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The German company REALOGIS Real Estate GmbH acquired a logistics property in the city of Bielefeld for its investment fund REALOGIS Real Estate Logistics Fund-Germany.

At Privet Capital we look to do special situations investing which involves unusual deals where there are issues within the business or the transaction which makes it more challenging for strategic investors or mainstream private equity firms.

Palamon Capital Partners (“Palamon” or the “Firm”), a pan-European growth investor, has agreed the sale of Eneas Group (“Eneas” or the “Company”) to Norvestor Equity (“Norvestor”) for an undisclosed amount. The sale will bring total proceeds to NOK 750 million (approximately €80 million), representing a 3.3x return on invested capital.

Gable Insurance celebrates its tenth birthday in 2016 with record growth as one of Europe’s leading players, providing insurance to a range of SME sectors in the EU. We talk to CEO, William Dewsall, about the challenges of building a successful financial services brand.

SCM Direct is an innovative online investment manager offering clients direct low cost to high-end wealth management that is smart, common sense and modern. First launched in 2009 as a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis SCM is based just off Sloane Square, Westminster, London. We spoke to the firm’s Founding Partner, Gina Miller, to find out more about the company and the key issues around the rising cost of risk in wealth management

As a modern investment manager SCM Direct offer low cost access to high end wealth management via Exchange Traded Funds. We got in touch with the Founder of the company Gina Miller to find out more about the company itself and the challenges which lie ahead for the company.

During the darkest days of the global financial crisis (GFC) one thought kept going through my mind. What if the only way to beat the market was to “Forget the Market?”. Honestly, just then all I wanted to do was forget the market. I was terrified of what the new trading day would bring. Everywhere I looked, it was a sea of red and the concept of diversification didn’t mean a damn thing! Established market, emerging market, none of it offered protection for my clients. Previously uncorrelated assets fell in tandem and there was literally nowhere to hide.

GL Asset Management specialises in alternative investments, and is known for its precision, rigour and experience in developing and managing innovative investment strategies.

Finlabo Investments Sicav is a Luxembourg UCITS IV collective investment scheme

Fundadministration is a full-service fund administration firm dedicated to providing accurate, timely and comprehensive accounting and administration services to the financial services industry. Denise DePaola gives her thoughts on the work of the company and imparts her thoughts on the key challenges facing Hedge Fund Start-ups today.

We are a locally based asset management company and our business is to invest on behalf of our clients, from large institutions, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors. However, our products are not limited to investment services, we also have other services such as property and infrastructure funds, trustee for REITS, Private equity trust, Sukuks and provident fund registration. Currently, we are the third largest asset management company in Thailand with asset size of USD 20 billion. We started off in 1996 and we have an office based in Bangkok, Thailand.

NEP UK & Ireland is a leading provider of outsourced, creative broadcast and live event solutions with over 30 years’ experience. The company has been in business for over 30 years and has operations in Bracknell, Slough, London and Dublin.

Based in leafy Lymm in Cheshire, The SPA Group, a dedicated marketing agency for over 22 years, delivers integrated marketing, PR and event management campaigns for an array of diverse clients, across many sectors. As such, I really love the variety of the work we do here and no two projects are the same. It is a constant challenge, but we always enjoy rising to the occasion and achieving stellar results for our clients.

LV= is a modern and leading financial mutual which is focused on doing the right thing for the people that buy their range of insurance, investments and retirement products. In an interview, Richard Rowney, Managing Director of Life and Pensions at LV=, lifts the lid on how the company’s client-centric approach has underpinned their success.

Information Age for I.T. Consultations is a Kuwait based consultation firm specialised in I.T consultations which was first formed in 2013. Since its establishment, Information Age for I.T. Consultations has understood the role of following I.T. market trends. We focus on Natural Language Processing, Text Analytics, Social Media Analytics, Social Media strategies, Web Analytics, Big Data Analytics, and Financial Market Analytics. However, training and consultation

Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd is a financial advisory business in the North and North East of Scotland. Established in October 2011 the company can offer independent financial advice to clients in relation to investments, pensions, savings, mortgages and insurance.

The Tradex Group is a minority-owned alternative asset management business located in Greenwich, CT.

In an inspiring and insightful interview with Tech Billionaire Andy Khawaja, he proclaims the wonders of his company Allied Wallet, and their astounding and secure “Next Gen Payment Gateway.” As Allied Wallet has recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, we take this opportune moment by speaking to Khawaja who reflects on the success of the company, and how he would like to inspire others to believe in themselves so they will get everything they want in life.

With offices in London, UK and Chicago, USA Adgistics Ltd is a marketing technology solution provider that views every aspect of an organisation’s business system through the ‘lens of the brand’. Founded in 1999 the company offers cloud-based capabilities for the marketing and communications supply chain.

Birtenshaw is a registered charity which offers a wide of education and care services to support children and young people with various types of physical impairment and learning disability.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in London, Asite helps people share information and build knowledge in a secure cloud environment. Asite’s cloud technology gives everyone involved in projects access to key information online in a secure environment. It allows for increased collaboration, fewer mistakes and reduced rework, giving huge time and cost savings. In an interview with the firm’s CEO - Tony Ryan, he reveals that he was honoured to be awarded the Business Elite CEO of the Year 2016, and sheds light on Asite’s cloud technology.

NAS Invest, the Berlin-based real estate investor and asset manager, and BlueRock Fund, an AIFM compliant investment fund, have acquired residential properties in Berlin for about EUR 50 million over the first half of 2016. The acquisitions have been made primarily for the portfolio of the co-managed “NAS Berlin Residential Growth” fund.

New research note from Erik Oja, Equity Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. "The surprising Brexit results, coming after recent polls indicated that a majority of U.K. citizens were in favor of remaining in the European Community, will now likely create several headwinds for U.S. banks.We now see a further decline in long-term U.S. interest rates, a stronger US Dollar, and low probability that the Fed will raise short-term rates in the foreseeable future. This will further pressure net interest margins at banks, and lead to lower oil prices - with negative credit effects on bank's energy lending.

In the wake of the Leave vote, Frost & Sullivan explains that organizations should use the new reality to influence the economy and society in a positive way

Today, as the UK voted to leave the European Union, Wellian Investment Solutions gives its view on the impact of this decision on the investment industry.The DFM had said in advance of the vote it had been adopting a balanced approach with diversification across a wide range of assets and investment strategies.

Asia and Australia will lead the way in beginning to shape the response of global currency markets to the Leave/Remain decision come Friday. “This is because they will be open when the polls close and when the Leave/Remain decision is finally made public,” says Greg Secker, the millionaire Currency Trader and Founder of Learn to Trade, one of the world’s leading trader training companies.

IG Group, a global leader in online trading, reveals that fans of Germany and Slovakia descending on Lille in France this weekend for their Round of 16 clash at Euro 2016 can expect to fork out the most for a hotel room.

Viktor Nossek, director of research at WisdomTree Europe, analyses the impact the EU referendum has had on sterling, and what a vote for Brexit would mean for both the pound and wider markets.

Private equity firm IW Capital and crowdfunding specialists Crowdfinders have today announced the nationwide roll-out of Race to Scale, a £100 million funding drive kick-started by the scheme’s first investment commitment, offered to Manchester-based oncology company – Incanthera. The cancer treatment specialist is set to receive £150,000 in equity finance, sourced in full through the Race to Scale initiative. The finance was secured after a successful pitch to 400 high net-worth and private investors at Crowdfinders’ latest live crowdfunding event, held 21 April at the Royal Institution, and contributes to Incanthera’s current funding round.

UK consumers are increasingly standing up to poor performing service providers by purposely withholding payments, according to new research - with 48% saying they had withheld or defaulted on payments in the past as a result of poor customer service or billing issues.

EQ Investors (EQ), the boutique wealth manager led by John Spiers, in this feature.

This year’s “Brexit” and last year’s “Grexit” have one common theme: referendums create uncertainty. And generally speaking, markets hate uncertainty.Uncertainty surrounding the UK’s decision whether or not to leave the EU is starting to test traders’ nerves. Implied volatility of the GBP/USD spiking to 29% – a level comparable to the extreme highs seen in the 2008 financial crisis – and 10 year gilts yielding less than 1.1% to reach new historic lows (see Chart 1) means risk-off positioning is now starting to build up.

The 2016 UK IT Outsourcing Study, conducted by Whitelane Research in collaboration with PA Consulting Group, examined over 800 unique IT outsourcing contracts held by more than 250 of the top IT spending organisations in the United Kingdom. The total combined annual value of the contracts included in this study is in excess of £15 billion, almost three quarters of the UK market by value. All industry sectors are represented.

Beacon Rail Leasing (“Beacon”), a leading Pan-European rolling stock lessor, is pleased to announce that it has closed on the acquisition of Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l. (“Ascendos”), a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, after having received clearance with the German competition authorities.

Eight out of ten UK businesses have failed to make adequate preparations for a potential exit from Europe following the upcoming referendum, according to a survey.

Today Draper Esprit, one of the top five European VC technology funds who have invested in companies like Graze, Movidius, Trustpilot and Lyst, has today successfully listed on the London and Dublin Stock Exchanges, raising £103 million in total. The initial portfolio will consist of investment in 24 companies, predominantly in high-growth digital technology businesses in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Europe.