Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of Camilleri Preziosi Advocates’s Corporate and Finance practice group, outlines the benefits of Malta’s Notified AIF (NAIF) regime… "In my view, the main benefits are twofold," says Dr Louis de Gabriele, head of the Corporate and Finance practice group at Camilleri Preziosi Advocates, when discussing
Apex Fund Services has been operating in Malta since 2008 and has seen, first hand, how quickly the island has evolved into one of Europe's leading onshore fund jurisdictions. Following the chaos of the financial crash, start-up managers chose Malta because it represented a cost effective option. This worked to
Professor Joseph Bannister (pictured) of the Malta Financial Services Authority explains how the island is positioning itself as a leading European securitisation market… How do you assess the opportunity to build out Malta as one of Europe’s leading securitisation markets, given that outside of Luxembourg you are the only EU
With the recent introduction of the Notified AIF regime, Malta is positioning itself to provide fund promoters with an unregulated fund where speed to market is of the essence. Over the years, Malta has become a jurisdiction of choice for providers of financial services particularly the funds sector with over
The shock Brexit result this June sent ripples across Europe as individual Member States absorbed the news. And whilst some jurisdictions have been quick to seize the initiative on the back of the uncertainty that UK firms face – especially as it relates to passporting for London's much lauded financial
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and venture capital trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has sold its stake in Metropolitan Safe Deposits to private investors, generating a 158 per cent return in the process. Calculus invested in Metropolitan at 6.32p per share, in February 2012, selling its holding for
Bregal Unternehmerkapital has acquired a major stake in Swiss company Kunststoff Schwanden, a manufacturer of complex plastic parts and components. As part of the succession plan, the previous owner Albert Kiener will still play a key role in the company. Chief executive André Bermann and chief financial officer Martin
Venture and growth investor Beringea has strengthened its UK investment team with three new hires including investment director, Eyal Malinger. These appointments continue the growth in the investment team over the last 18 months, linked to an increase in funds under management. Malinger joins Beringea from Countrywide where he
The Brexit vote is already leading to actions that are “silently killing” the UK’s technology sector, according to M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors. A poll of the fastest-growing UK technology companies suggests that half the key talent on average is British, 30 per cent from other EU countries and
European venture capital company Truffle Capital has appointed Olga Koulechova as partner and head of business development. Koulechova is taking over the business development and will manage institutional fund raising campaigns in life sciences and fintech – Truffle Capital's main areas of expertise. Prior to joining Truffle Capital, Koulechova
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