Aspiring challenger bank, Beyond Funding, a new start-up based in Manchester’s business district Spinningfields, has just appointed two directors from Deloitte.
Willis Towers Watson has launched a fund for institutional investors which is aimed at providing a compelling alternative to index-linked gilts in funding liabilities and enhancing returns. The new fund, called the Secure Income Fund, provides institutional investors with an inflation-linked cash flow through investments which generate a better risk-adjusted
Two thirds (65 per cent) of small and medium-sized tech and telecom firms plan to grow dramatically or moderately over the next two years, according to a report launched by venture capital investor Albion Ventures. Only 7 per cent think they will shrink or wind down. Based on interviews
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the middle market, has sold Power Products, a provider of branded electrical products and systems. Details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Power Products designs, manufactures,
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Türkiye Wealth Fund (TWF) have signed a memorandum establishing the Russia-Turkey Investment Fund. The parties will work together to identify attractive investment projects that could strengthen bilateral economic ties and increase investment flows between the two countries. According to the agreement, RDIF
Corporate and financial law firm Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners has advised Bain Capital in the secondary buyout of Italian tyre distributor Fintyre from BlueGem, advised by Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners. Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners assisted Bain Capital with a team composed by partner Cataldo Piccarreta, senior
Cairngorm Capital Partners had made a further investment in Stevenswood Trade Centres to enable Stevenswood’s acquisition of Truemans Holdings. This transaction advances Stevenswood’s ambition to develop a national network of trade counters and completes strategic gaps in its presence in England. The new combined group will continue to be
Last year the number of hedge fund launches globally fell by an estimated 40 per cent, but despite this there have been a number of positive developments for the funds industry in the BVI. One is the creation of an AIFMD opt-in regime for the BVI, called the Securities and
PIXID SAS, a French cloud-based temporary workforce management and recruitment solutions provider, has acquired the Internet Corporation, the owner of applicant tracking system and recruitment software Amris. The transaction has been completed for an undisclosed amount. PIXID’s proprietary technology is currently responsible for filling one out of four temporary
Omnes Capital and Bpifrance have sold their stake in Grain d’Or Gel, a company specialising in the manufacture of frozen bakery products such as pizza dough and snacks. This disposal falls within the framework of the merger between Grain d’Or Gel and Lubrano. The new entity, named Groupe Novepan,
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