By Andrei Skvarsky. Impact investing, besides social and environmental benefits, its raison d’etre, quite often involves business advantages over conventional investing, a survey suggests. Continue Reading
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Gold’s popularity as anti-turbulence asset drives its price up – Sun Global CEO
By Andrei Skvarsky. The head of London-based boutique Sun Global Investments argues that gold has recently become more popular among investors as a shield against today’s international political and economic storms and that this is what has pushed its price to a six-month high. Continue Reading
PDM loan supports buyout of healthcare consultancy Validant by GHO Capital
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
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
EXCLUSIVE: Panxora CEO deplores cryptocurrency regulation faults, claims US controls cryptos globally
By Andrei Skvarsky. According to the chief executive of Panxora, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Hong Kong and London, there are serious obstacles to building fair and efficient cryptocurrency regulation mechanisms, both nationally and internationally. Continue Reading
EXCLUSIVE: Heeding public, ethical concerns in investing eventually means good returns – Alquity director
By Andrei Skvarsky. An investment strategy where environmental, social and fair governance concerns are key factors could mean less money for an investor in the short term but can produce “attractive” returns in the long run, according to a top executive in London-based asset manager Alquity. 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
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
Permira provides loan to support Inflexion/Bollington Wilson union
By Andrei Skvarsky. London-based private debt company Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has acted as the sole senior secured lender to support partnership between two British companies, private equity firm Inflexion and insurance broker Bollington Wilson, which was bought out by Inflexion several months ago. 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
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
All of Lowell’s UK business to be captained by ex-Bank of America risk manager
By Andrei Skvarsky. Debt recovery company Lowell has hired John Peers, an ex-consumer risk manager at Bank of America, as chief executive of its British operation. Continue Reading
Blockchain’s entry into emerging markets put on London forum agenda
Blockchain will be among numerous subjects to be raised at a large-scale annual forum on emerging markets on March 9-10 that has been organised by the Students’ Union of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE SU). Continue Reading
GUEST POST: Forex vs bitcoin: return on investment comparison?
By David Webb, Business Consultant, Sydney, and Contributor to BizzmarkBlog.com. Over the past few years, investing in forex and crypto-currencies has become a lucrative opportunity for people with a limited budget. Unlike some traditional trading methods, these practices allow you to invest a small amount of money and yet generate an outstanding return on investment… Continue Reading
Russia’s Sovcombank buys 11-pct stake in Rosevrobank from EBRD
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Sovcombank, a universal bank with an extensive nationwide retail network, has enlarged its interest in another Russian lender, Rosevrobank, by buying an 11-per-cent stake in the latter from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Continue Reading
Permira fund provides private equity firm Vitruvian with loan for buying out Techogroup
By Andrei Skvarsky. A fund run by Permira Debt Managers, an arm of private equity firm Permira, was the sole senior secured lender financing the recent buyout of German information service provider Technogroup IT-Service by pan-European private equity firm Vitruvian Partners. Continue Reading
Russian finance minister beats colleagues by earning $1.42m for 2016 – declaration
By Andrei Skvarsky. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov declared total earnings of 95.44m roubles for 2016 ($1.42m at that year’s average market exchange rate), by far outdoing the other members of the Russian government who had their incomes for 2016 reported on the Finance Ministry website late last month. Continue Reading
GUEST POST: Introducing bitcoin for SME payments – 7 tips
GUEST POST: Introducing bitcoin for SME payments – 7 tips By Mark Thomasson, business developer at Invoicebus, an online invoicing service based in Macedonia. Making payments on time and without any friction is one of the key elements in the world of business. As the power of the Internet is spreading to various fields, owners… Continue Reading
GUEST POST: How regeneration projects are affecting property investors
By Jessica Sullivan, commercial property adviser, UK. Regeneration and gentrification are often on the receiving end of much criticism, especially when locals are being priced out of the area. This has been a particularly delicate issue in London where developers are acquiring land or blocks of flats to knock down and build luxury developments on,… Continue Reading
Russia’s ITI Group Buys Out UK’s Walbrook Capital Markets
By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian financial services company ITI Group has bought out Walbrook Capital Markets, a London-based multi-asset brokerage that provides access to a range of electronic trading platforms and telephone services. Continue Reading
GUEST POST: Ten things to consider for real estate investment
By Joanne Davidson.* Investing your money into real estate could be exciting, but if you’re new to the game, proceed with caution. If you get things right, you could hit the jackpot, but if you don’t think things through, you could face a lot of losses. Properties usually cost around six digits. Before you invest… Continue Reading
GUEST ARTICLE: The Pros and Cons of Investing In Property in the UK
By Maise Hunns, a British journalist specialising in business, property and financial advisement.* Investing in property is always a gamble but there are pros and cons to everything. So if you’re thinking of investing in commercial property in Peterborough or anywhere else in the UK, there are a number of things you need to consider first. Continue Reading
London forum to look for ways for retail banks to survive competition with fintechs
Financial technology (fintech) companies, even startups, are a major threat to retail banks as they can lend more cheaply, easily and quickly. Ways for traditional retail lending to keep its ground will be examined at the Lending Products in Retail Banking conference in London on June 19-20, 2017. Continue Reading
Ex-Barclay IT manager takes the helm of deVere Vault fintech bank
By Andrei Skvarsky. deVere Group, a global financial consultancy, has hired Donatas Kontrimas from Barclays as chief executive of the deVere Vault bank, a global e-money app it launched on April 10. Continue Reading
ITI Group buys UK brokerage from Russia’s Uralsib financial corporation
By Andrei Skvarsky. ITI Group, an emerging markets brokerage focusing on technology and algorithmic trading, has bought a London-based brokerage from Russian financial corporation Uralsib. Continue Reading
Investors may find good opportunities in Commonwealth countries post-Brexit – adviser
By Andrei Skvarsky. A British investment adviser argues that Brexit could involve good investment opportunities in Commonwealth countries because “it’s a certainty” that Britain will seek more extensive trade with Commonwealth nations when it leaves the European Union. Continue Reading
Britain may have to pay $62bn ‘divorce bill’ to EU – BBC
By Andrei Skvarsky. The actual process of Brexit, triggered on March 29, may cost Britain up to 50bn pounds ($62bn), BBC has cited “some reports” as saying, though the British government has denied the cost of leaving the European Union will be so high. Continue Reading
Sun Global chief: 2017 to be a splendid year to invest in oil stocks
By Andrei Skvarsky. Mihir Kapadia, chief executive of London-based Sun Global Investments, argues that OPEC’s November 30 deal to cut oil production will serve to push up oil prices to levels that could make 2017 “one of the best years to invest in oil stocks in quite some time”. Continue Reading