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Seb McCarthy @SebMcCarthy

Editor at Private Equity News. Get in touch at sebastian.mccarthy@dowjones.com

Joined May 2012
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Lars Mucklejohn@LarsMucklejohn
May 12
Scoop: Investec has scrapped an advisory unit for private equity secondaries deals less than three years after launch. With @SebMcCarthy via @PrivateEquityN1 penews.com/articles/investec…

Investec axes GP advisory unit after less than three years

Team departures at banking giant underline churn in the fast-moving secondaries space

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Mar 30
We have spent the last two months piecing together the most detailed account yet of David Stern, a German financier who was Jeffrey Epstein’s man in Europe. With @SebMcCarthy via @FinancialNews fnlondon.com/articles/epstei…

Epstein’s man in Europe: How David Stern sought access to top bankers and private equity bosses

David Stern, a German financier, and Jeffrey Epstein, the late paedophile, leaned on each other’s business contacts and advice for nearly a decade, documents show

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Mark Lloyd was on the Eurostar when he met a man whose legacy would decades later send shockwaves through society. Ghislaine Maxwell was also on board with her infamous ex-boyfriend: Jeffrey Epstein. Must-read from @LarsMucklejohn and @SebMcCarthy. fnlondon.com/articles/we-tho…

‘We thought Jeffrey was the victim’: Inside a London consultant’s 20-year association with Epstein

Mark Lloyd says he regrets his ties to the late paedophile, which continued for years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction

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An adviser to Cambridge University's business school once called himself Epstein's soldier and had extensive dealings with the convicted pedophile, documents suggest. Story with @LarsMucklejohn penews.com/articles/cambridg…

Cambridge business school adviser called himself Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘soldier’

Epstein files show years-long association between the sex offender and German financier David Stern, who remains on the advisory board of Cambridge Judge Business School

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Today @danielboffey also reveals details in The Guardian about Stern and his ties to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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City heavyweight Sir Nigel Wilson is moving into venture capital penews.com/articles/sir-nige…

Sir Nigel Wilson makes venture capital move

Former Legal & General chief executive to join CIC as chairman

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The private equity backer of Gail's bakery chain is weighing up a bid for Costa Coffee, according to people familiar with the situation penews.com/articles/bain-cap…

Bain Capital mulls bid for Costa Coffee

Private equity firms are weighing up a deal for the UK high street coffee chain

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Merch at the private equity industry's summer summit in Berlin: "Live, laugh, leverage"
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New: One of Britain's wealthiest private equity bosses is planning to relocate to Milan amid a UK tax crackdown on the ultra rich, according to people familiar with the matter. penews.com/articles/private-…

Private equity tycoon eyes move to Milan

Relocation plan for CVC co-founder would mark one of the highest-profile departures yet from the UK to a more tax-friendly jurisdiction

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New: A senior figure at one of Europe's largest private equity firms is among the financiers leaving London for Milan penews.com/articles/senior-c…

Senior Cinven figure joins exodus to Milan

Italy has lured in dealmakers from Astorg and Goldman Sachs as London battles tax fallout

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The private equity bosses behind The Body Shop takeover reveal their plans for the retailer and their ambitions to conquer the beauty market penews.com/articles/meet-aur…

Meet Aurea: the little-known private equity owner of The Body Shop

After a frenzied 11-week bidding process, Aurea took control of a major global retail chain. Now its co-founders open up about their plans for The Body Shop and their grander ambition of becoming a...

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3 Mar 2025
Private equity’s golden handcuffs are loosening penews.com/articles/private-… via @SebMcCarthy @PrivateEquityN1 #PrivateEquity

Private equity’s golden handcuffs are loosening

A cohort of ambitious dealmakers are breaking out from their buyout shops to set up their own firms. How are they faring?

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A private equity firm says its co-founder has left. The co-founder disagrees. penews.com/articles/a-privat…

A private equity firm says its co-founder has left. The co-founder disagrees.

Stanley Capital’s Companies House account shows a termination of appointment of Cottle as a member

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Private Equity News@PrivateEquityN1
10 Feb 2025
One of the UK’s rising stars of private equity is set to leave The Carlyle Group, marking the latest in a growing line of departures inside its European buyout team. penews.com/articles/carlyles…

Carlyle’s UK rising star heads for the exit

Departure list mounts inside private equity giant’s European buyout team

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Private Equity News@PrivateEquityN1
31 Jan 2025
Equistone to scrap Europe-wide strategy as UK and French teams plot new future penews.com/articles/equiston… via @SebMcCarthy

Equistone to scrap Europe-wide strategy as UK and French teams plot new future

The shake-up comes after a meeting of investors earlier this week, according to people familiar with the situation

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The largest public pension scheme in the US is among the investors reviewing its relationship with private equity firm Triton Partners following allegations about its culture. penews.com/articles/us-pensi…

Investors review relations with Triton amid culture allegations

A Danish investor has also ‘initiated a dialogue with Triton to clarify how they respond to the accusations’

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New: One of Europe's oldest private equity firms has been hit by departures and a series of missed fund targets penews.com/articles/inside-c…

Inside Charterhouse: missed fund targets and departures at one of Europe’s oldest buyout firms

Charterhouse is the elder statesman of British private equity, but it has recently lost some of its top dealmakers and missed fund targets. What went wrong?

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New: Domino's is battling it out with private equity firms to buy the fast-growing UK arm of chicken chain Wingstop penews.com/articles/wingstop…

Wingstop sale heats up as Domino’s competes with private equity firms

Dealmakers are keeping a close eye on the sale to judge how strong investor appetite still is for UK-focused consumer businesses

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Story out now on @PrivateEquityN1 about the backlash facing European private equity giant Triton penews.com/articles/triton-f…

Triton faces backlash over shirtless founder playing spin the bottle at ski party

“We acknowledge that mistakes have been made and apologise for that,” a spokesperson for Triton said

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US private equity firms are vying for a UK chicken wing chain. Story in @PrivateEquityN1 penews.com/articles/wingstop…

Wingstop sale draws in appetite from private equity firms

The UK arm of Wingstop is set to enter its first round of bids later this month

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