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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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  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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  United Kingdom

  Why Wayve’s record Pisces trade could mean fewer IPOs, not more

  July 9, 2026

  The UK’s private stock market was pitched as a stepping stone to going public. Its biggest trade yet may be doing the opposite.

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  UK

  UK’s biggest pension fund pushes deeper into VC with $1.3B target

  July 8, 2026

  Workplace retirement accounts provider Nest initially allocates £200M with plans to increase exposure by 2030.

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  Sports

  Shamrock Capital joins Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg at Swansea

  June 30, 2026

  The Los Angeles buyout shop said it has committed “significant capital” to boost the soccer club’s commercial prospects and expand its global fanbase.

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  Public-to-Private

  EQT’s pending $14.3B Intertek takeover adds to run of UK take-privates

  May 13, 2026

  Investors are again targeting British companies to capitalize on relatively low valuations and a weaker pound.

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  Secondaries

  Lazard’s acquisition of Campbell Lutyens highlights growing complexity of private markets

  April 30, 2026

  Investment banks must offer more than M&A advice to keep their clients happy in the exit drought.

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  UK

  AI, mega-deals push UK VC to its best quarter in over three years

  April 28, 2026

  British deal value was almost 30% higher in Q1 than in the previous three-month period.

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  United Kingdom

  UK sovereign AI fund offers startups a boost, but VCs say deeper problems remain

  April 17, 2026

  Funding constraints, high electricity prices and talent shortages limit British ambitions.

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  UK

  QPlay becomes first Pisces trade, but London IPO boost is uncertain

  March 18, 2026

  The UK’s new private shares trading framework is currently geared towards early-stage companies.

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  Autonomous Vehicles

  Wayve raises $1.2B as it gears up for London autonomous driving trials

  February 25, 2026

  The UK-based startup faces stiff competition just when more robotaxis head for the British capital this year.

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  Secondaries

  CVC Capital expands secondaries platform with $1.1B M&G commitment

  February 16, 2026

  The deal enables future co-investments while the UK asset manager maintains portfolio management, as secondaries market activity surges.

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  M&A

  3 charts: Nuveen’s acquisition of Schroders

  February 12, 2026

  It creates a $414 billion pool of private capital, allowing the combined entity to compete with the very largest alternative managers.

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  Public-to-Private

  Nuveen’s $13.3B deal for 222-year-old Schroders bolsters its public-to-private offering

  February 12, 2026

  The take-private will end more than two centuries of family control and create a $2.5T asset management giant.

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  VC Valuations

  AI voice startup ElevenLabs valued at $11B with $500M round

  February 5, 2026

  The London-headquartered group triples its valuation in just a year, becoming Europe’s third-largest AI unicorn.

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  United Kingdom

  UK’s median PE deal size jumped amid megadeal return

  January 28, 2026

  Median buyout deal value rose 70% to $105M over the past year.

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  Retail

  Private equity’s European retail problem is getting worse

  January 22, 2026

  Failures at Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop expose the risks still lurking on the high street.

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  Secondaries

  EQT buys Coller Capital for $3.2B in secondaries expansion

  January 22, 2026

  The Swedish buyout giant aims to double the UK group’s business in four years.

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