Ivan Levingston

Abu Dhabi company struck a series of deals in its first year but stumbled on $19bn bid for Santos of Australia

Deal would provide exit opportunity for some early investors in second-hand fashion start-up

Private equity group sees off interest from rival Warburg Pincus to clinch acquisition of fund administrator

Buyout firms see opportunities to improve performance at non-core divisions of region’s remaining conglomerates

$49bn tie-up comes on frantic day of mergers and acquisitions across corporate America

Swedish buyout group holds preliminary talks with owners Permira and Blackstone

Platform for trading stakes in private start-ups went public in 2021 through reverse merger with blank cheque company

Lakestar, one of Europe’s top tech venture firms run by Klaus Hommels, seeks to maximise existing deals

Brewers and distillers are contending with declining alcohol consumption among younger consumers

Italian parent’s shares drop as £1.2bn listing goal for tinned tuna company falls short of expectations

Silicon Valley group seeks $6bn for growth fund, $3bn for AI deals and $1bn to back US defence tech start-ups

Potential deal comes as fragrance sector outperforms broader beauty market

Allwyn boss says American market is primary expansion target because it presents the ‘biggest opportunity’

Deal would value French company at €5.4bn

Security company’s Stockholm IPO may herald uptick in European market deals

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan selected for listing of German auto marketplace owned by classifieds group Adevinta

Investors move to capitalise on surge in defence spending across region

Change in billionaire’s country of residence disclosed in Companies House filing

Potential sale of coatings business to US investment group would be one of Germany’s largest transactions this year

French private equity firm joins rush to gain exposure to surging energy use by data centres