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Santander Holdings USA, Banco Santander’s US holding company, is to acquire Amherst Pierpont Securities, an independent fixed-income broker dealer, through the acquisition of its parent holding company, Pierpont Capital Holdings, for a total consideration of approximately USD600 million (cEUR500 million).
Amherst Pierpont will become part of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB) global business line.
Amherst Pierpont is a leading independent broker-dealer based in the US, with a premier fixed-income and structured product franchise. It was designated a primary dealer of US Treasuries by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2019 and is currently one of only
ACA Group (ACA) has appointed Aimee Egan to lead all of the firm’s go-to-market functions (including Sales & Marketing) in a newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer.
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Nordic Capital is to invest in Duco Technology Limited (Duco) and acquire a majority shareholding from current investors, CME Ventures, Insight Partners and Eight Roads Ventures.
Founder Christian Nentwich will remain as a shareholder and Chief Executive Officer.
Nordic Capital will utilise its experience within the Technology and Payments sector, as well as its broad network and operational resources to accelerate the transformative growth of the business. The data automation market is growing rapidly, and Nordic Capital’s investment will enable the business to further increase its international footprint whilst also supporting product expansion and employee growth.
Duco provides Software as
Dechert LLP has advised a consortium led by Hohnhaus & Jansenberger and funds advised by Cathay Capital Private Equity on the recent acquisition of medifa healthcare group, a owner-run one-stop-shop provider of medical technology for operating rooms.
Cairngorm Capital Partners has acquired Munnypot Limited and Whitefoord LLP, to launch Verso Wealth Management (Verso), a wealth management group providing financial advice and investment management, powered by a digital platform.
The acquisitions are expected to complete shortly, subject to FCA approval, and mark Cairngorm Capital’s entry into the financial services and wealthtech sectors – a long-held objective of the firm.
Established in 2015, Munnypot provides an online investment service that delivers affordable and easily understood financial advice to individuals. Built to comply with the FCA’s regulatory requirements and connect with the most commonly used industry applications, Munnypot’s award winning
Play2Pay, a global mobile payments platform that gamifies payments, has completed an oversubscribed USD13 million Series A funding round led by Telesoft Partners with participation from Harbor Spring Capital and notable individual investors including: former AT&T vice chairman Ralph de la Vega, former Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, Madison Dearborn Partners co-founder and senior advisor Jim Perry, and Virtusa founder and former CEO, Kris Canekeratne. The new capital will fuel the company’s rapid global expansion by accelerating product development, hiring and partner engagement.
Through the Play2Pay platform, mobile phone users can reduce their bills by an average of 30 per cent
Long Ridge Equity Partners has announced that its portfolio company, Carson Group, an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services to financial advisors and clients, has received a strategic investment from Bain Capital, valuing the business at over USD1 billion and providing a full exit for Long Ridge’s Fund I investment.
Founded in 1983 by Ron Carson and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Carson Group serves financial advisors and investors through its three businesses – Carson Wealth, Carson Coaching, and Carson Partners. Carson Group has created an ecosystem dedicated to helping financial advisors unleash the full potential of their
LMAX Group, an independent operator of institutional execution venues for FX and crypto currency trading, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a 30 per cent stake in the company to JC Flowers & Co LLC (JC Flowers), a private investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, for a cash consideration of USD300 million valuing LMAX Group at USD1 billion. This is a secondary share sale by LMAX Group employees. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.
LMAX Group and J.C. Flowers will partner to accelerate the Company’s next phase of
The latest Deloitte Central Europe Private Equity Confidence Survey has revealed an industry largely undeterred by events of the last 18 months, with confidence continuing its impressive climb to reach 149.
Nearly a third (30 per cent) of respondents claim their new deal pipelines are picking up pace as they gain comfort and confidence in the backdrop, reflecting optimistic economic expectations: 70 per cent expect the economy to improve, and none expect it to worsen – the first such optimism since 2007. Less than a fifth (19 per cent) feel growth plans slowed as a result of the last
According to a new survey of 140 global LPs conducted by leading independent global placement agent Capstone Partners (Capstone), European investors continue to lead the way on ESG, demonstrating clear objectives and focus when investing in the private markets. However, ESG conviction is globally high and whilst LPs in North America and Asia Pacific have lagged in the adoption of ESG principles, their responses show that implementation is now accelerating in all regions. One size does not fit all.
Capstone’s survey highlights that there are regional differences in how the different elements of ESG are prioritised. For European LPs, Environmental
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