British Steel owner Greybull buys majority stake in phone recycling company Redeem September 23, 2018 Investment group Greybull Capital has bought the majority stake in mobile phone recycling company Redeem. The business works with partners such as 3, Vodafone and Sky Mobile and the undisclosed amount of funding from British Steel owner Greybull will allow Redeem to renew a contract with O2 and implement its growth strategy. Read more: Millions paying [...]
Africa deserves more optimism and attention from City investors September 21, 2018 In Johannesburg last month, the Prime Minister set a new ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 foreign direct investor in Africa by 2022. Achieving that ambition won’t be easy, but for UK investors who are prepared to change their attitudes and look beyond the easy choices, there are great opportunities. I was privileged [...]
Africa deserves more optimism and attention from City investors September 21, 2018 In Johannesburg last month, the Prime Minister set a new ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 foreign direct investor in Africa by 2022. Achieving that ambition won’t be easy, but for UK investors who are prepared to change their attitudes and look beyond the easy choices, there are great opportunities. I was privileged [...]
Global league table of ‘caring’ investors: Americans more focused on sustainability than Europeans September 20, 2018 | City Talk The US is the only developed country to make the top 10 of a sustainable investment league table that gauges consumer habits and investing actions. Countries in the developing world dominated the top ten while European countries occupied the middle and lower half of the league table. The results of the Schroders Global Investor Study [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
Invest like a Premier League football manager – are you conservative, an explorer or a pioneer? September 19, 2018 More than a month into the Premier League season, which began on 10 August, the beautiful game is continuing to surprise us. Managers are feeling the pressure to prove that their investment decisions were right during the transfer window, with both big spenders and low expenditure clubs under the spotlight. And these investment decisions [...]
Fund management consolidation to increase say private equity executives September 18, 2018 Fund management consolidation is set to increase as firms attempt to grow their asset base in order to compete for deals, according to a survey of top private equity executives. Heavy competition for deals is pushing private equity firms to build scale by merging with other firms, which allows companies to reduce costs and expand [...]
Fund management consolidation to increase say private equity executives September 18, 2018 Fund management consolidation is set to increase as firms attempt to grow their asset base in order to compete for deals, according to a survey of top private equity executives. Heavy competition for deals is pushing private equity firms to build scale by merging with other firms, which allows companies to reduce costs and expand [...]
Crowdfunding 3.0 & 300 Time Bombs a’Ticking September 18, 2018 As we enter this new season, looking back over the last seven years it’s not difficult to see how Crowdfunding has transformed both innovation and entrepreneurship, providing an open door, open access to the open market, for startups and ventures of any size. Meanwhile Fintech has begun to prise open payments and, to a limited [...]
Crowdfunding 3.0 & 300 Time Bombs a’Ticking September 18, 2018 As we enter this new season, looking back over the last seven years it’s not difficult to see how Crowdfunding has transformed both innovation and entrepreneurship, providing an open door, open access to the open market, for startups and ventures of any size. Meanwhile Fintech has begun to prise open payments and, to a limited [...]