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US private equity giant Carlyle are to take control of Southend airport in the south of England. The deal involves LSE-listed aviation group Esken – owners of Southend – settling…

Infrastructure fundraising hit a bump in the road last year, falling 50%. But a new report by Boston Consulting Group, Infrastructure Strategy 2024: Creating Value Through Operational Excellence, reveals that…

Global conglomerate Unilever is believed to be considering options to offload its ice cream business to private equity. Could this be a sweet acquisition opportunity or an ‘ice cream headache’?…

Private credit firms, awash with capital, are splashing it around in order to secure the best talent. Compensation packages are becoming AAA-rated as credit managers look to expand their headcount…

Pophouse has sealed its latest deal with a KISS. The Stockholm-based entertainment and music investment firm established by EQT founder Conni Jonsson 10 years ago with ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus has…

CVC Capital Partners are hoping it will be third time lucky as they prepare to float on the Amsterdam stock exchange. The IPO will see one of Europe’s largest private…

We hear you but we’re not quite ready. That seems to be the message coming from Norway’s government, who have decided to not yet allow the country’s Oil Fund –…

Cambridge-based Darktrace, a leading cybersecurity and AI company, has agreed a $5.3 billion sale to Thoma Bravo. The company’s decision to leave the FTSE250 and go private is a blow…

A new report by PitchBook forecasts that private markets could grow to $20 trillion by 2028, potentially even reaching $23.7 billion in a good case scenario. Private markets already control…

Happy Birthday. Two years old today. Bring out the party hats and ice cream! 🥳 Two years ago the IPEM Team decided to launch a weekly newsletter to take a…