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MFS Africa, a pan-African digital payments platform, is to acquire Capricorn Digital, owner of Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading super-agent networks. A team from Akin Gump advised the sellers on the transaction.
The deal, which is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria, will be the second-largest fintech acquisition in Nigeria.
Founded in 2014 by Degbola Abudu and Folu Majekodunmi, Baxi is one of Nigeria’s largest independent electronic payment networks, processing over USD1 billion in transaction annually through a network of more than 90,000 agents.
The Akin Gump team was led by London corporate partner
Trilantic North America has made a strategic capital investment in WebFX, a tech-enabled digital services provider for premium SMBs.
This partnership furthers the mission of WebFX to provide Digital Marketing That Drives Revenue for companies around North America. WebFX partners with businesses looking to earn more website traffic, drive more qualified leads, and increase revenue growth through revenue maximisation services.
The capital partnership between WebFX and Trilantic North America’s Fund VI will assist future growth for the Pennsylvania based company, supporting expansion in talent, new services, geographic offices, technology, data analytics, and AI. WebFX plans to create 300 additional jobs over
JTC has supported the GBP125 million launch of Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited (Disruptive), a Guernsey registered Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam.
JTC will provide administration and registry services for the new vehicle. The listing of Disruptive creates a structure aimed at acquiring another company within the financial services sector throughout Western Europe and/or Northern Europe, though the potential target has not been publicly identified. It is also the first SPAC on Euronext Amsterdam to be listed and traded in sterling
SPACs are publicly traded vehicles with the sole purpose to create a merger
Ben Gillespie (pictured), Partner at law firm Seddons examines the FCA’s proposals to introduce standardised rules that set out how much asset managers must disclose about their impact on climate change and the ‘practical concerns’ raised by the BVCA…
Consultation paper CP21/17 was issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in June 2021 with comments requested by 10 September 2021 and is part of the UK Government’s green commitment of achieving a low-carbon economy and net-zero by 2050.
The purpose of the proposed rules and guidance (Rules) is to place mandatory climate related disclosures on assets managers, life insurers and
ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, has launched an M&A growth strategy with the acquisition of National Regulatory Services (NRS), an provider of compliance consulting services and technology solutions for investment advisers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurers and other financial services firms.
The transaction further strengthens and expands ComplySci’s ability to support its financial services clients’ compliance needs by combining its technology, which automates and streamlines mission-critical employee compliance functions, with NRS’ longtime, hands-on expertise in helping clients navigate the ever-changing industry regulatory environment.
Moving forward, NRS – which
Private markets digital platform has achieved USD4 billion-plus in assets and deals in a year as it continues rapid growth which has seen more than 70 financial institutions across Europe, North America, the Middle East, South America and Africa using its technology in 2021.
VALK, which is backed by venture capital funds and strategic financial investors R3, SIX Group, Ascension Ventures and Metavallon, has seen growth of 2,500 per cent in just nine months, having only celebrated hitting USD1 billion in deals in M&A and fund-raising activity just five months ago.
The London-based company enables clients including investment banks, hedge
Global investment firm Carlyle’s Global Credit platform has provided the debt financing package, alongside Pemberton Asset Management, to support the acquisition of Cesar di Barbarossa Enio (Cesar), Gruppo SDA Servizi Distribuzione Associati (SDA) and VDM (VDM) by an affiliate of HIG Capital.
The Companies operate under the Acqua & Sapone brand, Italy’s leading non-food discount retailer selling a wide range of household and personal care products at value prices through a network of more than 700 retail locations. The Companies will generate over EUR900 million in revenues in 2021.
Acqua & Sapone’s commitment to high-quality consumer experiences and its expansive
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), the asset management division of Macquarie Group, has agreed to acquire New York-based Central Park Group (CPG), an independent investment advisory firm delivering private client access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate and funds-of-funds.
The agreement underscores MAM’s commitment to offering individual investors a diversified platform of institutional-quality alternative investments managed by Macquarie and other leading sponsors.
With more than USD3.5 billion in assets under management, Central Park Group is a pioneer in providing financial advisors and their clients access to top alternative investment talent in structures specifically designed to meet the needs
FullSpeed Automotive, one of the USA’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, completed the acquisition of three quick lube and automotive service centres last week, bringing its total number of acquisitions since the start of the Q3 to fourteen.
The fourteen centres were acquired in nine separate transactions across eight states, and all will be rebranded as one of FullSpeed Automotive’s iconic brands, Grease Monkey or SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service®. Following its acquisition by MidOcean Partners in November 2020, FullSpeed Automotive has completed twenty-one acquisition transactions that have added sixty new centres, and now has
Mangrove Management Partners (Mangrove), a platform management company focused on optimising the delivery of vascular care, has closed a Series B equity financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC), along with NewSpring Capital (NewSpring) and Dr Robert Bessler, the founder and CEO of Sound Physicians.
Proceeds will fuel Mangrove’s expansion throughout the Northeast as the rapidly growing epidemic of peripheral artery disease continues to drive demand for high-quality vascular care.
“Mangrove partners with leading physicians to change the paradigm of the delivery of vascular care with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and patient experiences at a lower
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