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Pushing through – Malta’s industry soldiers on

By A Paris – As European regulators push for greater homogeneity across the European Union, jurisdictions like Malta need to focus on ensuring full compliance while also maintaining the element of flexibility and agility which is one of the country’s biggest draws. Although the island has suffered from a few years of

Ivan Grech, Finance Malta

A favourable environment for start-up managers

Q&A with Ivan Grech, Chief Operations Officer, FinanceMalta What are the key trends currently driving growth and development within Malta’s funds industry? Malta has always been attractive in the alternative space for the small-medium sized managers, thanks to the introduction of the Professional Investor Fund Regime, alongside various advantages including cost

FCP, Abacus Capital and Big Cypress Capital acquire development land in Charlotte

FCP, with JV partners Abacus Capital (Abacus) and Big Cypress Capital (Big Cypress), has closed on the acquisition of 4.33 acres at 2213 and 2218 Toomey Avenue in Charlotte, NC. The parcels are currently occupied by one-story warehouse buildings totalling 63,034 square feet that will be repositioned as a creative commercial

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Pacer Ventures launches early-stage fund for African startups

Sub-Sahara African-based Pacer Ventures has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, with a focus on healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture on the African continent. With offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, the firm has begun to support early stage founders by participating in seed rounds, including in financial

InvestiNation crowdfunding platform opens to accredited US investors

InvestiNation, an equity crowdfunding platform that provides access to some of Israel’s most promising startups, is now open to US accredited investors.The online platform offers proprietary investment opportunities with Israeli companies in fintech, proptech, contech, medtech, edtech, enterprise software, and other burgeoning fields. It also features in-depth research and market

Griffin secures GBP6.5m in funding round led by EQT Ventures

London-based Banking-as-a-Service provider Griffin has secured GBP6.5 million in a funding round led by EQT Ventures. This new round follows the company’s previous £3m seed round announced earlier this year. Other participants in the round include Seedcamp, Tribe Capital, Paul Forster  (co-founder Indeed.com), Matt Robinson (co-founder Go-Cardless/Nested), and Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas (COO

CreativeX secures GBP2.5m Series A from Beringea to drive data-led creativity

Beringea, a transatlantic venture capital firm, has led a GBP2.5 million investment into CreativeX, an AI-powered creative analytics platform used by global brands to measure the efficiency, consistency and impact of marketing and advertising content.CreativeX, which has recently announced that it has rebranded from Picasso Labs, was founded in 2015

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