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  "id": 9418535,
  "title": "Two more UK firms open the door to private equity takeovers in what would mean a £1bn blow to the City",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/two-more-uk-firms-open-the-door-to-private-equity-takeovers-in-what",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:00:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16155239/Two-UK-firms-open-door-private-equity-takeovers-mean-1bn-blow-City.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK-listed Ashtead Technology said it had received a £500m offer from US private equity firm Ember Infrastructure Management.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}