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Nasdaq’s Quandl, an alternative data provider, has launched the E-Commerce Intelligence (ECI) dataset, which allows investors to track product-level e-commerce transactions on a near real-time basis.
The exclusive dataset follows the day-to-day transactions of 800 brands and 500 companies across more than 350 e-retailers in North America and EMEA, capturing USD15 billion worth of product sales annually.
ECI data is available daily with a seven-day lag, offering a distinct speed advantage over consumer sales datasets currently available on the market. Investors can monitor early traction on new products, follow the entire lifecycle of a product, monitor same-store sales and measure
Vistra, a global corporate service, trust and fund administration provider, has made three senior appointments to its global compliance team – Stephen Costello as Regional Compliance Director, Americas & Caribbean, Salima Fajal as Regional Compliance Director, Europe, and Nico Van Bockstal as Regional Compliance Director, India, Middle East and Africa – effective immediately.
Reporting to Vistra’s Chief Compliance Officer Tanya Scott-Tomlin, they will be responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of Vistra’s internal compliance strategy in the respective regions. In addition, Nico Van Bockstal also heads Vistra Middle East’s Governance, Risk, Compliance and Finance consultancy team which supports Middle
Data visualisation, reporting and analytics software developer Panintelligence, has secured backing from YFM Equity Partners and Comhar Capital in a Series A fundraising.
The Panintelligence ‘Pi’ suite of software enables businesses to use data in almost any format to trigger bespoke reports, and visualise trends in real-time, helping businesses to lower costs and inform strategic decisions.
The business, led by CEO Zandra Moore, CTO Ken Miller and operations director Charlotte Bailey, was established in 2014 and employs 40 staff at its Leeds head office.
Originally developed in the credit and banking sectors, the software has a security-first ethos that
AutoProtect Group has appointed a new CEO and added automotive fintech firm DealTrak to its existing portfolio of motor assets.
Owned by Correlation Investments Limited (CIL), AutoProtect Group is a leading provider of insurance and warranty products worldwide, and the re-organisation of CIL’s motor assets in December 2018 saw AutoProtect, SMART Insurance and Shine Repairs consolidated within the AutoProtect Group Ltd. The addition of finance and insurance (F&I) software platform, DealTrak, will see the Group’s services used by over 4,000 UK rooftops.
With former AutoProtect Group Ltd CEO, Wil Beaumont, moving to the role of non-executive director, Matthew Briggs has
By Paul Bryant – Research by BDO shows take-private deal value more than tripling in one year to GBP14 billion in 2018/19, up from GBP 3.7 billion the year before.
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Wayne Jephson as a London-based Managing Director, to support the continued expansion of its Global Transaction Advisory Group.
Jephson will specialise in providing financial due diligence services with a specific focus on infrastructure investors and private equity transactions. His expertise will complement A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group’s existing capabilities in markets across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, while enhancing the firm’s presence in the UK. With 18 years of experience, his appointment marks a significant milestone in the evolution of A&M’s Infrastructure Investors proposition, which is set to further
A newly created Carlyle Group-managed fund, together with T&D, have partnered to acquire a 76.6 per cent ownership interest in Fortitude Group Holdings, whose group companies operate as Fortitude Re, from AIG for approximately USD1.8 billion.
After closing, ownership interests in Fortitude Re will include Carlyle and its fund investors at 71.5 per cent (including the 19.9 per cent stake previously acquired by Carlyle in November 2018), T&D at 25 per cent and AIG at 3.5 per cent. AIG will receive a USD500 million non-pro-rata distribution, which if not paid by the later of 13 May, 2020 or transaction close
Banco Sabadell, through its investment vehicle Sabadell Venture Capital, has led a funding round for Openbravo, in partnership with current principal shareholders of the Spanish technology company.
Openbravo offers retail and restaurant chains a cloud-based omnichannel platform which enables them to accelerate the integration of all sales channels and fully support the new role of physical stores in omnichannel retail by facilitating more fluid and personalised customer experiences. Current international clients include Decathlon, Cirque du Soleil, Sharaf DG, and Nike Factory Stores Indonesia, as well as Spanish customers such as Toys “R” Us, Outlet PC, Deporvillage and Patadon.
With over
Global law firm Goodwin as appointed partner and Vice Chairman Stuart Cable to the newly created role of Global Chair of M&A.
In this role, Cable will focus on introducing Goodwin’s industry-focused, global M&A and Corporate Governance practice to a broader set of clients, who are showing increasing demand for the firm’s unique capital-meets-innovation platform.
“Over the course of his distinguished 40-year career at Goodwin, Stuart has played a central role in executing more than 300 M&A transactions, many of which were among the largest and most significant in the history of their respective industries,” says Rob Insolia, Chairman of
New Ventures Funds, a healthcare venture platform targeting companies that accelerate the industry, has raised the firm’s third fund, New Ventures III.
The Fund raised a total of USD90 million and closed on 15 June, 2019 and has made twelve investments so far. New Ventures III follows in the footsteps of the two previous funds, New Ventures I and New Ventures Select with an investment strategy of focusing on investments in a diversified portfolio of early to mid-stage therapeutics, digital medicine opportunities, and pharmaceutical royalties.
Mark Finn, General Partner, says: “The success of our third fund’s fundraising efforts validates the
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