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In terms of what’s popular on television these days, Jeopardy! is probably one of the more wholesome options. There are no racy scenes, violence, or vulgar language. But that doesn’t mean the 60-year-old game show is without its drama. Ever since the late Alex Trebek passed away in 2020, the rumor mill has been swirling about who would take over the hosting stage. For the longest time, the gossip surroundedMayim Bialik, with whom fans had a love-hate relationship. But after she confirmed in late 2023 that she’d no longer be sharing hosting duties, all eyes were on her co-host, Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.

While his fans were thrilled when Jennings secured the spot as the sole host of the syndicated series, he hasn’t escaped criticism. Jennings has found himself in the hot seat over…

By Emma-Victoria Farr

LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity firm Oakley is looking to sell its majority stake in German cloud hosting platform Contabo as it seeks to capitalise on demand for cloud computing fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, two people familiar with the situation said.

The Munich-based company could be valued at between 700 million euros and 800 million euros ($762.6 million and $871.5 million ) as part of an auction process expected after the Easter break, those people said.

London-based advisory firm Arma Partners is handling the sale, which is mainly focusing on private equity bidders, one of the people said.

The company has already drawn interest from several tech-focused buyout funds including Hg, Montagu, Vitruvian, Cinven and IK Partners, another source said.

Oakley, Arma…

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Oakley is looking to sell its majority stake in German cloud hosting platform Contabo as it seeks to capitalise on demand for cloud computing fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, two people familiar with the situation said.

The Munich-based company could be valued at between 700 million euros and 800 million euros ($762.6 million and $871.5 million ) as part of an auction process expected after the Easter break, those people said.

London-based advisory firm Arma Partners is handling the sale, which is mainly focusing on private equity bidders, one of the people said.

The company has already drawn interest from several tech-focused buyout funds including Hg, Montagu, Vitruvian, Cinven…