UK drops plans for tax hike on PE profits

UK drops plans for tax hike on PE profits

The UK government has rejected a proposed change in capital gains tax rates that would have taken a bigger chunk of private equity profits. The decision was a response to a review of the capital gains tax system—commissioned by the UK’s finance ministry in July...
British asset manager abrdn buys interactive investor for $2bn

British asset manager abrdn buys interactive investor for $2bn

Abrdn is to buy investment platform interactive investor for $1.98bn in cash, as traditional asset managers seek to build up customers using online providers. Banks and asset managers are looking at ways to capture a new breed of investors who tend to be younger and...
Blackstone Buys $2.8bn Portfolio of Logistics Properties

Blackstone Buys $2.8bn Portfolio of Logistics Properties

Blackstone and Cabot Properties Inc., a leading investor, developer and operator of logistics properties throughout the United States, Europe and Australia, today announced that two vehicles affiliated with Blackstone Real Estate have acquired $2.8bn of...