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Senators take aim at big private equity landlords as rents soar
With home and apartment rental costs soaring, four Democratic senators are calling for more scrutiny on Wall Street financiers snatching up rental homes.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Private equity landlords' screening process discriminated against renters, lawsuits contend
Two large private equity-backed landlords discriminated against prospective tenants by relying on faulty screening systems, according to two lawsuits.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
DOJ takes aim at Chrome
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Justice Department seeks to split Google from Chrome The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Carried interest: private equity’s tax break
The lower-taxed performance fee has helped buyout firms’ executives amass personal fortunesBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
Private equity eyes a deal with Reeves on carried interest
Labour’s agenda highlights tension between raising taxes and courting internationally mobile financiersWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Why These Fast-Growing Companies Turned to Private Equity
PE firms get a bad rap. These CEOs partnered with them anyway.Business - Inc. - November 7 -
UK tax raid on private equity could raise £1bn, say researchers
Analysis of HMRC data by Centre for the Analysis of Taxation comes as industry braces for Budget changesBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
Japanese lift maker Fujitec explores sale to private equity
Talks with multiple groups including Sweden’s EQT have taken place in recent monthsWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
UK hits wealthy with raids on non-doms, private equity and estates
Chancellor pressed ahead with contentious changes to offshore trusts used by rich foreignersBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
How will UK tax rises on private equity’s carried interest work?
Changes unveiled in Rachel Reeves’ Budget mean the performance fee will be treated as income from 2026Business - Financial Times - October 31 -
Outgoing Manulife CEO says more scrutiny of private equity deals ‘welcome’
Roy Gori says increased oversight would be a way to reinforce confidence in the insurance industryBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Unilever shelves planned sale of its ice cream business to private equity
Chief executive Hein Schumacher wants to separate division as part of turnaround planBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Grant Thornton UK picks private equity over US merger
Accounting firm agrees to sell stake to buyout group CinvenWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Private jet emissions soar almost 50% in four years
High use of aviation ‘taxis’ for big events such as World Cup, Davos — and climate summits, study findsWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
Trump, Senate GOP victories send markets soaring
Stocks roared out of the gate Wednesday morning following news that former President Trump has secured a second term in the White House and Republicans won a majority in the Senate. The Dow Jones ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Typhoon Kong-Rey Takes Aim at Taiwan
The storm prompted closures and raised the risk of landslides as it approached the island. It was expected to hit as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.World - The New York Times - October 30 -
Spotify Takes Aim at YouTube in Battle for Podcasts
The audio streaming giant plans to pay hosts to make podcast videos and allow premium subscribers to watch them without ads.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 13 -
‘Numero uno’: US takes aim at Gautam Adani
Criminal and civil charges against Indian tycoon and associates set out alleged $265mn bribery schemeBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
How private equity convinced Labour to go easy on its multimillion pound tax perk
The lobbying coup of the decade saw a major climbdown on the chancellor’s planned raid on carried interest. Nils Pratley: Rachel Reeves’s most irritating manifesto fudge “I’m glad I don’t have ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Economists warn Trump’s policies will trigger inflation
US president-elect won on claims he could rid of high prices yet many analysts think he will do the oppositeWorld - Financial Times - November 6 -
Private equity can now invest in NFL teams. Here's what it could mean for the league
In recent years, valuations of professional football teams have skyrocketed, boosted in part by soaring media rights packages.Business - CNBC - November 13 -
Watch for more Jersey Mike’s sub shops as it wins backing from private-equity giant Blackstone
The New Jersey-based sub giant, reportedly valued at $8 billion, aims to grow beyond 3,000 locations in the U.S.Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago