By Andrei Skvarsky. London-based debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) is acting as sole senior secured lender to Validant, an international healthcare consultancy focused on regulation and compliance. Continue Reading
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PDM loan helps media tech company Deltatre refinance debt, buy out software firm
By Andrei Skvarsky. Debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has continued its strategic line of investing in technology-focused companies by making a loan recently to global sports media technology firm Deltatre to help it to refinance a debt and support its buyout of a software company. Continue Reading
GUEST POST: Best ETFs for emerging markets
By staff at Forex Trading in South Africa. Being a marketable security, an Exchange-Traded Fund or ETF tracks a commodity, a stock index, bonds as well as assets. The price of an ETF’s shares is more likely to change as they are bought or sold throughout the day. The ETFs have underlying assets like oil … Continue Reading
PDM makes refinancing loan to French software firm
By Andrei Skvarsky. London-based debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) is currently making a debt refinancing loan to DL Software, a French software publisher for small and medium-sized businesses. Continue Reading
Fintech provider PrimeXM appoints new head of global sales
By Andrei Skvarsky. PrimeXM, a financial technology provider with world-scale business, has announced it has appointed Andreas Charalambous as head of global sales. Continue Reading
Two lawyers with financial sector experience join intl law firm Winston & Strawn
By Andrei Skvarsky. U.S.-based international law firm Winston & Strawn has announced two high-profile hires, recruiting two lawyers specialising in financial services as well as other industries. Continue Reading
London’s Connected Claims Europe forum expected to answer key questions re insurtech
The leitmotif of the Insurance AI and Analytics Europe conference in London on October 9-10, insurtech will be very much in the spotlight during Connected Claims Europe, a conference in London on October 29-30 that will mostly bring together C-level and other senior executives. Continue Reading
PDM provides Trilantic Europe with loan for buying out talent management firm
By Andrei Skvarsky. Debt investor Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has provided private equity firm Trilantic Europe with a loan for the acquisition of YM&U, a talent management company that was formerly called James Grant Group but was renamed during a rebranding simultaneous with the buyout. Continue Reading
Richard Bartlett goes as head of sales at PrimeXM financial technology provider
By Andrei Skvarsky. PrimeXM, a financial technology provider for businesses across the world, has parted company with head of sales Richard Bartlett. Continue Reading
Insurance Nexus whitepaper: ‘intelligent’ automation can revolutionise insurance
Research firm Insurance Nexus has interviewed senior company experts about the role of “intelligent” automation in the insurance business as opposed to routine robotics. Continue Reading
Permira provides Bridgepoint with loan for buying out French retailer
By Andrei Skvarsky. Investment group Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has announced that one of its funds is acting as the sole lender to buyout firm Bridgepoint in the acquisition of Private Sport Shop, one of France’s largest sports equipment online retailers. Continue Reading
UPDATE 2: London to host two tech-focused European insurance forums in October
(Quoting changed codes for attendance fee discounts). Use of digital technology in insurance will be discussed in detail at two European conferences in London this October that are being organised by Insurance Nexus, a London-based intelligence company that is part of British-registered FC Business Intelligence. Continue Reading
Blockchain/crypto event to be hosted by crypto-friendly France
The blockchain/cryptocurrency theme, which has been discussed at numerous meetings across the world, is going to be raised again in a month’s time, this time round in an increasingly crypto-friendly country – at Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference France on July 18. Continue Reading
Over 150 insurtechs to get together at London conference on June 19-20
More than 1,000 people are going to gather at the Insurtech Insights conference in London on June 19-20 to hear what over 240 speakers from a bunch of companies including more than 150 insurtechs have to say about how their firms use modern technologies in their business. Continue Reading
Permira refinances loan for French surveillance equipment maker Anaveo
By Andrei Skvarsky. Global investment firm Permira has refinanced a loan it provided for French electronic surveillance equipment manufacturer Anaveo a while ago. Continue Reading
BlockShow study: Switzerland Europe’s most cryptocurrency-friendly country
By Andrei Skvarsky. Switzerland is Europe’s most cryptocurrency- and blockchain-friendly country, according to a study carried out in the framework of BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned flagship conference on blockchain technology in Berlin on May 28-29. Continue Reading
BlockShow attendees to be able to use blockchain-based voting app
By Andrei Skvarsky. Those attending BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned conference on blockchain on May 28-29, will be able to use a blockchain-based application for voting to compile rankings of women executives and companies that have made outstanding achievements in blockchain development. Continue Reading
“Hypersmart contract” creator ORS hopes to raise nearly $30m via ICO
By Andrei Skvarsky. ORS Group, a software company that claims to have developed a modernised type of smart contract, the “hypersmart contract (HSC)”, by connecting artificial intelligence to blockchain, hopes to raise €25m ($29.5m) through a current initial coin offering (ICO). Continue Reading
FXPrimus accuses company of stealing its branding for ICO
By Andrei Skvarsky. Foreign exchange broker FXPrimus has accused a company that has “no association” with it is of unauthorised use of its branding for a planned initial coin offering (ICO). Continue Reading
Cross-border pension plan among matters to be discussed at Europe pension forum
European Union officials, bankers, lawyers, academics and others are getting together at a pan-European conference on May 17-18 to discuss developments in and plans for Europe’s pension industry. Continue Reading
Wikipedia co-founder Wales to address BlockShow Europe conference
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales will be among the more than 80 speakers addressing an anticipated audience of over 3,000 at BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned conference on blockchain on May 28-29, according to a statement from the BlockShow company, the forum’s organiser. Continue Reading
BlockShow Europe ticket price rising but EM.me readers still qualify for discount
As we warned in an article on March 30, tickets for BlockShow Europe 2018, a planned major conference in Berlin on May 28-29 on blockchain developments, are going up in price by 30 per cent as of April 26. Continue Reading
Renaissance Capital reports robust performance for 2017
By Andrei Skvarsky. Renaissance Capital, a Moscow-based privately owned investment bank focusing on emerging and frontier markets all over the world, has reported robust performance for 2017, including a year-on-year net profit increase of 43 per cent. Continue Reading
EU pension issues, risk and collateral management aspects to be discussed at forums
Various issues in the European pension industry, in risk management, and in collateral management will be addressed at conferences this May organised by event manager Global Leading Conferences (GLC). Continue Reading
Insurers to hold two key conferences in London in June
Insurance Nexus, a London-based research and event organisation company, is planning two key conferences on European insurance for June 2018, both of which will take place in London. Continue Reading
BlockShow Europe 2018 blockchain forum to bring together 3,000 people
BlockShow Europe 2018 is a planned conference in Berlin on May 28-29 at which more than 3,000 people will look at innovations and trends in the European and global blockchain scenes. Continue Reading
Vienna training session looking at new Basel standards for banking book interest rate risk management
A current training session in Vienna is focusing on revised standards for banking book interest rate risk management as set out in paper D368 of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which was published in April 2016. Continue Reading
Vienna training to focus on internal audit, landmark EU financial legislation
Internal audit in the banking industry and a European Union directive that has been described by Bloomberg as the “broadest piece of financial industry legislation ever” will be in the focus of two training sessions in Vienna on March 8-9 for financial market participants. Continue Reading
Blockchain technology, bitcoin on European payments forum agenda
Blockchain technology and bitcoin will be among the wide range of subjects to be raised at the 5th Annual European Payments Forum to be held in Amsterdam on March 1-2. Continue Reading