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Markets2 August 2026
The retail push looked like growth. It was really the industry building a capital base that does not depend on selling anything.
Private EquityEQTEvergreen FundsPrivate WealthLiquidityPrivate Credit
Abir Ghosh Biswas7 min read
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EQT needed four bids to take Intertek private, and the sequence reveals less about price than about who now sets the value of a FTSE 100 company, and why London keeps losing profitable firms to private buyers.
Mergers and AcquisitionsFTSE 100UK EquitiesEQT
Abir Ghosh Biswas6 min read
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Boots looked like a deal story, but choosing a $10bn sale over a London float is really a verdict on the IPO: when a listing can't promise a price or a date, certainty wins.
Private EquityIPOsBootsLondon Stock Exchange
Abir Ghosh Biswas6 min read
Read ArticleMarkets27 April 2026
Goldman's near miss looked like good news. It was really a warning about everything else.
Private CreditGoldman SachsLiquidityCredit Risk
Abir Ghosh Biswas5 min read
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