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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

TechCrunch: M&A

Update : IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009 ). million in funding from Gilot, IBI and a number of individuals. No price disclosed. Original article below. Polar emerged from stealth a little over a year ago , armed with $8.5

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UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success In the UK, cleantech, AI, health and biotech dominates venture capital funding – a trend that looks to continue into Q4 and early in the new year. It looks to partner with start-ups which are best suited to media exposure, such as mass-market consumer brands.

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How the Growth of Private Credit is Impacting Private Equity

OfficeHours

The growth of private credit can be traced back to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. The buyer universe for this debt most often includes collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds, high-yield mutual funds, insurance companies, and other similar institutional buyers.

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People Moves Monday: UBS, MEAG, Northern Trust Asset Management and more…

The TRADE

Salcedo will join UBS from Barclays, where he most recently served as head of Delta One sales for the Americas since 2009. as a fund manager for the passive and quantitative investment management department. Effective from 1 September, Salcedo will be based in New York, reporting to Dan Murphy, Americas head of franchise sales.

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Timing is Everything when Selling your Business

Lake Country Advisors

Investment funds are still on the sideline waiting for profitable opportunities. 2008-2009 The great recession, representing the greatest retraction since the Great Depression. There were a total of 12 recessions in the 20th Century alone. 2020 In April 2020 the US economy lost an astonishing 20.8

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Reasons for Layoffs in the Current Environment

OfficeHours

According to CBS News, excluding January 2023, the January layoffs in 2024 represent the highest number of job cuts announced in the first month of January since 2009. For example, imagine you’re at a hedge fund that invests heavily in certain industries, and one day the stocks in those industries plummet and continue to suffer.

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24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Growth Business

Indeed, tech start-ups in London alone raised a record $26bn (£19bn) in funding in 2021, more than double the total in 2020. However, the reality is that many venture capital investors are playing it cautious, wanting to invest in later, safer funding rounds for companies with proven revenue. It has raised over $1bn for 18 funds.

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