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Asoka Wöhrmann, Co-CIO at DeAWM, on the US-Government-shutdown and debt-ceiling…
The budget and debt-ceiling battle in the United States has the world holding its breath. The fronts between the Republicans and the Democrats seem to have hardened. At the same time, a ceasefire must be reached by 17 October. This is the date the United States is expected to hit the USD16.7 trillion debt ceiling.
After that point, the United States will not be able to pay its bills. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) has prepared three scenarios outlining the further development of the crisis and its implications –
Water Street Healthcare Partners has partnered with one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies to develop a set of generic products.
The collaboration is a new model of outsourcing that is designed to provide pharmaceutical companies with greater flexibility and support to maximise their investment in drug development.
Water Street has created a standalone company that will fund and lead the development and approval processes of multiple generic product families over the next several years on behalf of its pharmaceutical client. As each product receives regulatory approval, the client will purchase that product at a previously agreed upon
Private equity firm LDC has invested in a GBP20m transaction to support the future growth of The Training Room (TTR), a UK provider of vocational training and accreditation for gym instructors and personal trainers.
LDC has invested alongside founder and chief executive Jonathan Davies, who will retain a significant shareholding.
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Poole, Dorset, TTR operates fitness industry recognised training programmes from 16 training academies that are strategically located in key cities across the UK. The business has more than 100 employees and trained nearly 3,000 people over the last year.
TTR provides
Octopus Investments has appointed Rob Devey as an independent non-executive director.
Devey was previously the chief executive of Prudential UK and Europe and brings a wealth of experience in retail financial services.
During his four years at Prudential, Devey was responsible for developing the company’s business in the UK and Europe as it continued to meet the savings and retirement needs of its millions of customers. Under his leadership, the business delivered a strong performance through challenging economic conditions driven by increased operational efficiencies and a focus on customer engagement.
Devey has over 15 years’ experience in
Aviva Investors has acquired an 8.6MW portfolio of residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed on over 3,000 properties across the UK from Zouk’s first infrastructure fund, Zouk Solar Opportunities Ltd (ZSOL).
The ZSOL portfolio was developed and financed by Zouk over 2011-2013. The investment model enables homeowners and social housing residents to benefit from free use of the electricity generated by the solar PV systems. The systems were installed at no cost to the residents and can reduce household power bills substantially, which helps to relieve many from fuel poverty. The electricity generated by the portfolio over its lifetime
Private equity firm TA Associates has appointed Tony Marsh as director of capital markets in its Boston office.
In this newly created role, he will lead all new acquisition financings and capital markets activities for TA portfolio companies, as well as manage the firm’s relationships with corporate finance providers.
Marsh joins TA from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) where he served as a director, providing senior sponsor relationship coverage and executing transactions for key accounts. He advised clients on capital market trends and strategic decisions, including acquisitions, divestitures and capital structure alternatives. Previously, he was a controller at Mack
Furniture brand Swoon Editions has raised GBP1.2m in investment from Index Ventures, Octopus Investments and angel investors.
Swoon Editions was founded in March 2012 and has traded until now as Decoholic. During this period it has built a loyal following of thousands of customers. This is the company’s first external investment.
Brian Harrison, chief executive and co-founder, says: "We believe people should be able to own beautiful furniture without paying six times what it costs to make. We figured if we could identify pieces that people really covet, and only make those, there was an opportunity to deliver great designs to consumers at market
Accelerator Academy, an early stage business development programme, has announced the 10 high-growth tech and digital start-ups accepted on to its sixth semester.
The 10 new participants span a number of sectors and address a number of challenges, from unnecessary wallet clutter and making address books smarter in a contextual sense to connecting people with high quality, gourmet food producers and breaking down barriers in the art world.
The 10 start-ups are listed below in alphabetical order:
Audiowings – is making headphones smart enough to give you the music you want to listen to and intuitive enough to
The joint private equity fund Mir Capital set up by Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo has acquired a non-controlling stake in Lima Corporate Group from IMI Investimenti.
Mir Capital will join Ardian (formerly known as AXA Private Equity), the company’s main shareholder, and IMI Investimenti.
Lima Corporate designs, produces and distributes orthopaedic devices. The company is headquartered in Villanova di San Daniele (Udine -Italy) and ranks among the top ten in its field globally. It operates in 25 countries and has a diversified customer base with a strong sales network. Today, Lima’s global business lines include over 9,000 product
Institutional investors across the world are most concerned about tail risk and rising interest rates as they begin to position their portfolios for the end of ultra-loose monetary policy in developed markets.
That is one of the key findings from Allianz Global Investors’ survey of nearly 400 senior decision makers at institutional investors from 41 countries around the world.
While only a minority of respondents expect interest rates to rise towards their long-term historical averages before 2015, rising interest rates and tail risk are seen as most prevalent economic risk factors affecting investment performance over the next three
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