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Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch: M&A

announced this morning its acquisition of Boxed.com and “other intellectual property portfolios and affiliates” in an all-cash transaction. At the time, Boxed had more than 7 million registered users and reported it was close to profitability. based regional distributor MSG Distributors, Inc.

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4 fast-growing fintechs hiring now

Growth Business

During 2021, Britain’s fintech industry attracted a record £9.5bn in investment – nearly half of all investments in Europe. per cent this year and achieved unicorn status in September 2021, having raised £61m in funding. Its lending portfolio of £4.7bn also continues to grow. Starling, though, is different.

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Growth Equity: The Child Prodigy of Private Equity and Venture Capital, or an Artifact of Easy Money?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Others would counter that growth equity’s rapid ascent was mostly due to the easy money that persisted between 2008 and 2021. Most companies are already profitable, the potential returns are lower, and there’s usually a large secondary component (i.e., Many hedge funds also joined the party. Developing new products or services.

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Adroit Trading Technologies receives $15 million capital injection to scale distribution and development

The TRADE

Adroit’s offering is a single point of access, cross-asset, all-in-one tool for traders and portfolio managers active in cash and derivatives markets (often across tangled global account structures). Founded by Jaglan in 2014 focused on OTC solutions, Adroit has since expanded into EMS and achieved profitability in 2016.

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Market Insights: Global Automotive Deal Volume Declines, Macro Challenges Continue – First Half 2023 Recap

Focus Investment Banking

In terms of quarterly performance, Q1 2023 mirrored the trends seen in Q4 2022, while Q2 2023 showed signs of improvement, albeit at a slower pace compared to 2021. After a record-breaking year in 2021, M&A activity remained relatively strong by historical standards during the first half of 2022.

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Where to find fintech investment

Growth Business

Form Ventures Form uniquely supports its portfolio start-ups to understand and navigate public policy FPE Capital Businesses must demonstrate the following: a capable management team, strong presence in large markets, rapid growth potential, disruptive products or services and defensible growth margins with recurring revenues.

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Bain Taps Advisers to Sell Unit of Former Hitachi Metals

The Deal

To its credit, Ward has maintained steady profits, though, partly because the company has been able to pass on price increases effectively to customers throughout the recent stint of rapid raw materials cost inflation, sources explained. Bain is expected to do further asset paring within the Proterial portfolio, including in the U.S.,