Tagged: investments

July 11, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic Capital has agreed to sell Macrobond, a global provider of software and macroeconomic and financial data, to Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses. Since its initial investment in 2018, Nordic Capital has together “with the management and… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, which claims to be a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, announced that it will invest over $155M in the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry over the next three years “to help clients advance the use of… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online trading platform moomoo, an “intuitive” investment and trading platform providing investors with pro-grade, easy-to-use tools, data, and insights, recently released results of its first Personal Finance Survey of US moomoo users. The survey has “discovered three key takeaways.” First, mooers are worried “about their… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite small decreases, there was still a large number of investments and loans originated in May 2023, according to an update from European investment platform Bondora. Both were in the €19 million ballpark, which is still “some of the highest monthly amounts they’ve seen recently.”… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tallinn-based Swaper, a marketplace platform offering to buy the claim rights for loan receivables and earn passive income, recently shared key platform updates. By the end of last month, Swaper investors earned a cumulative of 6.42M Euros worth of interest. In June 2023, the number… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum reports that the month of July 2023 has started with several positive developments for existing and new investors. According to a blog post by Debitum, more investment options are available via the platform, and there is also an updated “Invite a friend” program conditions,… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos reports that total investments “saw €88 million worth of Notes funded, and interest earned by investors in June was €3.9 million.” The average interest rate for June on the Mintos platform “stood at 12.8%, translating to an annualized average net return of 9.8% (YTD… Read More

July 4, 2023 @ 5:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity Investments 2023 M&A Valuation & Deal Structure Survey “revealed a 237% increase in registered investment advisor (RIA) M&A deals, with 492 reported transactions, up from 146 for the 2017- 2019 study period.” The survey, which examines trends and buyer perceptions “related to RIA M&A… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV), which claims to be the UK’s leading platform for mortgages, has announced a £500 million investment “to fund part of its future mortgage originations for its Buy-to-Let and Residential Mortgage products from Chetwood Financial Limited.” This new funding will “further the… Read More

July 3, 2023 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry investors funded €65.12 million of loans in June and received €819,213 in interest. The amount of funded loans on the PeerBerry platform “was 3% higher than the previous month.” PeerBerry’s portfolio “amounted to €115.17 million at the end of June.” 1205 new investors “joined… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TreasurySpring – the investment platform helping firms of all sizes unlock and protect the true value of their cash assets – has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. Mubadala Capital also participated in the investment round, “alongside previous investors ETFS… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freetrade, which claims it is building the home screen app for your life savings, has raised 176% (£1,764,417.20) of its £1,000,000 target (from 3194 investors with 3 days left in the sale at the time of writing) through its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube…. Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cleareye.ai, Inc., which claims to be the provider of a “category-leading” digital trade finance solution ClearTrade, for digital automation of trade compliance and operations, today announced it has secured a strategic investment from J.P. Morgan. The ClearTrade Platform, “built to revolutionize trade finance, is a… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 7:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) and KKR, a global investment firm, announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year agreement “for a €3 billion replenishing loan commitment under which private credit funds and accounts managed by KKR will purchase up to €40 billion of buy now,… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, which has been sued by US regulatory authorities and faces a wide range of regulatory/operational challenges, has made an investment in the five “best-performing” projects of Season 5 of its Incubation Program. More than 900… Read More

June 20, 2023 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) funding activity in the US experienced a significant decline from January to May 2023. A total of 3,532 VC funding deals of worth $55.3 billion “were announced in the US during the period.” This represents “a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 36.4% in… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sylon Asesores, a registered investment advisor launches Rivium, in collaboration with Alpaca‘s advanced brokerage technology. This provides Mexican investors “with a user-friendly app that delivers a comprehensive and customized banking and investing experience.” The platform reportedly “offers diverse investment products, including individual stocks, fractional shares,… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, announced the launch of iCapital Marketplace, the platform connecting wealth managers and advisors “with alternative investment opportunities offered by the world’s leading investment providers and asset managers.” Powered by its… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) announced that it has committed more than $500 million in equity investments “to minority- and women-led funds, more than doubling its initial $200 million commitment.” The bank has “committed equity to more than 150 funds, which to date have invested… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital firm Menlo Ventures announced a new partner: Amy Wu. Amy joins Menlo “to grow the firm’s consumer and gaming practice and build on Menlo’s track record, which includes early investments in well-known consumer companies like Chime, Pillpack, Poshmark, Roku, Rover, Siri, Uber, and… Read More