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Momentum builds for strategic M&A

13th April 2015
Megadeals valued over $5 billion (€4.7 billion) are up this quarter compared with Q1 last year, with 18 deals this year compared to 14 last year, accounting for 4% of all deals, according to the latest M&A Insights report by Allen & Overy. The $3-5 billion (€2.8-4.7 billion) range accounted for 12% of deals, with […]
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BIL Suisse in outsourcing contract with BPO Centre

10th April 2015
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Suisse SA (BIL Suisse) has entered into a contract with B-Source, Avaloq’s Swiss BPO centre, to outsource its banking processes. The bank chose B-Source’s comprehensive and pre-configured business process outsourcing (BPO) solution based on the Avaloq Banking Suite. B-Source and BIL Suisse have signed a contract for the provision of BPO […]
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JPMorgan Chase invests in Brazil

10th April 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Omidyar Network announced a $10 million (€9.3 million) combined investment in FIRST, a private equity fund focused on serving the needs of low-income and underserved populations in Brazil, in mid-March. The fund will make investments in high-growth companies in sectors providing essential products and services to low-income households, such as […]
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Q1 decline for US IPOs

10th April 2015
After a particularly strong close for the US IPO markets in 2014, the first quarter of 2015 took a sharp turn with only 38 deals, which raised a total of $5.62 billion (€5.2 billion), according to EY’s Global IPO 2015 Q1 report. While the first quarter is traditionally slow, this is a drop of 46.5% […]
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Greece makes IMF repayment

9th April 2015
Greece confirmed it has made its €450 million loan repayment to the IMF today, allaying some fears over the country’s ability to repay its current debts. Euro zone partners have given the country six working days to improve a package of proposed reforms in order for the currency bloc to consider releasing more funds to […]
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Ayasdi reports 400% bookings growth in 2014

9th April 2015
Ayasdi, a Machine Intelligence software provider, announced more than 400% bookings growth for fiscal year ended January 30, 2015, and a new $55 million (€50.6 million) round of Series C funding, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and joined by existing investors, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Khosla Ventures, Floodgate, Citi Ventures, and new […]
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Confidence up for India’s CEOs

9th April 2015
CEOs in India continue to be more confident about the growth prospects of their business than their global peers, according to PwC’s 18th Annual Global CEO Survey CEOs in other growth markets, unlike those in India, are much less confident now as against last year’s survey, PwC’s data finds. According to PwC’s 18th Annual Global […]
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Shell/BG merger- what does it mean for funds and investors?

8th April 2015
Royal Dutch Shell has announced a £47 billion (€65 billion) merger deal with BG Group, which would reportedly make the combined company worth 9% of the FTSE 100, if it goes through. The deal, already touted to be the biggest of the year, could produce a company with a value of more than £200 billion […]
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Regulatory expectations at all-time high

8th April 2015
Compliance departments are feeling increasingly challenged by higher regulatory expectations, coupled with staff shortages and technology concerns, according to a joint Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) survey released at the 20th Annual International Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crime Conference in Hollywood, Florida, last month. The bi-annual survey, […]
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Ethex wins Sustainable Finance award

8th April 2015
Ethex, the UK’s first not-for-profit platform for positive investors, was named as the winner of the Sustainable Finance category of the Sustainable City Awards 2014-15, in a gala awards ceremony held at London’s Mansion House on 23 March, 2015. Ethex has created a marketplace in which anyone can browse, choose, compare and invest in a […]
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Settlement dollars reach 16-year low

8th April 2015
A Cornerstone Research report released at the end of March shows that total settlement dollars in securities class actions hit their lowest mark in 16 years in 2014. The average settlement amount also reached its lowest level since 2000, according to Securities Class Action Settlements—2014 Review and Analysis. Total settlements dropped to $1.1 billion (€1 […]
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Editor's Letter - April 2015

7th April 2015
The first quarter of the year is now under our belts and a return in confidence is palpable in most markets. Investor sentiment in Europe has hit a peak, the German equity market is climbing once more, and confidence is up for India’s CEOs. Most markets, it seems, are returning to prosperity. In the April […]
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