase their investments in renewable energy as the sector draws investors with attractive returns, says a survey of 50 pension fund investors by Pureprofile and real estate investment firm Alpha Real Capital. The survey found that...
