Beyond M&A

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

We assessed a firm that used orchestrated AI in financial services. It is considered written and oral input and gets to work once the salesperson has completed their call with the prospect. It’s a brilliant application of AI, increasing efficiency and systemising something as ‘simple’ as a loan decision.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 10, 2025

MetLife Investment Management (MIM) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, an independent financial services firm. As fundamental, bottom-up investors, these investment teams are excellent strategic fits and bring seasoned talent to MIM.

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The TRADE

JULY 5, 2023

AB has been granted a Category 4 Licence from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services conducted in the DIFC. We are confident that with the opening of its new office in DIFC, AB is poised to become a leading player in the region’s financial industry.”

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The New York Times: Banking

JUNE 14, 2023

A breather in the central bank’s anti-inflation policy is expected, but with still-rising inflation has investors bracing for another raise later this year.

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The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

Nasdaq already has a range of technology partnerships across the Indonesian financial system, including providing surveillance technology to Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, OJK; the technology platform that underpins Indonesia’s central securities depository, KSEI; and its Calypso treasury solution to Bank Indonesia.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I have been fortunate to have been a part of this industry and journey together with our talented team, supportive investors, and the trust of our clients who have believed in our mission from our inception.”

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

MAY 7, 2024

May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Multifamily owner-operator and investment manager Pacific Urban Investors (“Pacific”) has acquired Viridian, a 420-unit apartment community in Greenwood Village, CO. PALO ALTO, Calif.,

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American Banker - Investment Banking

JANUARY 30, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence could streamline numerous operations across the financial services landscape, from building investor presentations to processing regulatory and legal documents.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn from 2022’s £10.8bn as a result of rising interest rates, high inflation, a decrease in valuations and geopolitical tensions globally, UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined, with a significant percentage coming from US investors.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 16, 2024

Specialist financial services investor, Atlas Merchant Capital, is backing the merger, providing enough liquidity to support Panmure Liberum’s long-term strategic ambitions. The new combined entity will have offices in Cambridge, Guernsey, Leeds, London, and New York.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The development has enabled six investors to follow-on from their original investment and four additional investors to join the group of firms with a stake in FINBOURNE. Thomas McHugh The secondary funding round brings the total to over £100 million, making it one of the largest series B raises in the UK.

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Global Banking & Finance

JULY 13, 2023

Ethical banking and Islamic finance – the path to responsible banking Khofiz Shakhidi, Chairman, Alif Bank In recent years, the global financial landscape has witnessed a significant shift in market attitudes towards banking and finance. Instead, […]

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The TRADE

AUGUST 30, 2024

We believe that this will promote innovation in the Japanese capital markets in ways that increase competitiveness, reduce trading costs and provide more choices for investors,” confirmed Masakatsu Yamada, representative director and chief executive at Japannext.

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Business Standard - FInance

MAY 29, 2023

The fund was raised at INX's Global Securities Market (GSM), GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gandhinagar from global investors. This demonstrates strong investor confidence in the country's largest bank and paves the way for a strong pipeline of foreign currency bond issuances this year, it said.

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Global Banking & Finance

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In the financial services industry, secure and efficient management of digital single authoritative copies (SAC) is essential. Vervent’s eVault solution provides a powerful, secure digital storage and management platform tailored to the needs of originators, warehouse lenders, custodians, securitizations, investors, and servicers.

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Accenture Capital Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The financial services industry—including asset managers—has had an interesting relationship with Silicon Valley. Asset managers can, and should, make this a priority too in light of this new competitive threat and changing investor dynamics. A day later, stock prices across the health sector fell.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 3, 2024

A key part of these innovations will be how retail orders are executed in Europe, as a consolidated tape becomes a benchmark for retail investors for best execution. Regulation must establish a framework that encourages innovation while protecting consumers and maintaining financial stability.

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Accenture Capital Markets

JANUARY 22, 2024

The underlying question from a financial services perspective is therefore how to prove that sustainability-related investments are delivering against their “green” promise in a clear and reliable way? And it’s not just investors who want this proof. But whatever commitments were made by governments and corporations alike (e.g.,

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The reversal came as part of efforts to boost the attractiveness of the UK’s financial services sector in what could potentially be the latest divergence in regulation from the EU following Brexit. Of all the bits of the financial markets, it is the one that seems to penetrate most globally.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 16, 2023

million, as investors shunned mid and small-cap stocks. Winterflood isn’t the only financial services firm cutting headcount in equities in London. The job cuts are a reflection of a wider malaise in UK equity markets. In September, Winterflood, a division of Close Brothers, said annual profits had collapsed by 75% to £3.5

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The TRADE

JANUARY 24, 2024

Chris Lawn, chief executive of Elwood, asserted: “Institutional investors are increasingly looking for a digital asset SaaS platform that meets robust regulatory standards akin to those in traditional finance. In addition to its EMS, Elwood’s SaaS platform includes risk representation and analytics tools.

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The TRADE

MAY 30, 2023

Prior to that, she held positions at Trust Company of the West (TCW) and CBRE Investors. He has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services sector, having worked in account management for global financial software vendors. This specifically relates to: trading, portfolio management, and risk management.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Didier Gaffinel Through the partnership, Kepler Cheuvreux has established a local presence in the UAE through the opening of a new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre and will initially cover equity research and distribution in the Gulf region including the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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Razorpay

AUGUST 9, 2023

Merchant banks are a very important part of the financial ecosystem, since they support the largest chunk of businesses – the mid-sized ones. Merchant banking is a special branch of banking that provides financial services to medium to small-sized businesses. What is a Merchant Bank?

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Fred’s familiarity with Cboe’s business, combined with his multi-decade experience in the financial services industry, will provide stability and reinforce the company’s commitment to growth for Cboe, its associates, customers, index partners, and investors during this period of transition,” added Farrow.

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The TRADE

JULY 3, 2023

The firm is currently in the process of gaining a financial services license from Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and exploring exchange membership options with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) to begin market making in index futures and options and cash equities towards the end of this year.

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The TRADE

MAY 23, 2024

Digital assets market maker B2C2 has partnered with Swiss online banking and financial services provider Swissquote to deepen liquidity on the latter’s exchange. Users are able to trade, hold, and transfer crypto assets in their Swissquote account, backed by the security associated with a regulated Swiss bank.

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Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 14, 2020

On November 24th, Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) brought together experts from across financial services to discuss current activity and prospects for special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”). Direct listings were simply a liquidity event for private investors and employee shareholders until the summer of 2020.

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Software Equity Group

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Software Equity Group closely monitors M&A activity, historical trends, and insights from the investor and strategic buyer community to paint a more complete picture of what’s happening. SEG Principal Austin Hammer notes that “Buyers and investors are looking for sticky, durable software businesses with a certain financial profile.

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Peak Frameworks

JUNE 27, 2023

The Impact of a Strong Mission Statement A well-crafted mission statement serves as a magnet that can attract investors and clients while fostering a talented and committed workforce. This clear and concise statement effectively communicates the firm's commitment to its investors, establishing a solid foundation of trust.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Rock, in conjunction with the other Newgame investors, will control around 30% of GAM shares once their tender offer has completed, the businesses confirmed. We view it as the first step in developing an investment pillar in financial services as part of NJJ’s long term strategy.”

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The firm had received a number of other unsolicited offers prior to the closing of the deal with Alvar, and at one point was mooted to merge with New York-based financial services firm StoneX. It offers execution and settlement services across global equities, derivatives, and FX.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 15, 2023

Smith built a futures clearing merchant from scratch to become the financial services subsidiary of ED&F Man group. In his new role, Smith will report to Chris Pento, co-founder and chief executive of Clear Street, overseeing the development and execution of the firm’s futures clearing services. .”

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The Deal

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Osman leads tech and software investments for the firm’s direct investment platform, which backs companies in technology, life sciences, consumer, financial services, energy, industrials and business services. The typical investments are large enough to require GPs to bring in other sponsors or institutional investors.

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The TRADE

JUNE 5, 2023

Prior to that, she held positions at Trust Company of the West (TCW) and CBRE Investors. Meanwhile, Hoong has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services sector, having worked in account management for global financial software vendors.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 8, 2023

SVB was the catalyst for a bank run that led to the collapse of FRB and Signature Bank as the latest iteration of March madness led to market volatility, credit contraction and negative investor sentiment, which very much defined the first half of the year.

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Razorpay

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

High Stakes Compliance: Fisdom’s Payment Challenges As a business in the BFSI sector, Fisdom must adhere to SEBI’s regulations, which mandate that payments be processed only from the bank accounts registered by investors at the time of onboarding.

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