The £1.5 Trillion UK Financing Gap
- 1 year 9 months ago
- Investment
The UK Financing Gap report, published today by a leading European venture capital firm, Lakestar, reveals the £1.5 trillion financing gap needed to triple the UK’s GDP growth. The research shows that by investing £75bn annually, by 2040 into new and emerging industries from digital to biotech, space and decarbonisation, the UK can unlock new sources of growth, and avoid the risk of falling behind.
Strata Launches First Ever Commercial Real Estate investment App
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
In its bid to further democratize commercial real estate as an asset class for Indians, Strata the country’s leading tech-enabled commercial real estate (CRE) investment platform, announced the launch of its mobile app. The platform will empower investors to seamlessly access and invest in any grade-A CRE asset listed on Strata’s platform and avail end-to-end asset management services instantly through an easy to use mobile app.
Nomura Leads $6 Million Investment in Climate Tech Startup Allinfra
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Hong Kong climate tech start-up Allinfra, which provides blockchain-based solutions to help companies achieve their sustainability goals, has raised US$6 million in its latest fundraising round led by Japanese financial giant Nomura.
AssetTribe Launches Alternative Asset Investment Platform With First Wine Investment Category
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Platform will satisfy rising demand for exposure to alternative assets from sophisticated investors and wealth managers
Wombat Partners With Currencycloud to Launch Its New, Free Instant Investment Service to Open Up Investing for a Wider Market.
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
UK-based micro-investment platform Wombat has partnered with Currencycloud, the experts in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, to launch its new, free, Instant Investing account to give investors the ability to invest instantly in the UK, and in US stocks during opening hours.
New Bite Investments Report Reveals High Expectations for Digital Growth in the Private Capital Industry
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
New study finds that the pandemic encouraged large firms to enhance technological capacity and smaller firms to capitalize on a first-mover advantage
Shojin Launches Joint Venture in India as Online Real Estate Investment Scaleup Continues Global Expansion
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
The partnership with Myre Capital in India will help to secure real estate investment opportunities for Shojin as it extends international presence
CD&R Adds Senior Resource to Deepen Relationships with Asset Owners in the Middle East
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a global private investment firm, announced today that Amr Nosseir, who has spent the past 30 years working closely with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other institutional and non-institutional investors across the Middle East, has become a Senior Advisor to the Firm.
Steve Hoy joins Nucoro as Head of Partnerships
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Appointment marks drive to scale Nucoro partnership ecosystem Leading wealthtech platform provider, Nucoro, has today announced the appointment of Steve Hoy as its Head of Partnerships, bringing with him over 30 years’ experience in financial services.
SC Ventures and SBI Holdings Sign MOU to Accelerate Portfolio Expansion and Build Ecosystems
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
SC Ventures, Standard Chartered's innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SBI Holdings, Inc to expand their portfolio, both at a business and geographic level, and to explore new ecosystems through this partnership.
Plum Launches Commission-free Stock Investing in the UK
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Investment and saving app Plum has launched a new stock investing feature that allows customers to invest in fractional company shares, commission-free, making it one of the UK's most competitively priced investment platforms. For the first time ever, Plum’s customers will have access to some of the world’s best-known companies, with +500 top US businesses like Apple, Tesla, Nike and Microsoft included on release, and another 500 firms to be... more
Generation Life Launches Investment-linked Lifetime Annuity
- 1 year 10 months ago
- Investment
Financial Risk Solutions (FRS), provider of investment administration software to asset owners and life and pensions companies worldwide, today announced Generation Life, an Australian leading provider of tax-effective investment bonds, has launched an investment-linked lifetime annuity solution using FRS’s Invest|Pro™ as a key component of Generation Life’s technology supporting the lifetime annuity.
Financial Solutions Lab Announces 2022 Accelerator Cohort Focused on Access and Removing Systemic Barriers to Financial Benefits & Tools for Underserved Consumers
- 1 year 11 months ago
- Investment
Selected companies focus on streamlining low- to moderate-income, Black, and Latinx individuals’ navigation and use of benefits and tools in support of better financial health
Appian Signs C$85,000,000 Credit Financing with Western Potash
- 1 year 11 months ago
- Investment
Appian Capital Advisory LLP, the investment advisor to long-term value-focused private equity funds that invest solely in mining and mining-related companies, today announces that it has entered into a C$85,000,000 term loan facility financing transaction (the "Credit Transaction") with Western Potash Corp. ("Western Potash"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Western Resources Corp. ("Western Resources").
ICON Corporate Finance Hires Mobility Specialist Sumeet Pillai
- 1 year 11 months ago
- Investment
Tech-focussed investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has hired Mobility sector expert, Sumeet Pillai. With a background in VC, investment banking and corporate development, Sumeet has partnered with companies and investors throughout the growth lifecycle: from Series A, and mid-to-late-stage growth, to publicly listed companies.