Archive - Rainmakers

Back to school, AO happy snapping and Harworth board accepts higher Peel bid

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

8 hrs ago • Michael Taylor

PE-backed tech group has eyes on £100m prize

Ellie Hollinshead on what’s next on TXP’s buy-and-build shopping list

Sep 24 • TheBusinessDesk.com and Ellie Hollinshead

The arm twister general: Michael Moore the politician turned Rainmakers advocate

Michael Taylor heads to London to interview the UK Private Capital chief executive

Sep 22 • Michael Taylor

Drinks brand bubbling after Bartlett boost

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

Sep 18 • Michael Taylor

The Secret Investor on PXN’s run, taking money off the table and the Burnham Budget

The Secret Investor shares some insights on the mood on the padel courts

Sep 17 • Michael Taylor

Why the travel sector is red hot for private equity

Investment worth £7.7bn last year chased returns across 31 deals

Sep 15 • Michael Taylor

Feel the heat - US PE buyer swoops for Goodwin’s pumps division in £1.1billion deal

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

Sep 11 • Michael Taylor

Amol Rajan, the City minister and the big ideas underpinning the deals

An illuminating morning at the UK Private Capital Summit in London

Sep 10 • Michael Taylor

Why marketing agencies have caught the M&A bug

Private equity and ambitious agencies are reshaping a fragmented sector through deals

Sep 8 • Sam Metcalf and TheBusinessDesk.com

Distology in ‘pass the parcel’, another mad football deal and Airband’s rescue out of admin

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

Sep 4 • Michael Taylor

Overseas acquirers feeding on UK PLC like hungry customers at an all-you-can-eat buffet

Since 2016, 213 companies have left the London Stock Exchange

Sep 3 • Michael Taylor

August 2026

Who says it’s a summer lull - YFM back BE Design, PHD claim vindication and more...

Our weekly free round up of key deals and major moves in the Rainmakers world

Aug 28 • Michael Taylor

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