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PE Fundraising

Growth strategies grab a bigger slice of shrinking UK PE fundraising

August 13, 2026

LPs have redirected capital toward growth funds this year even as overall fundraising collapsed.

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IPO

PE-backed UK companies shirk IPOs while delistings mount

August 10, 2026

Since 2022, the number of companies coming off the LSE has vastly outpaced the total of new listings.

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AI

UK VC bets big on AI, leaving other sectors starved for cash

August 7, 2026

AI took over 70% of deal value in H1, with just 18 deals accounting for almost 60% of the total.

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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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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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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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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 eyes record year for PE exits—but sponsors are mostly selling to each other

June 16, 2026

With the IPO window all but closed, secondary sales have soared, but the hope is that new listing rules could yet bear fruit.

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VC Fundraising

Quantum Motion raises $160M to build quantum computers using standard silicon chips

May 7, 2026

The Series C is the largest quantum VC deal for a UK-based company.

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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 startup funding hit as VCT tax relief cut kicks in

April 7, 2026

As upfront tax relief drops from 30% to 20%, industry bodies warn of a funding crunch for British startups.

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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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How UK pensions are making a private markets pivot

December 18, 2025

Retirement reforms, shrinking public markets, and new regulation are converging to funnel up to $99 billion into British private assets.

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Politics

Private markets spared the worst by an otherwise lackluster UK budget

November 26, 2025

Tax exemptions, VC scheme reforms and investment incentives were among the announcements in the country’s annual financial statement.

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The return of PE mega-deals signals a more bullish outlook in the UK

September 10, 2025

The number of big-ticket buyouts in 2025 is on pace to beat last year’s deal value.

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PE Fundraising

Britain boosts share of European PE fundraising despite headwinds

July 22, 2025

UK and Ireland accounted for just under half of all regional capital raised in H1 2025.

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IPO

The UK hopes to pull in more IPOs with listings task force

July 16, 2025

Finance minister reveals plans for a panel aimed at attracting companies to float on London’s stock exchange.

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