@SebMcCarthy

Editor at Private Equity News. Get in touch at [email protected]

Joined May 2012
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Justin Cash@Justin_Cash_1Jul 17
Exclusive: More than half of England’s top football clubs have sponsorship deals with unauthorised finance firms, the City watchdog has found, as it looks to crack down on supporters being lured in by risky investments. fnlondon.com/articles/most-t…

Most top football clubs are sponsored by unauthorised finance firms, FCA finds

Most top football clubs are sponsored by unauthorised finance firms, FCA finds

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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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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

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

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Justin Cash@Justin_Cash_1Feb 27
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

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

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Tim Facer@TTFacer3 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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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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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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Cinven is preparing to ramp up its mid-market investment activity across Europe in the first major strategy move under its new leadership team, according to three sources. Story from @SebMcCarthy and @EdinImsky penews.com/articles/cinven-p…

Cinven plots mid-market expansion under new leaders

European private equity giant mulls mid-market push into services and tech-enabled financial services sectors following succession changes

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Private equity tycoon Orlando Bravo shares his thoughts on generative AI, cybersecurity, Elon Musk and deal opportunities in Europe. penews.com/articles/how-orla…

How Orlando Bravo is preparing for the Gen AI revolution

The private equity mogul reveals why his firm is making a $30bn bet on cybersecurity

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Johannes Huth: The softly-spoken cyclist who took KKR’s European efforts up a gear penews.com/articles/johannes… via @SebMcCarthy

Johannes Huth: The softly-spoken cyclist who took KKR’s European efforts up a gear

From high–profile takeovers to economic crises, Private Equity News takes a look back at the career of one of Europe’s most influential investors

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Dominic Raab lands role at private equity mining investor penews.com/articles/dominic-… via @SebMcCarthy

Dominic Raab lands role at private equity mining investor

MP takes £118,000-a-year job to advise mining-focused buyout firm

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🧵 We’re offering resources for people who want to show their support across social media for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on March 29 during a reporting trip and remains in prison #IStandWithEvan on.wsj.com/3NbR8GH

How You Can Use Social Media to Support Evan Gershkovich

The Wall Street Journal is offering resources for people who want to show their support across social media for the jailed WSJ reporter.

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Hot inside story from @Jamesdbooth1 fnlondon.com/articles/shearm… via @FinancialNews

How Shearman & Sterling fell behind the US legal elite: ‘We were arrogant’

Shearman’s merger talks with Hogan Lovells signal a firm in decline, according to those close to it

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Want to speak to victims of property investment scams - whereby a reputable-looking company promised you returns from your investment in a property venture which never materialised Deadline is early next week - Email [email protected] Thanks #journorequest #prrequest
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I'm going to be writing a new, dedicated asset management newsletter - delivered to your inboxes every Thursday (starting from next week). Please do sign up and get in touch with any tips or ideas on topics you'd most like to see covered fnlondon.com/articles/financ… via @FinancialNews
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Eye-watering #FFC matchday ticket prices for the opener with Liverpool. For context, Palace's max price for adult in Cat 1 games is £65.
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In our new-look monthly mag @Billbrowder tells @Mark_Latham_ about his journey from the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia to anti-corruption activist and "quiet" private equity investor. penews.com/articles/bill-bro…

Bill Browder says Western sanctions on Russia are ‘still not enough’

Once the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia, Vladimir Putin's nemesis Bill Browder tells Mark Latham about his journey to 'quiet' private equity investor and human rights activist

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Any, and I mean any, excuse to get a pic of Daniel Craig in pink velvet on our site fnlondon.com/articles/savile… @FinancialNews @SebMcCarthy

Savile Row cuts a new figure after Covid

The famous Mayfair street has been transformed by the pandemic

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Alex Daniel@alexmdaniel23 May 2022
~news time~ Today I join @DowJones, where I’ll be writing for @FinancialNews about tech, fintech and … [grips table] … crypto 🤑 Clearly this sector’s having a *totally normal one* right now, and I’m super excited to get stuck in. It’s gonna be fun (1/4) – at Lambeth, London
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PEN 908: Interview with Livingbridge's Wol Kolade; European M&A declines; Oh what a carve-up!; Hg boosts London team; ESG platform to tie emissions to oil price; Comments on PE industry in 2022 and EU sustainability guides; biotech drives VC funding; latest news and deals
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