Essex Build Expo welcomes businesses from across construction industry
The Essex Build Expo brought together businesses from across the county's construction sector.
EQT Eyes $6 Billion Sale of SUSE
Private equity firm EQT AB is reportedly exploring a sale of SUSE that could value the open-source Linux pioneer at up to $6 billion, roughly doubling the valuation since EQT took the company private in 2023. Reuters reports: EQT "has hired investment bank Arma Partners to sound out a group of private equity investors for a possible sale of the company, said the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential matters. The deliberations are at "an early stage and there is no certainty that EQT will proceed with "a transaction, the sources said. [...] The potential deal comes amid a broader selloff in software stocks, which has disrupted mergers and acquisitions activity. Investors are "concerned that new artificial intelligence tools could displace many existing software products, weighing on technology "valuations and making deals harder to price.
Some investors, however, see Luxembourg-headquartered SUSE as a potential beneficiary of AI adoption, arguing that demand for enterprise-grade infrastructure software is likely to grow as companies build and deploy more AI applications. The company generates about $800 million in revenue and more than $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and could fetch between $4 billion and $6 billion in a sale, the sources said.
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Southend Barclays bank set to shut for three months for huge refurb
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Jeremy Clarkson rips into 'idiotic' Countryfile as he blasts BBC for showcasing 'stupid people hugging trees' and lecturing viewers about climate change
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Teenage boy, 17, is 'raped' in train station toilet in broad daylight - as police arrest 50-year-old man
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Scientists reveal controversial plan to launch 50,000 MIRRORS into space for 'sunlight on demand' - but sceptics warn it poses 'serious risks' to wildlife and humans
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Karen Hauer is AXED in Strictly bloodbath: Longest-serving female pro dancer is sacked in major lineup shake-up
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Full transcript of Essex Police press conference on missing Brazilian woman
Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto was last seen in Brightlingsea on March 4
Full transcript of Essex Police press conference on missing Brazilian woman
Vitoria Figueiredo Barreto was last seen in Brightlingsea on March 4
Pictured: Microsoft account manager found drowned by private members' club on River Thames - as man, 44, is charged with murder
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Ban unvaccinated children from schools, experts urge amid growing measles crisis - as they discuss possibility of mandatory MMR jabs
An outbreak of measles in North London has fuelled fears of a city-wide outbreak, with calls for all unvaccinated children to be barred from schools.
The suspicious posts that could prove Dubai influencers ARE being told what to say: How social media stars are praising ruler 'who protects us' in bizarre identical TikToks
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'I helped Molly-Mae with her social media and these camera settings can work for you'
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Hospital nurse is suspended for six months for repeating 'deeply shocking' Ricky Gervais joke during other appalling comments with a colleague
James Murray said the misogynistic line 'if they bleed, they can breed' when discussing the sexual maturity of children with a work friend.
Council threatens to take pensioner to court over extension he built to help his disabled wife after she suffered severe stroke
Ross Drysdale spent £6,000 building the sheltered walkway on the side of his two-bedroom bungalow in October 2024 to give wife Victoria more freedom following a severe stroke.
Staggering 242 Special Forces troops - including some who could be called up in WWIII - now 'being harassed in witch hunt by human rights lawyers over past operations'
A staggering 242 Special Forces troops - including more than 120 serving soldiers - are being persecuted in £1 million a-month legal probes.