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Walgreens: carveouts already on the cards

Recent chatter of a potential Walgreens buyout by private equity firm Sycamore Partners has sent ripples through the healthcare and finance sectors.

Asterion’s €1.5 Billion Fund: A Sign of Confidence in Spanish Infrastructure Despite Anti-Tourist Implications...

Spanish private equity firm Asterion Industrial Partners has defied global economic jitters and raised €1.5 billion for its third flagship fund, Asterion...
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Warning: Thinking of departing your blue-chip VC firm? You could get your wings clipped

A recent report by PitchBook highlights a growing exodus of seed investors from established, blue-chip venture capital firms. But if the trend...

Taxing Vapes? Why Not Transform Them Instead?

OPINION: TOPIC OF THE WEEK The BBC reports that ministers in the UK are considering a new tax...

Spain: why international private equity investors are on a mission to unlock its full...

BuzzVestor Media looks at the latest private investment deal flow, valuations, sector and fundraising activity in Spain to gauge what to expect in 2024.

OpenAI’s fire and rehire of Sam Altman will have implications on AI sector due...

If you hadn't heard, Sam Altman was ousted from OpenAI this month (November 2023) reportedly due to a "breakdown of communications" with...
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Report names VC funds whose portfolio companies are at risk for a cyber-attack

In 2023, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $10.5 trillion, and venture capital-backed companies are a prime target. That's...

Wealth managers: your intuition about your clients could be off, says new research

Too many wealth managers rely on intuition to determine client psychological profiles, Oxford Risk research shows New European research...

Pension funds switch investments to hedge against inflation

83% of pension fund managers expect inflation to increase over the next 12 monthsAlmost all (98%) pension fund managers believe their schemes...

Alternative fund managers: it might be time to brush up on your Italian

More of Italy's pension funds will follow the footsteps of Foncer, Fondo Gamma Plastica, Fopen, Fondo Pensione Complementare Pegaso and Previmoda by...

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