Strategy

July 9, 2023 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), which claims to be a global leader in financial services technology, announced an acceleration of its previously announced separation plan in order “to create two highly focused global companies with greater strategic flexibility.” FIS has signed a definitive agreement “to sell a… Read More

July 2, 2023 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robo.cash claims that it sees strong potential for the Asian fintech market, which is already setting certain trends, according to an update from the firm. The parent holding of Robo.cash plans “to focus on digital banking” in Asian markets. During the Finfellas P2P conference in… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank, a “fully licensed” private bank that combines traditional banking with the utility of Bitcoin and stablecoins, announced that it will begin accepting members across South Asia, including India, “making its full suite of hybrid banking services and the financial opportunities they present accessible… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) has entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco-based X1 Inc., a platform that “offers a no-fee credit card with rewards on each purchase.” According to Robinhood, this marks “an important step in their journey towards broadening their product offerings and… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Initial public offerings have hit the pause button in the past months – at least until recently. Last week, CAVA (NYSE:CAVA), a Mediterranean restaurant concept, successfully floated shares on the NYSE, seeing the shares rocket on the first day of trading. The strong showing in… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a technology company serving the global financial system, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Adenza, a provider of mission-critical risk management and regulatory software to the financial services industry, from Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm,… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Brian Dally, co-founder and CEO of Groundfloor, operates a unique online investment platform for real estate investors. By using the Reg A+ exemption, Groundfloor enables smaller investors to gain access to residential properties – a sector of the market that continues to experience robust… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Early-stage investing is not for the risk-averse or the impatient. Most startups will fail, and a few will bounce along, probably never generating an outsized return for investors. But like professional investors who take a diversified approach, a single investment out of many can drive… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

It has been widely reported that a big real estate investment firm has walked away from two hotels in San Francisco. One hotel, the Hilton, was the largest in the city, with almost 2000 rooms. The other hotel, Parc 55, is home to over 1000… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has completed its acquisition of a majority shareholding in workplace savings and pensions fintech, Cushon. In February 2023, NatWest Group agreed “to acquire 85% of Cushon for £144m, with 15% retained by Cushon management.” This acquisition was subsequently “approved by the FCA in… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) announced it has entered into a restructuring support agreement with certain of its key financial stakeholders in order “to effectuate a comprehensive debt restructuring transaction that is intended to be completed efficiently and quickly.” The restructuring is expected “to significantly reduce… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent days, Elon Musk tweeted that “commercial real estate is melting down fast. Home values next,” in response to a Tweet about the rapidly declining value of office real estate in Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is selling for less than the amount… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of overall trading volume and scope of operations, recently revealed that it may be reassessing its workforce following numerous other industry-wide reports of layoffs and an extended bear market. On Wednesday (May 31,… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen, a secondary marketplace for private securities, has distributed a post t0utuing the secondary market for private securities during a slow period of primary issuance and funding rounds. Of course, this is to the benefit of EquityZen as it is what the company provides, but… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest co-founder Christian Faes says he’s pleased to be launching Faes & Co. Based out of the US, a new firm that will focus on “building and investing in technology-enabled direct lending businesses, alongside their own private credit fund.” Faes says he’s learned “a lot… Read More

May 30, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital continues its strategic expansion, by appointing David Allanson to its Board as a Non-Exec Director. Following a 30 year+ career in commercial lending, latterly as Regional MD, Lloyds Corporate Banking, David has for the last 6 years “taken up several non-executive/board advisory roles,… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen is out with another note reiterating its expectation that the initial public offering (IPO) market will pick up toward the end of the year. Currently, IPOs during Q1 of 2023 were pretty tame, with just 33 IPOs on US exchanges. According to EY, the… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SolomonEdwards, a national professional services firm, is proud to announce the acquisition of 29Bison – a human capital advisory organization for the investment community – “specializing in performing due diligence, value optimization, and pre- and post-transaction services.” 29Bison reportedly “helps companies evaluate and design the… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group, a broker-dealer that has emerged as a top provider of securities crowdfunding services, has become a leading platform enabling fractionalized assets. Fractionalization may be most frequently associated with broker platforms that allow investors to purchase a fraction of high-priced shares to make it… Read More

May 18, 2023 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, CI reported that ten companies that raised money under the Regulation A (Reg A+) securities exemption were the targets of enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All of these issuers settled with the Commission by paying a penalty ranging… Read More