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Ninety One trader to join Morgan Stanley

The TRADE

Nickalls joined Ninety One in 2013 as a client operations analyst, moving into a portfolio implementation role in 2015 and taking up his current role as fixed income trader in 2018. He was recognised as a Rising Star of Trading and Execution at Leaders in Trading in 2021.

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Tourmaline hires former Liquidnet co-head of EMEA trading

The TRADE

Earlier this month he announced his departure from Liquidnet where he most recently served as co-head of trading for EMEA for two years, having originally joined the business in 2015. Speaking at the time his departure was announced, Kirk said that he was hugely motivated to move onto this new challenge.

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Union Investment’s trading head Hock steps away from role to pursue digital asset aspirations

The TRADE

In 2015, the European asset manager unified its trading teams under one multi-asset trading desk as part of a strategic review, aimed at executing a greater percentage of orders sent by portfolio managers.

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Liquidnet’s co-head of EMEA trading departs

The TRADE

Kirk first joined Liquidnet as an equity trader in February 2015 after also previously serving in a similar role at BTIG. He also previously held senior positions at ConvergEx Group as vice president, and RBS as European head of agency portfolio trading. His next role is unconfirmed.

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Acquisition Entrepreneur Michael Frew on Buying and Growing SaaS Companies

How2Exit

In 2015, Michael made his first acquisition, a five-figure online business, and quickly realized that this was the path he wanted to pursue. He was able to break free from the constraints of the corporate world, become his own boss, and build a portfolio of businesses that aligned with his passions and expertise.

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IBM sells The Weather Company assets to Francisco Partners

TechCrunch: M&A

Following rumors that it was exploring the sale of its weather business as part of a move to streamline operations, IBM says that it’s found a buyer for The Weather Company, the weather forecasting and information company it acquired in 2015. “Over the last few years, we’ve evolved IBM to be a hybrid cloud and AI company.

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Behind the Buyouts: Investcorp’s Tayeh on Backing Essential Services

The Deal

The firm’s portfolio includes traffic control and road safety business RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc., The firm’s portfolio includes traffic control and road safety business RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc., He rejoined Investcorp in his current role in 2015. and auto aftermarket company S&S Truck Parts LLC.