Caproasia https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest Latest UK $112 Billion Private Market Asset Manager Schroders Capital Annual Continuation Investments Research: 1) GP-Led Secondaries (Continuation) Deal Value Increased to $109 Billion in 2025 (2024: $76 Billion), 2) GP-Led Secondaries (Continuation) at Over $330 Billion by 2035, 3) 5 Key Structural Factors for Growth are Continued Private Equity Ownership to Drive Company Transformation, No Change of Owner, Continuation Investments are Cost-Effective Way to Deliver Ongoing Transformation, More Predictable Returns & Faster Liquidity Compared to Buyouts, Demand for Alternative Liquidity Solutions Due to Current Cyclical Exit Gap, 4) Businesses Remain in Private Equity Ownership Average 38% of Deal Count & 36% of Deal Value for Last 20 Years (Since 2006), 5) Top-Quality Companies Growth Path Exceed 4 to 5 Year Investment Lifecycle of Private Market Funds, 6) Companies with $1 Billion Below Enterprise Values are Structurally More Attractive Singapore $58 Billion Asset Manager Lion Global Investors & Brunei BIBD Securities Launched Shariah-Compliant Multi-Asset Solution Lion-BIBDS Islamic Income & Growth Fund Investing in Equities 70% & Fixed Income 30% with Regular Income & Potential for Long-Term Capital Appreciation, Previously Jointly Launched Lion-BIBDS Islamic Enhanced Liquidity Fund in 2024 March United States $1 Trillion Private Equity Firm Apollo Capital Management to Buy UK Low-Cost Airline easyJet with Higher Offer of $7.7 Billion (£5.7 billion) than United States $38 Billion Investment Firm Castlelake $7.3 Billion (£5.5 billion) Offer, easyJet Founded in 1995 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou UK Maritime Defence Company Kraken Technology Group Raised $175 Million in Series B Funding at $1 Billion Valuation, Kraken Technology Group Founded in 2020 by Mal Crease, Investors Include DTCP, British Business Bank, NATO Innovation Fund, Rheinmetall, Inocea Group, HICO, Thesiger Capital Group, BOKA Capital, Supernova Invest & Hakluyt Capital Europe $307 Billion Private Equity Group EQT to Buy United States Data Centre Power Platform Copia Power for $2.6 Billion from United States $475 Billion Private Equity Firm Carlyle in All-Cash Deal, Copia Power Founded in 2021 by Carlyle United States $12 Billion Investment Firm B Capital-Led Investor Group (Include CalPERS) to Buy United States $416 Billion Asset Manager Russell Investments at $2.8 Billion Valuation from United States Private Equity Firms TA Associates & Reverence Capital Partners, Russell Investments Founded in 1936 by by Frank Russell United Arab Emirates Investment Firm Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Invests $1.1 Billion in United States LNG Company MidOcean Energy, MidOcean Energy Founded in 2022 by EIG United States $29.4 Billion Infrastructure Engineering Company MasTec to Buy United States Electrical Contractor Superior Group for $1.65 Billion ($1.175 Billion Cash & $475 Million Shares) in Cash & Share Deal, Superior Group Founded in 1925 Finland Bank S-Bank to Buy Finland Bank Oma Savings Bank for $651 Million (€571 Million) in All-Cash Deal, Representing +47% Premium to Unaffected Closing Price (8/7/26), Oma Savings Bank Founded in 1875, Oma Savings Bank Current Market Value at $631 Million, Share Price +35.2% YTD, +91.7% Last 12 Months & +24.5% Last 5 Years World Largest Private Equity Firm $1.3 Trillion Blackstone & United States $306 Billion Private Equity Firm TPG to Sell United States Hologic Gynecological Surgical Unit for $4 Billion China $11 Billion AI Startup Hong Kong-Listed MiniMax to Raise $2 Billion in New Shares Sale & Bonds Issue, Plans China Secondary Listing IPO, Founded in 2022 by Yan Junjie, Yang Bin & Zhou Yucong, Current Market Value at $10.8 Billion, Share Price +62.8% Since Hong Kong IPO in 2026 January Hong Kong Billionaire Peter Woo $8.9 Billion Hong Kong-Listed Property Investment Group Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Reviewing to Sell Singapore Orchard Road Properties (Wheelock Place & Scotts Square) for at Least $1.1 Billion Japan Billionaire Masayoshi Son $225 Billion SoftBank Group & $11 Billion Digital Payments Company PayPay in Talks to Invest $1.9 Billion in 7-Eleven Store Chain $33 Billion Parent Seven & i Holdings Which Delayed IPO of North America Operations to 2027 or Later, Canada Convenience Store Giant Alimentation Couche-Tard Cancelled $47 Billion Bid to Buy Seven & i Holdings in 2025 July France Billionaire Xavier Niel (Niel Family Group) with $15 Billion Fortune to Buy 16.21% Stake in UK $34 Billion Telco Giant Vodafone Group for $5.9 Billion (£4.4 Billion) from United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telco E& (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company), Xavier Niel (Niel Family Group) Will Become Largest Shareholder of Vodafone Group $4.6 Trillion Apple Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI & 2 ex-Apple Employees (Chang Liu & Tang Yew Tan) for Stealing Trade Secrets for Consumer Hardware Business UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Investigating Alleged Inflated Land Value at London Malaysia-Owned Battersea Power Station Affiliate Battersea Power Station Holding Alleged by Battersea Power Station Development Company ex-CEO Don O’Sullivan Who Whistleblew in 2024 November But Suspended in 2024 December World 3rd Largest Footwear Company $9.4 Billion Skechers Shareholders (Fund Managers & Hedge Funds) Including Verition Fund Management & Empyrean Capital Partners Attempt to Lead Lawsuits for Higher Buyout Price in 3G Capital Buyout of Skechers for $9.42 Billion in 2025 for Unfair Price, Conflicts of Interest & Breach of Fiduciary Duties UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Crackdown on Finfluencer Promotions & Market Abuse in 2025: 3 Arrests, 650 Social Media Takedown Requests, Combined 11 Years Jail Term for 2 Insider Trading Cases, 2,329 Warnings on Authorized or Potential Scam Firms, 17 Criminal Prosecutions (Fraud, Insider Dealing, Money Laundering & DPA), 12 Individuals Fined $2.4 Million (£1.77 Million), $19 Million (£14.4 Million) Fines for Transaction Reporting Failures, $56 Million (£42 Million) Fine on Barclays for Money Laundering Failures and 222,173 Customers Removed Due to Money Mules Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) Announced Trading Halt & Market Closure on 10th July 2026 (Friday) Due to Typhoon Warning (Typhoon BAVI), All Settlements Postponed to 13th July 2026 (Monday)