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Private equity

BC Partners sells IT group Presidio in sign of thaw for private equity deals

...The industry has also recently taken several large companies public, including dermatology business Galderma and fashion retailer Douglas....

April 2, 2024

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Douglas shares trade down after IPO

...Private-equity owned Douglas had priced its 32.7mn new shares at €26 at the bottom of the price range, while the first market price on Thursday morning was announced at €25.50....

March 21, 2024

European companies

Will Douglas IPO be a dog or a darling?

...The European IPO pipeline includes other very attractive companies with differentiated business models....

March 14, 2024

InterviewLunch with the FT

Actor Michael Douglas: ‘What roles haven’t I done?’

...My mind immediately turns to the FT’s expenses department. “Oh my God,” says Douglas, who has also noticed the price....

April 12, 2024

Letter

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March 18, 2024

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...Amid all the pomp and polish, Douglas gives a pleasingly unaffected performance as Franklin....

April 10, 2024

News in-depthCVC Capital Partners Ltd

How CVC struggled to makeover profits at beauty retailer Douglas

...The company, which acquired Douglas for about €3bn, is seeking a valuation of around €6bn including debt, according to people familiar with the discussions....

March 10, 2024

IPOs

CVC-owned beauty retailer Douglas plans Frankfurt listing

...Douglas intends to sell €800mn of new shares to outside investors while CVC and other existing shareholders also plan to inject €300mn into the company as part of the IPO....

March 4, 2024

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Intel hits 5-month low on disclosure of $7bn loss for chipmaking unit

...The new manufacturing division, aimed at building chips designed by other companies, is part of a turnaround plan introduced by chief executive Pat Gelsinger, who took the helm three years ago....

April 3, 2024

Craig Coben

A tale of two IPOs

...The Douglas and Galderma offerings had some things in common. Both companies carried substantial leverage, and both IPOs consisted almost entirely of new capital to reduce the debt load....

April 13, 2024

European equities

In charts: why European stock markets are in crisis

...Trading volumes are sinking, initial public offerings are scarce and some of its biggest companies prefer the appeal of the US....

March 3, 2024

Letter

Letter: In Thatcher’s time, MPs worked much longer hours

...Douglas French Conservative MP for Gloucester 1987-1997 Poole, Dorset, UK Letter in response to this letter: Last Tube home ruse backfires on the Tories / From Derek Wyatt, Former Labour MP, Aldeburgh,...

March 25, 2024

European companies

Beauty retailer Douglas’s shares drop 9% in underwhelming Frankfurt IPO

...He said that Douglas was a sound company operating in an “interesting market” with good growth rates and stable margins....

March 21, 2024

European equities

Rolls-Royce topped European stocks in 2023

...Rolls-Royce’s market cap of about $32bn is dwarfed by $356bn for the Bagsvaerd-based company, according to LSEG data....

January 1, 2024

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US equities

Past performance suggests S&P 500 has further to go after record high

...Today IT again has a weighting of around 29 per cent of the index. The top 10 largest companies include all of the Magnificent Seven....

February 10, 2024

LexCVC Capital Partners Ltd

CVC’s beauty IPO shows private equity must pretty up sales for success Premium

...Alongside the founding Kreke family, which retained a 15 per cent stake, CVC will also put €300mn of new money into the company. This is a function of high debt and fragile markets....

March 4, 2024

CVC Capital Partners Ltd

CVC poised to launch IPO as early as Monday

...Europe’s IPO market has had its strongest start since the pandemic, including the listing in Germany of the CVC-owned beauty retailer Douglas....

April 12, 2024

Jane Street Capital

Jane Street loses bid for restraining order against Millennium

...US district judge Paul Engelmayer said Jane Street had not demonstrated irreparable harm since two of its former employees, Douglas Schadewald and Daniel Spottiswood, defected in February to Millennium....

April 19, 2024

Due Diligence

Is private equity’s $3tn problem starting to ease? Premium

...CVC bought Douglas in 2015 from close rival Advent International, which had taken the company private three years before....

March 12, 2024

InterviewMary Perkins

Specsavers founder Mary Perkins: ‘I spent the weekend writing 500 birthday cards’

...It had no external debt and it paid an interim dividend of £15mn to its Guernsey-based parent company during the period, which is reinvested in the wider business, the company said....

April 7, 2024

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CVC Capital Partners aims to raise €1.25bn in IPO

...and CVC-backed retailer Douglas....

April 15, 2024

Personal & Household Goods

PAI Partners strikes €330mn deal for Italian haircare group Beautynova

...However, the announcement of the Douglas listing, as well as Puig’s plans and UK buyout firm Permira’s exploration of a listing for luxury Italian sports shoe company Golden Goose, has raised hopes that...

March 18, 2024

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...Blasina was a guest of The Douglas Tell us about your favourite Vancouver stays in the comments below....

October 6, 2023

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Rent the Runway needs more than AI to go from rags to riches Premium

...The stock, worth $345 when the company went public in October 2021, now trades at just over $11, to give RTR a market value of $41mn....

April 19, 2024

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