Analysis: private equity rivals Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Fortress are leapfrogging each otherMorrisons shares have surged again as investors bet the £7bn price tag on the company could go higher still amid a private equity bidding war for contr…
Bird shows improving scooter economics, long march to profitability
Newly reported financial data from Bird, an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught.
Morrisons strikes £7bn takeover deal with US private equity group
Supermarket chain accepts improved offer of 285p per share from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice amid bidding warMorrisons has agreed a £7bn takeover by the US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the latest round in a fierce fight for cont…
‘Taper tantrum’ by stock markets points to gaps in the easy recovery story | Nils Pratley
Cheap money, the Delta variant and China’s sluggish performance add up to tough times aheadFinancial markets these days react to any whiff of tighter monetary policy in the US, so a little drama on Thursday was par for the course after the US Federal R…
A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs
The success of a fundraising process is entirely dependent on how well an entrepreneur can manage it. Here are five pointers that founders should consider while pitching to venture capitalists.
Kwasi Kwarteng intervenes in takeover bid of UK defence firm Ultra Electronics
Competition regulator to look at whether merger with US private equity-owned Cobham is national security riskThe takeover of the British defence firm Ultra Electronics by a US private equity company will be investigated on national security grounds, af…
What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital?
The irony is that there’s never been a better time to be an inception investor given lower capital needs of getting from idea to Series A milestones.
Early-stage benchmarks for young cybersecurity companies
Entrepreneurs require guideposts when building large companies, and customer and revenue expectations can be established by looking at what successful cybersecurity companies have accomplished.
FTSE 100 falls as miners hit by China slowdown concerns – business live
Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Cobham and Ultra agree deal and Meggitt pushes ahead with Parker Hannifin buyoutWeak Chinese data set negative tone across Europe’s main stock marketsFTSE 100 down 0.7%, but Ultra an…
Ultra Electronics agrees £2.6bn takeover by rival defence firm Cobham
Pledge made to protect UK manufacturing and engineering jobs and apprenticeshipsA UK defence manufacturer that supported coalition forces in Afghanistan has agreed to a £2.6bn takeover by the rival private-equity-backed aerospace firm Cobham.The boards…