Growth Business

AUGUST 8, 2025

Edinburgh is keen to support these innovations and ideas, with Archangels, Par Equity and Pentech Ventures among the city’s roster of investors. Neurolabs [link] Founded in Edinburgh in 2018, Neurolabs specialises in computer vision and synthetic data production. Founded in 2018 by Brian Coburn, BR-DGE raised around £2.5

Funds

TechCrunch: M&A

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It was a slow year in enterprise technology M&A, and the total was the second lowest since we started compiling the data in 2018. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

M&A

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Chancellor Kathleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery grappled with this question in a recent derivative lawsuit challenging Tesla’s performance-based equity award with a potential USD55.8 billion maximum value and USD2.6bn grant date fair value to Tesla CEO Elon Musk (the “2018 Grant”). By: Allen & Overy LLP

Equities

JD Supra: Mergers

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Over the past few years economic headwinds have resulted in fewer deals, with companies and private equity firms alike reassessing where to spend money. Since 2018, licensing deals totaling over US$60 billion have been signed regarding ADCs, with 2023 alone having at least 18 deals. What Are ADCs and Why Are They Growing?

Private Equity

JD Supra: Mergers

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Specialty Networks, founded in 2018 and based in Cleveland, is an integrated, multi-specialty organization with group purchasing organizations, life sciences and research solutions in urology, gastroenterology and rheumatology. Linden Capital Partners has announced it will sell Specialty Networks to Cardinal Health for $1.2 billion in cash.

Private Equity

Cooley M&A

JANUARY 12, 2018

The January 12, 2018, edition of TechCrunch’s weekly venture capital-focused podcast, Equity, looks back at the past year’s M&A transactions and evaluates what’s in store for 2018. Listen to the podcast. Jamie Leigh.

Equities

PE Hub

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In October 2018, Millpond acquired a controlling interest in TouchMath. The post Leeds Equity snaps up TouchPath from Millpond appeared first on PE Hub.

Equities

PE Hub

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Zhang joined Leeds Equity in 2018 while Marous came on board in 2021. The post Leeds Equity Partners promotes Zhang and Marous to VP appeared first on PE Hub.

Equities

PE Hub

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Conquest was founded in 2018 by CEO Mark Daley. The post Reynolda Equity Partners takes majority stake in clinical trial site services firm Conquest Research appeared first on PE Hub.

Equities

The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

BNY Mellon made two key senior managing director hires into its fixed income and equity sales and trading businesses. Bianca Gould was appointed head of fixed income and equities EMEA, based in London. Paul Battams was named head of international equity trading at BlackRock following 23 years with the firm.

Equities

TechCrunch: M&A

AUGUST 22, 2023

Private equity firm Trive Capital has acquired Hypergiant Industries in a deal that will furnish the Texas-based AI company with capital to “build even faster,” Hypergiant CEO Mike Betzer told TechCrunch in a recent interview. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Capital

Deal Lawyers

JANUARY 11, 2024

Since 2018, John has addressed the debt default activism phenomenon on this blog and discussed related considerations, including contractual provisions designed to thwart default activists.

Debt

The TRADE

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Find previous years’ recognised shortlists here: 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015. The shortlisted candidates will be handed their award during the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution awards ceremony, taking place as part of Leaders in Trading.

Trading

The TRADE

JANUARY 9, 2024

Jacobs has spent the last five years at Liquidnet, most recently serving as an equity trader – a role she held for the last three and a half years. Elsewhere in her career, Jacobs served as a summer intern at Liquidnet in 2018, before eventually joining the firm in a full-time role in 2019.

Trading

Growth Business

MARCH 1, 2024

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success Raising private equity funds is seen as the holy grail for businesses who want to grow quickly, simply because the strength of capital opens the door for rapid growth.

Private Equity

The TRADE

JULY 17, 2024

Citi has named a new head of electronic equity sales trading for the EMEA region, The TRADE can reveal. Jamie Miller Based in London, Jamie Miller has been appointed to head up the division in EMEA after eight and a half years as an employee of the bank, specialising in equity sales trading, according to an update on his social media.

Electronics

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Janus Henderson has promoted from within for its new head of equity trading for EMEA. Glen Pattison will take up the role in December after five years at Janus Henderson, having joined in 2018 as a senior trader. The post Janus Henderson names new head of equity trading for EMEA appeared first on The TRADE.

Equities

The TRADE

AUGUST 9, 2023

US investment bank Stifel has made a number of jobs cuts to its London equities business in recent weeks according to two people familiar with the matter. A number of equity research roles were also cut, the people said. A number of equity research roles were also cut, the people said.

Equities

Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In recent posts, we outlined the background of and reasons for the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage industry , how the combination of private equity and low interest rates have dramatically raised valuations , and how private equity sponsored agencies increasingly dominate the insurance agency business.

Private Equity

The TRADE

JULY 14, 2023

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has made a new senior hire for its equity trading unit in London, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The team in London will reportedly consist of three members of staff who will be responsible for trading, sales and growing the equities business.

Equities

Peak Frameworks

MAY 22, 2023

The accounting equation is a fundamental concept in finance that every private equity professional, investment banker, and corporate , finance expert should be familiar with. If you're interested in recruiting for private equity and mastering concepts like the accounting equation, you should check out our Private Equity Course.

Accountant

The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2023

With respect to equity markets, AFME, EFAMA and BVI highlight that EU companies are continuing to take their initial public offerings (IPOs) outside of the EU or move their listings elsewhere to seek better valuations – emphasising that EU equity markets cannot continue to lag behind their peers. “In

Trading

TechCrunch: M&A

MAY 8, 2023

And it will also involve Blinkist’s biggest investor, Insight Partners , taking an additional $30 million in equity in Go1 at an “upround,” but again with the exact numbers not being discussed. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

Book-building

The TRADE

AUGUST 1, 2023

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

Equities

Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Our recent blog posts have covered the private equity boom in insurance brokerages , however, the reality is that the vast preponderance of insurance brokerages (probably over 95%) have revenues under $5 million annually. How can you take advantage of the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage?

Private Equity

Shearman & Sterling

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

and its affiliates), a private equity firm that had a controlling interest in plaintiff and whose partners served on plaintiff's board, with one as chairman. 360, 2018 (Del. On February 7, 2019, the Delaware Supreme Court issued an order affirming the dismissal of misappropriation claims by Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.

Private Equity

InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

Hospitality

Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

AUGUST 15, 2023

15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fogo de Chão (“Fogo”), the internationally renowned restaurant brand from Brazil, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity (“Bain Capital”) to accelerate its growth and expansion. DALLAS, Aug.

Private Equity

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Amongst the new technology acquired by LSEG is Axoni’s Veris network, a post-trade lifecycle and reconciliation management platform for equity swaps that launched in 2020. LSEG had held a minority stake in the firm since 2018. Following the transaction, LSEG will own and operate the Veris network after a transition period.

Trading

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Walker originally joined LSEG in 2018 and has since served as head of equity and fixed income primary markets. Before joining LSEG, Walker worked within JP Morgan Cazenove’s equity capital markets team, where he was responsible for originating and executing equity transactions.

Stock

The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

at the end of 2018 according to the Council for Board Diversity in Singapore. In your work in equities and derivatives across Singapore, ASEAN, Middle East, India, and Australia where has the majority of the market’s attention been focused over the last six months? of C-suite roles and 24.5% as of June 2023, up from 15.2%

Equities

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Find previous years’ recognised shortlists here: 2022 –  2021  –  2020  –  2019  –  2018  –  2017  –  2016  –  2015. Congratulations to all the winners below.

Trading

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 21, 2018

On August 10, 2018, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Plaintiff, Fortis Advisors LLC, as shareholder representative of Virdia's pre-merger equity holders, asserted that Stora Enso breached the merger agreement in connection with its failure to achieve certain post-closing milestones obligating it to make certain contingent milestone payments.

Mergers

The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2023

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.

Equities

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Walker originally joined LSEG in 2018 and has since served as head of equity and fixed income primary markets. Before joining LSEG, Walker worked within JP Morgan Cazenove’s equity capital markets team, where he was responsible for originating and executing equity transactions.

Banking

Shearman & Sterling

AUGUST 7, 2018

On July 30, 2018, Chancellor Andre Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery determined that the deal price minus synergies was the best evidence of the fair value of Solera Holdings, Inc. ("Solera") in an appraisal action arising from the acquisition of Solera by Vista Equity Partners. July 30, 2018). 12080-CB (Del Ch.

Mergers and Acquisitions

The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Justin Llewellyn-Jones has been appointed chief operating officer (COO), joining from Broadridge where he most recently served as chief product officer and head of capital markets, North America (equities, FX and derivatives).

Trading