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ClickSlide has closed its seed investment round led by Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs (ACE) Fund and three angel investors.
The investment will be used to fund product development.
ClickSlide Abacus is a cloud-based platform that allows software to be connected to a programmable interface for the testing of APIs against live mobile applications. Such technology can create a substantial reduction in application build time.
ClickSlide Abacus can produce a live application connected to any REST, SOAP and XML -RPC APIs. Live testing of APIs against mobile applications can be used to test API viability at hack-a-thons. ClickSlide Abacus is used
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) looks primed for a strong start to 2013 following a robust year in 2012, according to analysis by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
To the end of November in 2012, there had been 65 admissions to AIM, London’s junior stock exchange.
Richard Thornhill, capital markets partner at Deloitte, says: “Although the number of admissions lags behind the comparative periods in 2010 and 2011, which saw 88 and 86, respectively, it demonstrates that there is still a consistent baseline of activity on AIM. If you look behind the numbers there are good reasons to be
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has launched AbacusVoice, a fully managed voice solution.
AbacusVoice offers the convenience of a hosted turnkey solution with always-on technical support, eliminating the need to invest in on-site systems and maintenance staff.
As budgets are squeezed across the industry, AbacusVoice enables firms to focus their resources on their core business rather than their telephony. AbacusVoice is a fully scalable all-in-one solution that allows firms to add and upgrade features seamlessly as they become available. All call traffic is routed over a secure private network,
For the second consecutive year, NYSE Euronext raised more proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) than any other global exchange group in 2012 with USD36bn in total global proceeds raised from 117 IPOs.
In the US, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE MKT combined led the market with 79 IPOs and 16 transfers. In Europe, NYSE Euronext welcomed 25 new listings, with approximately EUR2.7bn (USD3.5bn) in proceeds raised.
"Issuers successfully raised more IPO capital on NYSE Euronext markets than any other exchange in 2012, despite the lingering uncertainty that weighed on the global economy," says Scott Cutler, EVP,
Total volume and proceeds raised in the 2012 IPO market increased over 2011, despite the slowdown in activity during the fourth quarter, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly and annual survey of IPOs listed on US stock exchanges by PwC US.
Following a strong performance in October, the market pulled back as companies waited for clarity on US fiscal policy.
For the full year, the IPO market saw 138 companies completing their IPOs as of 13 December, 2012, raising total proceeds of USD40.7bn, compared with 134 companies that had completed their IPOs for all of 2011 raising USD35.5bn, according to
Nomura has launched the Nomura QES Modelled Private Equity Returns Index (PERI) in the US, the first daily investible index for institutional investors which targets returns similar to those achieved through investment in private equity buyout funds on a committed capital basis.
The PERI has been developed in collaboration with sub-adviser and quantitative think tank Quantitative Equity Strategies (QES) and uses data provided by Preqin.
The PERI does not invest in buyout funds directly or indirectly but has been developed on a foundation of private equity research which suggests that a substantial portion of private equity buyout fund returns can
CAIS, the financial-technology solutions provider, has launched the CAIS Exchange, the first online alternative investment marketplace designed for the wealth management industry.
The CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X) offers access to a broad menu of top-tier funds and products, independent due diligence reports provided by Mercer, portfolio construction and analytics tools and an electronic subscription and redemption process for streamlined trade execution.
CAIS-X is the first complete solution to offer access, oversight and execution in a single venue, empowering wealth management professionals with institutional quality products coupled with time-saving operational efficiency.
The funds and products that list on CAIS-X represent a broad
Shares in the AIM-quoted investment group China Private Equity Investments (CPE) can now be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
They have been included on the Quotation Board of the Exchange’s Open Market following meetings with German investors during the summer to discuss growing interest in the company in Germany.
It is anticipated that the Frankfurt listing may encourage regular trading by German retail investors, enhancing liquidity in the company’s shares on both the Frankfurt and AIM markets.
CPE chief executive officer John Croft says: "Germany and the UK are Europe’s top two investors in China, and we believe listing
Interdealer broker ICAP has made a series A investment in Model Two Zero, a company specialising in matching, reconciliation and data transformation software.
This investment follows an earlier investment by Euclid Opportunities, ICAP’s vehicle for funding next-generation financial technology.
Model Two Zero will use the funding to launch a next generation reconciliation service built upon the company’s matching and data-translation technologies. The hosted service uses algorithms to reduce the time and cost involved in setting up reconciliations, improving operational risk controls, efficiency and flexibility across the industry.
Mark Beeston, chief executive of portfolio services at ICAP, who has joined Model
Shares in Uganda’s electricity distributor, Actis-backed Umeme, have begun trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE).
Uganda’s Vice President, Hon Edward Ssekandi rang the bell on the IPO at a special event at the Kampala Sheraton, to which the USE had relocated for the day.
The stock closed at a weighted average price of Ugandan shillings 275, unchanged on the offer price.
The IPO of Umeme, which has been an Actis investment since 2005, was oversubscribed by 37 per cent, with particular demand from East African institutions and Ugandan retail customers. The offering, which closed on 7 November, is
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