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Retail

Sainsbury’s sells Argos to Swift Partners for $161M a decade after $1.8B deal

July 31, 2026

The deal comes less than a year after failed talks to sell the retailer to JD.com.

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Analyst Insights

A game of straits

July 29, 2026

The scramble to address oil transit bottlenecks and the PE opportunity it presents.

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Wealth Managers

Investcorp buys wealth manager Berger Financial Group

July 29, 2026

The $62B investment manager plans to ‘create another sizable player’ by acquiring smaller peers, said managing director Vitali Bourchtein.

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Germany

Germany’s deep tech edge drives acceleration in VC funding

July 28, 2026

Deal value is pacing about 40% above last year, outstripping the UK and France, as defense and deep tech attract capital.

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Middle East

Saudi PE dealmaking bounces back from 2025 trough

July 27, 2026

A new wave of blind-pool funds signals growing LP trust in domestic managers.

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Carveouts

Nestlé’s $3bn water deal adds to Europe’s carveout wave

July 23, 2026

PitchBook data shows 2026 carveout value on pace to be the third-strongest year on record, even as deal count lags 2025’s pace.

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Infrastructure

Partners Group’s $5.5B infra secondaries close leans on value creation, not discount

July 23, 2026

More than 70% of the program’s capital came from new clients, as institutional appetite for infrastructure liquidity solutions accelerates.

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France

French VC fundraising rebounds, albeit concentrated

July 22, 2026

A single $1.2B biopharma close accounts for over 40% of capital raised in the first half of this year.

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Secondaries

Ardian alumni’s Clipway breaks debut secondaries record at $6.4B

July 21, 2026

Founded by three former Ardian executives, the London firm is leaning on its AI-powered sourcing model.

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United Kingdom

Andy Burnham inherits a UK plc raid he can’t easily stop

July 20, 2026

Foreign buyers have led eight of Britain’s 10 largest take-privates over the past year and a half, while domestic pension funds remain on the sidelines.

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VC Fundraising

European VC funding narrows around a handful of AI bets

July 17, 2026

The sector’s share of deal value climbs to more than 60% as mega-rounds drive funding levels.

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Netherlands

Dutch PE fundraising hits six-year high as dealmaking cools

July 17, 2026

Pension reform is freeing institutions in the Netherlands to pour more capital into private markets, even as sponsors turn more cautious about new deals in the country.

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PE Exits

European PE’s exit backlog hits decade high

July 16, 2026

The continent’s deals-to-exit ratio climbed to 2.9x in H1 2026, up from 2.4x last year.

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United Kingdom

M&A in the UK is set to break record, but PE sponsors are sidelined

July 15, 2026

PE sponsors captured just 15% of the country’s 10 largest deals by value in H1.

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Biotech

European biotech chases record VC funding

July 14, 2026

Investment in the region’s biotech startups is on course to hit new highs, but it still lags US deal activity by a wide margin.

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M&A

European M&A proves more resilient than global peers despite ECB rate hike

July 13, 2026

Deal value fell less steeply than in North America, as sponsors and corporates alike chase higher returns in a fragmented market.

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Public-to-Private

EasyJet swaps Castlelake for Apollo in $7.7B bidding war

July 10, 2026

The rival offer for the British budget airline extends a run of US-led take-privates of UK companies that hit £12.5B in the first four months of 2026.

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Europe

Megadeals mask a fragile European PE recovery

July 9, 2026

Deal and exit values are surging, but concentration and a fundraising drought reveal a more cautious picture.

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