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  AI

  Tech firms commit $14.3B to UK AI data center plan

  January 13, 2025

  Three companies, including VC-backed AI infrastructure startup Nscale, are backing a plan to bolster the UK’s AI sector

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  2024 Wrapped

  PE take-private value rebounded in 2024 amid London exodus

  December 20, 2024

  2024 has been an active year for PE-led take-privates in the UK—let’s take a look back at the highlights.

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  United Kingdom

  Deals with US investors account for over half of UK PE value in 2024

  December 12, 2024

  PE deal value with US investor participation tops £56 billion

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  Public-to-Private

  General Atlantic to take Learning Technologies private in $1B deal

  December 4, 2024

  LTG is the second company in a week to announce it will delist from the London Stock Exchange

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  Clean Energy

  EQT, GIC acquire UK smart meter group Calisen at $5.1B valuation

  December 2, 2024

  This is GIC’s second investment in smart meters in two months.

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  United Kingdom

  Just Eat latest to delist from the London Stock Exchange

  November 27, 2024

  Low liquidity and high administrative costs have pushed companies away from the bourse.

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  United Kingdom

  Industry cheers UK’s $100B+ pension mega-fund plan

  November 14, 2024

  High-tech sectors including life sciences and digital technologies can benefit the most.

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  Politics

  Capital-gains tax hikes in new UK budget draw private market protests

  October 30, 2024

  The Labour government delivered its first budget with tax increases that some investors say will limit growth of the industry in the UK.

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  United Kingdom

  Should I stay or should I go? UK budget triggers location anxiety

  October 25, 2024

  Investors spooked by the tax changes set to be introduced in UK’s Autumn budget are warning they will go elsewhere

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  Venture Capital

  VC Map: UK’s VC market falling back to pre-pandemic levels

  October 2, 2024

  VC dealmaking in the UK is on track for its lowest annual figures since 2019.

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  Weekend Analysis

  Is private capital the missing piece in $125 trillion energy-transition puzzle?

  August 2, 2024

  To fund the dual challenge of energy transition and growing demands on the power grid, private capital could play a crucial role.

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  Regulation

  UK hopes to lure IPOs in major listing rules overhaul

  July 11, 2024

  The UK’s financial watchdog has finally released its long-awaited revision of listing rules.

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  United Kingdom

  UK’s new finance minister offers hope to private markets—but little detail

  July 8, 2024

  Following an historic election win for Labour, the UK’s new finance minister is offering warm words to private capital as it looks to rally investment for national growth.

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  Politics

  Does PE need to be ‘bag ready’ for new UK tax plans?

  June 17, 2024

  UK fund managers weigh up relocation in light of Labour’s planned tax raid.

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  United Kingdom

  Raspberry Pi IPO offers London Stock Exchange a crust of hope

  May 15, 2024

  In a rare win for London’s beleaguered stock exchange, Raspberry Pi has started prepping its IPO.

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  Public-to-Private

  Thoma Bravo takes Darktrace private just 3 years after IPO

  April 26, 2024

  UK cybersecurity company Darktrace is going private after a turbulent spell on the London Stock Exchange.

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  Commentary

  UK carried interest comes under fire

  April 2, 2024

  The tax rate applied to carried interest in the UK has been subject to much debate as the country prepares for a general election.

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  Commentary

  The UK airport deals waiting to take off

  March 25, 2024

  PE investors are in a holding pattern over the UK’s airport assets

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