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Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning

TechCrunch: M&A

First, it is snapping up Blinkist , a startup out of Berlin that had built a platform to discover and read abbreviated versions of longer non-fiction books — “Blinks” that typically take no more than 15 minutes to read or listen to. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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12 Concepts We Can Learn About Buying VS. Building a Business on How2Exit's Interview W/ Walker Deibel

How2Exit

Walker Diebold, bestselling author of “Buy Then Build: How to Acquisitions Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game,” experienced the stock market firsthand as a stockbroker and learned valuable lessons from his experiences. In 2018, Walker released his book “By Then Build” which was inspired by this idea.

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Goldman Sachs on equities execution: Tacking with the wind

The TRADE

The players that now dominate in the EMEA equities space are typically larger and have roots that stretch across the Atlantic due to tricky market conditions that have made economies of scale and the ability to internalise risk increasingly essential. “If Goldman Sachs’ equities revenues globally had fallen from $3.24

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

The TRADE

The four separate rulemakings put forward by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December last year represent the most significant attempt to revamp market structure for US equities in recent memory. While evolution of equities market structure in the US is long overdue, what form it should come in is up for debate.

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People Moves Monday: Citi, BNY Mellon and UBS

The TRADE

Hewson has been with Citi for 20 years, assuming the global leadership of digital FX solutions in 2018 before becoming head of EMEA CSS in 2021. Zain Nizami, global head of cash equity trading, will also join ESMF as well as having oversight of CRB risk.

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12 of the most exciting tech companies in Bristol

Growth Business

In May 2023, engineering firm Dyson also announced plans to build a £100 million R&D hub in the city to be home to hundreds of software and AI engineers. The company was founded in 2016 and has raised over £30 million in equity investment since then. #2 million in equity investment to date. #6 million to date. #7

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12 of the most exciting tech companies in Manchester

Growth Business

Last year, its tech start-ups raised a record £532m and it has seen steady venture capital investment since 2018. Most exciting tech companies in Manchester This list collates the best in the city based on equity raised, turnover growth year-on-year and impact in their respective fields. #1 in equity funding. #10

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