ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire EKM, a leading provider of e-commerce and online retail software. The acquisition strengthens ClearCourse’s e-commerce and online retail capabilities and sees the Company join the Group’s Business Services division. Founded in 2002, EKM
AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market investor, has closed two performing loan transactions in Spain from of its fourth Credit Opportunities fund. The first investment is a portfolio of ~55,000 point-of-sale originated consumer loans, with a significant portion originating from the health and dental sector. The second investment is
If any jurisdiction can claim to be the home of the global fund industry, it is Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy is the second largest investment fund centre worldwide and the first in Europe, with an 8.8 per cent global market share in 2020 and is a prime location for alternative
Visitors to Luxembourg are often surprised and pleased to discover that public transport is free. Step onto a tram in Luxembourg city, and there is no conductor to pay, and no machine to stamp tickets. In a drive to tackle traffic congestion and emissions, last year the Grand Duchy introduced
By Dr Marcus Peter & Irina Stoliarova – 2020 was a challenging year for the Luxembourg funds market. Despite a strong start in January and February, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a slowdown to fund set-up and net asset developments due to valuation issues and travel restrictions. However, it should be
By Stephane Pesch – The private equity and venture capital industries have shown tremendous growth and have attracted lots of attention and new investors over the last years due to their inherent qualities (strong performance and returns, long term approach, focus on value creation, financing of the real economy and innovation).
One of Luxembourg’s big advantages has always been its small size, which has allowed successive governments to introduce new rules with a speed and nimbleness that bigger nations would struggle to replicate. Time and again, the Grand Duchy has used speedy and favourable regulation to bolster its financial sector. It
By Jevgeniy Nesch and Virginie Leroy, AKD – Private equity and venture capital are amongst the key investment fund strategies showing the strongest growth in the last decades. Even if at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, some PE and VC funds faced challenges such as a reduction in the
Luxembourg is widely regarded as a prime location for investment in private assets such as private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure. Much of its success in this field can be attributed to innovative investment vehicles which are success stories in themselves, and a perfect match for the dynamism
The Grand Duchy is set to capture an important chunk of the growing global market for alternative investment funds.
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