BVCA proposes emergency funding for VC-backed companies in the UK
The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors
The new £500m funding facility would help venture capital-backed companies focused on digital, biotech and life sciences sectors
The firm said that around 65% of its portfolio is resilient to the disruption caused by the pandemic
Posted by René M. Stulz (Ohio State University), on Monday, March 23, 2020 Editor's Note: René M. Stulz is the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at the Fisher College of Business
Iman Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in Crealsa Investments, a Spanish digital banking specialist
Posted by Andrew Nussbaum, Steve Cohen, and Karessa Cain, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, February 8, 2020 Editor's Note: Andrew J. Nussbaum, Steven A. Cohen, and Karessa L. Cain are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen
Credit Suisse has started general syndication of more than $5bn of debt funding EQT and Digital Colony’s acquisition of Zayo, one of last year’s largest LBOs. The dollar market will take the lion’s share of
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: More governments are considering digital fiat currencies. However, none of them are fully developed yet...Article Link
Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: More governments are considering digital fiat currencies. However, none of them are fully developed yet. Delegates at the recent Opalesque Miami Roundtable offered their ideas about whe...Article Link
Opalesque Industry Update - The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank and the Swiss National Bank, together with the Bank for International Settlements
In the future, every stock, every bond, every currency, every commodity and more assets will be digitized and cryptographically secured on a blockchain. But, not only that: whoever is first to issue the digital currency
Venture capital has enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 17% for the past five years and is projected to reach $1 trillion, making up then about one-third the combined PE and VC assets globally.However,
Few would debate the importance of technology talent, however its importance in successfully executing growth transformation of a portfolio company is sometimes underappreciated. Acquiring top talent can yield double-digit investment savings by accelerating the transformation
There’s a lot of excitement about the potential value of artificial intelligence. And we are hearing a great deal about exciting demos in a variety of sectors. However, we are also in a phase where
“Investors should talk about their digital investments more and sooner,” advises Suraj Srinivasan, Professor at Harvard Business School, who joins us to discuss his recent article titled ‘Investors Reward Companies That Talk Up Their Digital
Most insiders agree that the future growth of cryptocurrencies and digital assets largely depends on institutional adoption, and, of course, those type of investors must rely on fair value measurement of their assets. However, when
Most business sectors are feeling the challenges of cannibalization in B2B and B2C e-commerce sales scenarios, with tightening profit margins and the growth of direct e-commerce brands. Investments in developing e-commerce brands are costly and
Like many other on- and off-shore jurisdictions, The Bahamas financial services industry had to tackle many different regulatory and legal initiatives over the last few years. However, instead of just passively reacting to global regulatory
With the strategic vision to 'put Dubai 10 years ahead of the rest', the emirate aims to run 50% of government services on the blockchain by 2020. The UAE Central Bank and the Saudi Central
Many of the most successful businesses in the world operate on a highly outsourced model. After some initial skepticism, outsourcing has now also fully arrived in active fund management, with core management, IT and compliance
