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ETC Global Group, on behalf of its subsidiary companies, ETC Global Holdings, Electronic Transaction Clearing, and Electronic Transaction Clearing Canada (collectively ETC); has entered into a new financing facility which will provide up to USD68 million in committed capital.
The Financing is being provided by certain affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management and Quantlab Investments. Proceeds from the Financing will allow ETC to immediately expand its United States and Canada broker dealer clearing operations and position the Company for further growth into new asset classes including options and FX, new product offerings including prime brokerage and stock loan, and other geographical
Marco Polo Securities, a New York-based broker dealer and securities distribution platform, has partnered with Pi Capital International LLC, the global advisory firm, to provide investment banking services to the Marco Polo global client base.
Since 2000, Marco Polo has developed a global network of leading securities firms in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Marco Polo platform enables global trading of exchange listed securities as well as international distribution of locally originated private placements and M&A products.
“Marco Polo is a global securities platform through which our local members can market their capabilities and products outside their domestic
Schroders has completed the acquisition of Adveq, an asset manager investing in private equity globally.
The acquisition, which was announced on 20 April 2017, has now received approval from the regulators. Adveq has been renamed Schroder Adveq.
The acquisition of Adveq accelerates the growth of Schroders’ private assets business, with more than USD7 billion of client commitments, complementing existing capabilities and expertise in the real estate and infrastructure finance sectors.
Sven Lidén, CEO of Schroder Adveq, says: “We are pleased to have received such a high level of support from our clients and other stakeholders for our partnership
Global investment bank Drake Star Partners has reported a record first half 2017 when compared to its H1 2016. The firm has successfully closed 18 transactions in 2017 year-to-date against 14 deals closed over the same period in 2016 (on a total of 28 transactions in 2016).
Drake Star focuses on M&A and fundraisings for the technology, media and communications (TMC) growth and mid-cap sectors. This latest milestone brings the firm’s total number of transactions completed to over 300 since 2004, 70 per cent of which are cross-border.
Drake Star’s latest track record also highlights the firm’s deep sector
Recovery in southern Europe’s markets and stronger performance by manufacturing exporters have delivered for Quaero Capital’s value-driven European Smaller Companies strategy in recent months.
Corporate confidence indicators have continued to improve across Europe as the fears of political risk have given way to the resurgence of the political mainstream, supporting manufacturing exporters which are more sensitive to the economic environment.
With family ownership being particularly prevalent in the ‘Mittelstand’ exporters of Europe, the strategy’s sectoral exposure is well suited to this ‘Goldilocks’ scenario of firmer growth without inflation, according to the managers.
Quaero’s European Smaller Companies Team, writes:
HIG Capital (HIG), a global private equity investment firm with approximately USD22 billion of equity capital under management, has sold its portfolio company Albertville Quality Foods (Albertville) to OK Foods, a subsidiary of Industrias Bachoco.
Albertville is among the largest independent further processors of protein based products. The Company focuses on the development and production of customized center of the plate products that meet the demanding specifications of national and regional restaurant chains and other foodservice channels. The Company operates two facilities in Albertville, AL.
HIG acquired Albertville in 2010 and subsequently completed the strategic add-on acquisition of Sunrise
Noerr has accompanied Italian DiaSorin on the German-law aspects of the acquisition of the international micro-titre based ELISA immunodiagnostic business portfolio from Siemens Healthineers and affiliated companies (Siemens Healthineers).
The publicly listed medical diagnostics specialist was advised by a team headed by Hamburg partners Björn Paulsen and Dr Stephan Schulz.
Upon completion of the transaction, DiaSorin and certain of its affiliates will acquire the business portfolio and related tangible and intangible assets. The acquired assets include in particular the customers´ sales and distribution contracts, the installed base of instruments and the relevant intellectual property. In the context of the
Multilateralism has been a key trend in the global mergers and acquisitions space over the last year, borne out of wider changes in the international tax landscape, such as the implementation of the OECD’s Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative.
That’s according to Tax advisor Taxand’s new 2017 Global Guide to M&A Tax, which provides guidance on the M&A tax climate across 37 jurisdictions.
In addition, the guide shows the potential for US tax reform to provide a further shake-up to the global M&A landscape, not least in relation to corporate inversions.
Amongst other trends, the guide
Financial regulators across the globe are cracking down heavily on cases of individual misconduct, according to the 5th annual Global Enforcement Review published by the Compliance and Regulatory Consulting Practice of Duff & Phelps.
Regulators in the UK, USA and Hong Kong brought a total of 1,761 cases against individuals in 2016, equivalent to almost seven cases for every working day of the year, as enforcement actions against individuals outnumbered those against firms four to one.
Of the six global regulators assessed across three continents (the UK’s FCA and PRA, the US’ FINRA, CFTC and SEC and Hong Kong’s
Kynetec, a provider of data analytics and market research for the animal health and agricultural sectors, is investing in product development and expanding its global footprint following a refinancing from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.
Headquartered in Newbury, Kynetec conducts research in over 70 countries and has staff in 21 countries worldwide spanning Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific region. The business is a market leader, with its clients including some of the leading players in the animal health and agricultural market.
Kynetec helps its clients make key business decisions through the annual delivery of over 30 syndicated subscription based
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