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Protecting your big ideas with intellectual property insurance

Growth Business

However, from an (insurer’s) underwriting perspective, undertaking the relevant searches and making the appropriate filings is absolutely critical. One notable case was in 2015 between Nokia and a small UK startup technology firm called Lowdown. IP disputes happen all the time.

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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

Debt Markets Prior to COVID-19, some analysts and debt underwriters encouraged debt issuers to exercise caution after the tenth straight year of economic expansion [1]. Meanwhile, fundraisers suffered a significant reduction in new investments — on pace for the lowest annualized amount since 2015. Underwriting a New World.

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Tech unicorns UK – complete guide to the billion-dollar club

Growth Business

2 – Revolut Value: $27.8bn Founded: 2015 What do they do? Fintech Bio: Founded in 2015, Revolut started off offering money transfer and exchange. The group comprises of brokering firm Howden, underwriting agency DUAL, MGA and its data and analytics arm HX. 8 – Monzo Value: $4.5bn Founded: 2015 What do they do?