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Edge Investments, an investment house focused on the creative industries sector, has backed open video platform and British media technology company Newsflare.
Newsflare is a video marketplace platform for video creators, licensing UGC video to some of the world’s biggest media players.
Newsflare matches video content to demand and distributes the content to clients and partners around the world. It provides video to a wide range of media players, such as news websites, television production companies, Facebook and other social media channels, big content networks such as MSN and AOL, as well as distribution networks such as AP (Associated
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared VTech’s acquisition of LeapFrog Enterprises.
The CMA found that the merger may not be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the supply of learning toys for 0-5 year-olds, children tablets and content or future innovation in toys.
The CMA’s final decision will be made after collecting views on the provisional findings and assessing all evidence.
"I am very pleased that the CMA has provisionally cleared this merger," says Allan Wong, chairman and group CEO of VTech. "We have always believed that the combination of
The alternative asset management arm of Global Investment House, Global Capital Management (GCM), has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Yum Yum Tree Food Court, one of the largest quick service restaurants (QSR) managers in the Gulf region.
Established in 1995 with five restaurants in Bahrain and one in the UAE, Yum Yum Tree has grown exponentially to reach nearly 180 restaurants, steered by the vision of its founder Adel Bukhowa and his son Omar Bukhowa.
Yum Yum Tree is today the master franchisee or operator of more than 20 international and regional brands including Vanellis, Subway (Bahrain),
The joint owners of Switzerland-based Unilabs, private equity funds Apax Europe VI, Nordic Capital Fund VI and Apax France VII, have accepted an offer from Apax IX, advised by Apax Partners, for the acquisition of their respective stakes in Unilabs.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Under the new ownership structure, Unilabs will be able to continue to pursue its M&A strategy and be at the forefront of the ongoing consolidation of the European laboratory space.
The transaction marks the successful completion of the joint ownership between funds advised by Apax Partners, Nordic Capital and
Increasing interest from investors to allocate more capital into women owned and managed funds, coupled with public support from industry leaders, is spurring optimism for women in alternative investments, according to KPMG.
For its report, 2016 Global Women in Alternative Investments Report: The Time is Now: Real Change, Real Impact, Seize the Moment, KPMG surveyed and interviewed nearly 800 women professionals and industry leaders within the alternative investments sector, across hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and real estate in North America, UK, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
The majority of survey respondents believe North America offers
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed its exit from Skyscanner, following the formal completion of the company’s GBP1.4 billion sale to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel services provider.
SEP, which was Skyscanner’s largest shareholder, owned approximately one third of the Edinburgh-headquartered travel search company and made its initial investment back in 2007.
At the time, Skyscanner employed less than 30 people, had revenues of approximately GBP1 million and focused on budget airlines in Europe.
It now has over 800 employees and is one of the top online travel brands in the world, serving 60 million monthly active users
Noerr has advised long term client Foodpanda on the sale of Russian food delivery company Delivery Club to Mail.Ru Group, one of Russia’s largest Internet companies.
Mail.Ru Group will acquire 100 per cent of Delivery Club in an all cash transaction. The total deal value is USD100 million. The deal is not subject to any third party approvals.
Delivery Club is the leading player in the growing Russian internet food delivery market. It currently has over 4,500 connected restaurants with the number of daily orders reaching 20,000. In H1 2016 net revenues were RUB296 million.
Mail.Ru Group, listed
November was Assetz Capital's best month ever with GBP26 million worth of capital flowing through the peer-to-peer (P2P) platform.
Assetz Capital, launched to the public in early 2013, aims to help British small and medium sized businesses and property developers with their funding requirements.
To date over GBP185 million has invested through the platform, typically earning investors gross rates of return between 3.75 per cent and 15 per cent per annum.
Each of the businesses receiving funds through Assetz Capital has provided tangible assets to provide security for P2P investors while mitigating risks.
As a result, Assetz
It is difficult for investors to compare loan-based and investment-based crowdfunding platforms with each other or to compare crowdfunding with other asset classes due to complex and often unclear product offerings, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says.
The regulator also says it is difficult for investors to assess the risks and returns of investing on a platform.
The FCA has given an update on the post-implementation review of the loan-based and investment-based crowdfunding market.
The FCA’s earlier call for input raised a number of issues for discussion and the statement provides a first response to the feedback received
Apollo Global Management has appointed Gary W Parr as a senior managing director and co-chairman of the firm’s management operating committee.
Parr (pictured) reports to Joshua Harris, co-founder and co-chairman of the management operating committee.
“We are thrilled to welcome Gary to Apollo, and we believe he will be an outstanding addition to our senior leadership team,” says Harris. “He is one of the most respected executives in the financial services industry, and we expect to benefit from his deep expertise and relationships in the sector as Apollo continues to grow its business.”
Parr says: “Over the course
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