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Jason Scharfman, Corgentum

Corgentum Consulting expands background investigation and operational due diligence offerings

Corgentum Consulting, a provider of integrated operational due diligence reviews and background investigations, has expanded its suite of background investigation services for investors seeking to evaluate reputational risk at fund managers. Corgentum’s offering now includes social media and expanded web searches. including analysis and monitoring of social media related to

Olivier Dellenbach, eFront

ILPA partners with eFront to deliver Data Intelligence platform to members

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has partnered with eFront to provide members with eFront Data Intelligence (EDI). EDI, formerly known as eFront Investor Cloud (EIC), provides limited partners with access to high quality and verified private market data at an unprecedented level of granularity. It combines financial and operational

New fintech platform aims to open up business deal flow to investors and corporate advisers

A new online platform allowing advisers and investors to evaluate business opportunities, connect discreetly with business owners and source mandates they would otherwise struggle to reach, has launched. Pomanda PRO links investors and professional advisers with business owners who are looking for investment, providing the tools to produce accurate company valuations

Arzish Baaquie, Smartkarma

Smartkarma expands into Europe

Smartkarma, an Asia-based provider of independent investment research, has opened a new UK office to serve as a hub to build out its independent research analyst community in Europe and support its buy-side investor clientele. Arzish Baaquie (pictured), who joined the firm in 2014 and previously led the Special Situations

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FeedStock appoints fintech research veteran to advisory board

Fintech research veteran Amar Rajani has joined the FeedStock Advisory Board, effective immediately.  Rajani is Founder and Managing Director of Argella Limited, an advisory firm specialising in FinTech and with specialist knowledge in the research and regulatory space. Prior to this, he spent the past 17 years at Bloomberg LP,

FinTech Studios raises USD1m seed investment from KEC Ventures

FinTech Studios, a cloud platform of AI-based financial information, FinTech apps and big-data analytic products operated in partnership with top FinTech startups, financial institutions, data providers and strategic partners, has raised USD1 million in Series Seed funding, led by KEC Ventures.   Jeff Parkinson, Managing Partner of KEC Ventures, will

MergerMarket Hamilton Matthews

Mergermarket Group rebrands as ‘Acuris’

Mergermarket Group, a provider of business intelligence and research for fixed income, transactions, infrastructure, compliance and equities, has re-launched under the brand name Acuris. The Company is globally recognised through its unique portfolio of brands, with 700+ reporters, analysts and developers covering financial markets throughout Europe, Asia and the United

Third Bridge Emmanuel Tahar

IK Investment Partners to support Third Bridge

Pan-European private equity firm IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap I Fund is to acquire a minority stake in Third Bridge, a primary research provider. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Third Bridge provides its clients with insights into companies and markets through access to industry

Emma Cleveland, Cleveland and Co

Final MiFID II regulations to hit analysts, says Cleveland & Co

The final regulations of MiFID II announced today are likely to lose brokers business, analysts their jobs and also hit fund managers’ profits says Cleveland & Co Associates, the boutique legal advisory business. Among the new regulations of MiFID II, which are due to come into effect in January 2018,

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