Jonathan Kanter fears hollowing out of American economy amid private equity acquisition spree Source: Crackdown on buyout deals coming, warns top US antitrust enforcer
PE funds are selling assets to each other in ‘circular’ fashion, asset manager’s investment chief says Source: Amundi warns that parts of private equity market resemble ‘Ponzi schemes’
Family offices boost exposure to unlisted shares despite policy tightening and concerns over valuations Source: Billionaires plough more money into private equity
UK’s biggest train operator says proposal from I Squared Capital ‘significantly undervalues’ business Source: FirstGroup rejects £1.23bn offer from private equity bidder
FTC chair warns of ‘life and death consequences’ when buyout groups own broad sectors of economySource: Khan vows ‘muscular’ US antitrust approach on private equity deals