Remove 2007 Remove Broker Remove Capital
article thumbnail

Buying a Flat Pack Business: Challenges, Triumphs, and Lessons Learned in Acquiring a Business

How2Exit

She entered the mergers and acquisitions space during COVID-19 and has formerly owned a company since 2007. Initially, the team encountered a cumbersome broker-led acquisition hampered by delays. “The first deal we did go through with a broker, which was an horrendous experience,” Moodley acknowledged.

Business 130
article thumbnail

Liberum head of execution strategy and sales trader depart for Investec to set up new low touch desk

The TRADE

Originally joining the firm in 2007, he also previously served as a pan-European trader and as head of trading. Investec had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publishing. Lowres joins Investec as head of electronic trading and execution strategy after almost 17 years with Liberum.

Sale 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Keeping ESG commercial

The TRADE

But running through the Brighton born and bred Papanichola’s veins is an activist streak that has continued to influence his decisions and shape the course of his career to date, ultimately leading him to his current role as head of trading at London-based activist hedge fund, Bluebell Capital Partners. And those are just the public ones.

Trading 59
article thumbnail

Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

They’re newer in terms of access to capital but less developed in terms of how feasible it is to get into them. Given the liquidity landscape can often be more sparse or difficult to navigate, the use of local brokers alongside the bulge brackets is something Willis thinks is essential to minimise market footprint.

Trading 59
article thumbnail

2024 Insurance M&A Market Update: Robust But Complicated

Sica Fletcher

As the charts below indicate, what used to make up approximately 10% of the total buyer space now takes up a whopping 75% of the market: Private Equity in Insurance, 2007 vs. 2024 The growth of private equity in the insurance M&A market can be attributed to equal parts reaction to it and reflection of it. Institutional Capital Dynamics.

M&A 52
article thumbnail

The Big Interview: Laura-Jane Purnell

The TRADE

My career began in 2007, which nicely coincided with the start of the global financial crisis – certainly an interesting time to be a recent graduate and a very steep learning curve. Fast forward to the end of my studies, I applied for a position at a European investment bank. My rational was twofold.

Trading 64
article thumbnail

Strategic Partnerships vs. Mergers: Which path is right for your business?

Lake Country Advisors

However, cultural differences and strategic disagreements led to challenges, and eventually, the merger was dissolved in 2007 when Daimler sold Chrysler to a private equity firm. A merger can provide a wide range of resources, including technology, talent, and capital, from the other company. Happy partnering!

Mergers 52