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The backers of some of Britain’s most successful technology and e-commerce businesses, including seven companies valued at over GBP1 billion, are to offer their expertise through a new investment boutique YYX Capital.
Michael Jackson, former chairman of Sage and PartyGaming, has joined forces with James Cox, founder of sleep tech company Simba, former marketing director of Zoopla from start-up to its GBP1.6 billion IPO, Charlotte Harper, hedge fund and family office specialist Julian Barnett, and The Garage Soho led by advertising guru Sir John Hegarty to form the new boutique.
Focusing on consumer internet, e-commerce, B2B and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)
UK software firm Ideagen has acquired Morgan Kai Group Ltd, an Audit Management software provider to both public and private sector organisations.
With operations in Leeds, Yorkshire, and Chicago, Illinois, Morgan Kai Group Ltd currently generates GBP5.3 million in revenue with GBP3.2 million recurring. The organisation adds more than 370 clients including the UK National Audit, the Federal Reserve, Investec, the New York Stock Exchange, Shell, Bombardier and Blue Shield to Ideagen’s existing customer base.
Morgan Kai Group’s product is a leading Internal Audit application in the form of ‘MKInsight’. The software is used across a number of highly
By Amanda Daly, EzeCastle Integration – If you are launching a new firm or enhancing the operational efficiency of an existing firm, choosing an external provider to outsource your IT needs is an important decision that should be made after careful consideration and evaluation. To help with the evaluation process, here are our top considerations to keep in mind when evaluating IT providers and which best suits the needs of your firm.
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When searching for an IT provider, you need to make sure that your IT provider has good availability. If the network does not sleep, neither
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has strengthened its business restructuring offering in the Midlands with the appointment of a new partner.
Ryan Grant joins the firm’s Birmingham office today, bringing more than 18 years’ experience in business restructuring having been a partner at AlixPartners (formerly Zolfo Cooper) for the last eight years.
He has worked across a variety of sectors, including retail, real estate, automotive, manufacturing, and leisure and hospitality. Ryan also works closely with banks, private equity houses and hedge funds, particularly within the mid-market.
His role at BDO will see him enhance the firm’s existing
Just 14 per cent of partners at hedge funds, private equity firms and other financial services partnerships are women (1,381 out of 9,957 total partners), according to an analysis of data provided by the FCA to Fox & Partners, the partnership law specialists.
The low percentage of women partners highlights slow progress in increasing diversity at senior levels in financial services partnerships: five years ago, the percentage was 13 per cent (1,224 out of 9,601 total partners).
The relatively small size of many PE and hedge funds means they may be less likely to have a HR function that
NorthEdge Capital has invested for a significant majority stake in facilities management company Orbis Protect, backing an MBO with the existing management team led by CEO Guy Other and COO Ben Howard.
Employing over 400 staff across its network of 19 depots, Orbis Protect provides a range of vacant property management and lone worker protection services to public and private sector clients throughout the UK.
The company is headquartered in Uxbridge, with an extensive national depot network including a significant presence in the Midlands with the senior management team based there. The business works with local authorities and housing
PIR Equities, an employee owned private equity firm focused on opportunistic value-based investing, has committed to invest USD50 million in blockchain technology companies over the next 12 months.
Established in 2008 by Joseph Aaron Horowitz and Oded ‘OD’ Kobo, the firm manages a varied portfolio including interests in property, securities, technology and ownership in operating businesses with over USD650 million in assets.
The company plans to support blockchain entrepreneurs and the community, which was founded on ideals of openness and decentralisation.
In a recent report to employees, Managing Partner Joseph Aaron Horowitz wrote: “We have entered the digital economy and blockchain is as significant today
RootPath, a biotechnology company developing a powerful personalised T cell therapy platform that bridges precision medicine and cancer immunotherapy, has closed a USD7 million seed funding round led by Sequoia China with participation from Volcanics Venture, BV (Baidu Ventures) and Nest.Bio Ventures.
The company, which was launched in 2017 by life sciences venture capital and incubation firm Nest.Bio, will use its proceeds to advance its immuno-oncology programs and obtain key data on accuracy, efficacy and safety in animal models.
Founded by scientists and bioengineers instrumental in the development of synthetic biology, gene editing and single-cell sequencing technologies, RootPath continues
Law firm Paul Hastings is advising Golfzon Newdin and its affiliates (Golfzon) on the acquisition of 100 per cent of the equity interest in Leadbetter Golf Academies, a US-based golf instruction institute founded by legendary golf coach David Leadbetter.
Launched in 1983, Leadbetter Golf Academies consists of a network of approximately 37 academies across the globe, each with a team of elite instructors trained by David Leadbetter.
Golfzon develops and sells indoor golf simulators in South Korea and internationally. Following this acquisition, Golfzon plans to integrate the institute’s coaching techniques with Golfzon’s state-of-the-art golf simulator technology and further expand
Swarm Fund, the blockchain for private equity, is to list security tokens on the OpenFinance Network (OFN), the trading platform for tokenised securities.
OFN continues to establish key partnerships throughout the digital asset and blockchain industries while serving a global network of investors across various securities offerings types, including Regulation D, Regulation S, Regulation A+ and Regulation CF.
“OpenFinance is an industry leader and we are thrilled to bring liquidity to all SRC20 tokens through their trading platform,” says Philipp Pieper, CEO of Swarm Fund. “Their focus on traditional alternative assets and token-based securities is a perfect fit for
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