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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 28/05/2026

Excl: UK govt would oppose any attempt from Sunil Bharti Mittal to increase his stake in telecoms giant BT British govt figure cited the need to maintain sovereign control over “critical national infrastructure” Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises conglomerate bought a 24.5% stake in BT in 2024

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UK would block Indian billionaire raising BT stake

Officials cite need to maintain sovereign control over critical national infrastructure

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The VC firm hunting ‘almost unemployable’ misfits - rpt from @ivanlevingston.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/4d29...

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Latest scoop on an education deal that looks like it won’t get over the line…

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Private equity firms made record use of a controversial tactic to cash out their clients by selling assets to themselves in the first half of the year, as they struggle to find external buyers or list holdings - rpt by @antoinegara.bsky.social @ivanlevingston.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/88a4...

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Private equity firms flip assets to themselves in record numbers

Use of continuation funds to cash out investors comes amid prolonged downturn in dealmaking

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Elon Musk backer Vy Capital closes to outside investors after windfall-Vy has become a vital player in financing Musk’s dealmaking. In 2022, the group committed $700mn to Musk’s bid for Twitter — which… www.ft.com/content/a33f... @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Elon Musk backer Vy Capital closes to outside investors after windfall

Secretive tech investment group has racked up gains after backing companies such as SpaceX and xAI

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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 18/07/2025

Interesting one from @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @leeharris.ft.com Cyber a growth market for insurance. It's the kind of IPO London should be targeting you'd say www.ft.com/content/716e...

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Private-equity backed insurer CFC weighs London listing

Cyber specialist group owned by EQT and Vitruvian is targeting a potential £5bn valuation

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

…the implementation of promised reforms by the government and the stock exchange needed to outweigh complications caused by Brexit, the people said. @ivanlevingston.bsky.social

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Private equity-backed Visma picks London for blockbuster tech IPO—The decision to proceed with a listing in London early next year was provisional and contingent on… www.ft.com/content/f08c... @alexandraheal.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Private equity-backed Visma picks London for blockbuster tech IPO

Hg’s €19bn software group provisionally selects UK over Amsterdam for listing next year

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Revolut chief in line for Musk-style payday at $150bn valuation-The London-based start-up’s profits more than doubled to £1bn last year as it surpassed 50mn customers… www.ft.com/content/c93e... @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

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Revolut chief in line for Musk-style payday at $150bn valuation

Nik Storonsky struck deal before SoftBank funding round that awards him more shares if valuation clears set hurdles

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

‘Royal Match’ maker Dream Games valued at almost $5bn in CVC deal-Dream Games has taken a different approach to most mobile developers, focusing on creating characters and storylines that would help retain users, and… www.ft.com/content/eeb1... @tim.fo @financialtimes.com

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‘Royal Match’ maker Dream Games valued at almost $5bn in CVC deal

Move will result in huge windfall for Turkish gaming company’s venture capital backers

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Spain’s €20bn telecoms group MasOrange explores IPO-A MasOrange listing would provide some momentum to Europe’s IPO market, which has been slow… www.ft.com/content/f2d0... @kieranjsmith.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

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Spain’s €20bn telecoms group MasOrange explores IPO

Listing would provide momentum to Europe’s IPO market

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Hannah Murphy @mshannahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

FT SCOOP: US venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to invest in TikTok as part of an effort led by Trump to wrest control of the popular video app from its Chinese owners on.ft.com/4iXce94 w @antoinegara.bsky.social @ivanlevingston.bsky.social & @georgehammond.bsky.social

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Andreessen Horowitz in talks to help buy out TikTok’s Chinese owners

[FREE TO READ] Venture capital group could join last-gasp bid by allies of Donald Trump to take control of video app owned by ByteDance

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

US activist Elliott takes 5% stake in RWE-RWE, one of Europe’s largest power producers with a significant renewables portfolio, last week announced it would slash €10bn in capital expenditure on green technologies… www.ft.com/content/54ed... @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

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US activist Elliott takes 5% stake in RWE

Hedge fund calls for German energy group to accelerate share buybacks

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

‘An insane offer’: the cyber start-up founder who squeezed another $9bn from Google—Wiz has emerged as a leader in the field of providing cyber security for the cloud, benefiting from… www.ft.com/content/64b3... @georgehammond.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

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‘An insane offer’: the cyber start-up founder who squeezed another $9bn from Google

Wiz chief executive Assaf Rappaport agrees higher sale price after turning down $23bn offer last summer

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Google parent Alphabet agrees $3.2bn break fee in Wiz deal—The large break fee shows how technology companies continue to brace themselves… www.ft.com/content/e6f5... @arashmassoudi.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

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Google parent Alphabet agrees $3.2bn break fee in Wiz deal

Decision reflects risk regulators could block takeover of cyber security start-up

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Adnoc and OMV announce deal to combine petrochemical assets-As the world’s appetite for gasoline and diesel begins to be eroded by the rise of electric vehicles, Middle Eastern oil producers… www.ft.com/content/0a12... @ivanlevingston.bsky.social @financial-times.bsky.social

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Adnoc and OMV announce deal to combine petrochemical assets

Two companies say they are creating world’s fourth-largest group in plastics called polyolefins

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mary childs @marychilds.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Larry Fink of BlackRock briefed Marco Rubio and Trump about the Panama Canal port deal, according to this report from @ericgplatt.ft.com @kayewiggins.ft.com Chan Ho-him @ivanlevingston.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/81a1...

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The billionaire elite who answered Donald Trump’s call on Panama Canal

How Li Ka-shing, Larry Fink and Adebayo Ogunlesi struck a $22.8bn ports deal within weeks

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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 26/02/2025

“I just don’t see who’s going to use it" Investors aren't bowled over by Pisces, the private share trading plan that increasingly seems to be carrying a lot of City-revival hopes Story from @alexandraheal.bsky.social, Martin Arnold, @ivanlevingston.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8a70...

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Rachel Reeves’ private share trading plan criticised by executives

Venture capitalists question who would use system designed to arrest slide of UK capital markets

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Permira made bank on its Klarna position. One of the better trades out there->

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 14/11/2024

notable column by GB News/ Spectator owner Paul Marshall on Donald Trump's policies: "What is not to like?" www.ft.com/content/51d8...

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Have a fun FT scoop this morning …

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Up there with the Taramasalata shortage for most European story of the week

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

How long until someone makes an app bundling Twitter, Threads and Blue Sky

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Ivan Levingston @ivanlevingston.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

So maybe the market got a bit ahead of itself after all…

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 12/11/2024

I couldn't see an overall starter pack for FT journalists active on Bluesky. So given the recent influx of new people on here, I thought it'd be useful to make one. Do shout out all the people I've inevitably missed and I'll update go.bsky.app/FuqnwdD

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