Doug Richard’s School for Creative Startups and Ascension Ventures, the investment arm of creative and digital sector investment and business services group Ascension Media Group, have formed a partnership which will see graduates of the school receive funding and business support to get their new enterprises off the ground. Founded
China’s central bank surprised markets by unexpectedly cutting interest rates for the second time in two months. Benchmark lending rates have been lowered by 31 basis points to 6 per cent, whilst deposit rates will be cut by 25 basis points to 3 per cent, says Liz Evans (pictured), Senior
Private equity firm ECI Partners’ portfolio company, Wireless Logic, has expanded its European presence through the opening of three regionally-based offices in France, Germany and Spain. Buckinghamshire based Wireless Logic, a UK-based machine-to-machine (M2M) managed services provider, has recruited industry specialists in the new locations. Oliver Tucker, Wireless Logic
Azad Zangana (pictured), European Economist at Schroders, on the ECB’s decision to cut interest rates to a record low… The European Central Bank has cut its main policy rate for the first time since December 2011, taking the refinancing rate down from 1.00% to a record low of 0.75%. In
Lincoln International, a mid-market investment bank, has completed the sale of Carbolite Holdings, a Derbyshire-based designer and manufacturer of electric laboratory and industrial furnaces. The company was owned by Nova Capital and was part of a portfolio of six businesses acquired by Nova from Barloworld of South Africa in November
By Ashley Coups (pictured) – As private equity assurance leader, my main relationships within private equity houses are with CFOs and COOs. When it comes to working through the impact of regulatory issues, however, one tends to deal with a variety of people. Whereas most of the large US and
The total value of UK mergers, acquisitions, flotations, rights issues and placements was GBP141bn during the first six months of 2012 – an increase of 29 per cent on the total disclosed value during the same period in 2011, according to Experian. This was led primarily by an increase in
There were 1,249 venture capital financings announced during quarter two 2012, representing an aggregate value of USD10.9bn, according to Preqin’s deal flow data. This is a 16 per cent increase in both the number and value of VC deals in comparison to Q1 2012, and is the largest amount of
Masashi Oda, Chief Investment Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group on the latest activity in Japanese equity markets… Despite downward revisions to consensus forecasts, the Japanese equity market still offers an attractive forward PER of 12.1x: a historic low. The market is also at a historical low relative to the US:
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial adviser to Spectrum Interactive on its recommended acquisition by Arqiva Broadcast Holdings. Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has agreed terms with the board of Spectrum Interactive, a UK based Wi-Fi operator, for an offer to acquire 100 per cent of
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