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Why LDC is pressing hard on the accelerator into 2026
Managing partner John Garner tells Ellie Hollinshead that momentum is on LDC’s side
Jan 27
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Ellie Hollinshead
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Future to take SheerLuxe stateside after £40m acquisition and other eye catching deals
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Jan 23
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Truly, madly, deeply, and not at all scary
How Truly SMB secured six-figure funding from venture fund
Jan 22
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Stick or twist? Sell to PE or IPO? Or neither? The Great Debate at the Rainmakers Summit
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Jan 21
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Sing choirs of Angels
Scottish syndicate boss calls for angel investors to become more vocal
Jan 20
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Trouble on the tracks - rail rescue seems to be a deal for our times
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Jan 16
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More than the undertakers of the business world, maybe they're the real Rainmakers. Sheryl Moore weighs up a misunderstood profession that is much in…
Jan 15
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Michael Taylor
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Deal size shouldn’t dictate the quality of advice
Shaf Bheda’s new boutique advisory firm Greenoak targets underserved sub-£10m transactions with what he calls “senior-led, quality corporate finance…
Jan 13
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Strong appetite for podcast content behind Global’s swoop for Gary Neville's The Overlap
Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world
Jan 9
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Michael Taylor
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What Ama Capital's first deal tells us about the current state of the private equity market
The importance of a certain class of business exec who gets the PE growth mindset
Jan 8
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Duo can see clearly now the founder's gone*
Serial entrepreneurs Luke Johnson and Ian Livingstone have had their £85.4m bid to buy the listed eyewear firm Inspecs accepted by its directors
Jan 6
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December 2025
Rainmakers wrapped - the best of 2025
A dozen highlights from a year of lively reporting on regional M&A
Dec 23, 2025
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Michael Taylor
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