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The scale-up gap: Financial market constraints holding back innovative firms in the European Union

European Investment Bank

Closing the scale-up financing gap is essential for the European Union to maintain its edge in technology. The analysis follows firms that received venture capital backing and reached the scale-up phase in the European Union after 2013.

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Commodity Hedge Funds: The Most Lucrative “Hidden Gem” in Finance?

Mergers and Inquisitions

If you want to work in the most cyclical role in the finance industry, it’s hard to beat commodity hedge funds. There are two broad categories of commodity trading, and each firm above fits within one or the other: 1) Physical – This category is more capital-intensive and requires serious logistics and operations know-how and a wide network.

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Female founders continue to receive less investment  

Growth Business

per cent of venture capital funding in the first half of 2023, research has found. Troublingly, it is also a fall on 2013’s figure of 4.2 Many VC firms are making a concerted effort to back more women-led businesses, with funds such as Capital Pilot ’s Boost Fund 1 and the Fund Her North campaign concentrated on doing so.

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Top 10 London fintech companies

Growth Business

Banked [link] Founded: 2018 Investors: Insight Venture Partners, BACKED VC, Force Over Mass Capital, Love Ventures Kuvi Capital, Paul Forster, Acrew, OM2, Firestartr Banked offers real-time payments for consumers, businesses and banks. It aims to improve customer experience, business efficiency and cost effectiveness.

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Periculum Announces Three Promotions

Periculum Capital

Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is pleased to announce three promotions. Zainab joined Periculum in 2013 as an Associate and has been an integral part of the firm’s strategy and growth over the last ten years. The post Periculum Announces Three Promotions appeared first on Periculum Capital.

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Will There Be an IPO for a Specialty Consulting Company in 2024?

Focus Investment Banking

The business we know today as Kroll, when it was previously known as Duff & Phelps, went private in 2013, selling to Carlyle Group and other investment partners. And, at least in recent years, there has been enough capital at private equity firms to handle any liquidity needs. In fact, the trend has been the reverse.

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The TRADE’s most read stories of the year part two: A string of leadership changes

The TRADE

He spent the last ten and a half years at SIX in equities focused roles, originally joining the exchange in 2013 in a trainee product management role for equities. This time being the internal promotion from Northern Trust for its new head of global foreign exchange within its capital markets business.