Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Chris Hastings as a Partner in its financial services practice group in London. Hastings, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, is a finance lawyer focused on leveraged and acquisition financing.
Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank Group has been considering the acquisition of Graphcore, a UK semiconductor startup that has faced challenges despite a previous valuation of $2.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has opened a new office in Dallas, which will be supported by a team of seven Partners, three of whom have just joined the business – Tom Tippetts, Brandon McCoy and Chase Proctor.
Vistra has secured authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland to provide fund administration services from Ireland. To support the expansion, Vistra Funds Services (Ireland) has appointed Aimee Gill, CEO and Head of Fund Accounting; Paul McDonald, Head of Investor Services; and Jacqueline Evbodaghe, Head of Risk and Compliance.
Cap10, a specialist pan-European private equity firm based in London, has appointed Luca Bonanomi as Partner. Bonanomi has spent the last decade at Blackstone, most recently as a Managing Director in the firm’s private equity group.
Paramount, the owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures will open negotiations with a bidding group led by Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity giant Apollo Global after its exclusivity period with Hollywood studio Skydance ended on Friday, according to a report by The New York Times.
Lower middle market private equity firm Silver Oak Services Partners has led the recapitalisation of US service business Beary Landscaping alongside the company’s management.
Middle-market private credit manager Colbeck Capital Management has appointed Jared Talisman as a Managing Director and Head of Originations.
European private equity firm Innova Capital has closed its latest fund, Innova/7, raising €407m, surpassing its €350m target and $400m hard cap.
Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are considering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 February, 2026 – 5:00 pm
