Deloitte to buy up Belfast software developer as it pursues Northern Ireland expansion February 9, 2022 Big Four accountancy giant Deloitte is planning to acquire Belfast based software developer Etain, in a vote confidence in the city of Belfast which will see the firm create Northern Ireland’s biggest AI and data practice. The deal will double the size of Deloitte’s Belfast AI and data practice, and see the Big Four firm [...]
Lakestar hires former UK minister Sam Gyimah as ventures partner strengthening British investment February 8, 2022 Lakestar, one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms, is today announcing new hire and a promotion in its London office. Sam Gyimah, former UK Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and MP for East Surrey has joined Lakestar as a Venture Partner starting in February 2022. Strengthening Lakestar’s London office, Sam brings a deep [...]
Loeb’s Third Point reports a slide in portfolio despite Shell boost February 4, 2022 Dan Loeb’s Third Point Investors has reported a slump in the value of its investment portfolio after a turbulent month in the markets took its toll on performance. Overall asset value in the notorious activist investor’s firm fell 8.7 per cent last month while the share price slid 12.9 per cent in January. Third Point [...]
Which metaverse stocks should you watch? February 3, 2022 Following a bearish January, are metaverse stocks set to recover? Investors who are feeling a strange sense of déjà vu over January’s market sell-off are not alone. With tech stocks shattered, and CNN reporting Warren Buffett as ‘having the last laugh’, a new era of tightening monetary policy has seen investors reassess outlandish growth prospects. But this [...]
What’s up for blockchain and healthcare in 2022? February 2, 2022 Dr Jane Thomason examines how blockchain and Web3 can create new healthcare models.
Global industrial companies ramp up R&D spending following Covid-19 shock February 1, 2022 R&D spending from industrial companies has risen since the pandemic, according to new research from Capital Economics and Accenture.
As London’s tech industry surges ahead we must protect our capital’s competitive edge February 1, 2022 Yesterday new analysis revealed another record year for the London Stock Exchange with firms at the forefront of the UK’s tech revolution going public in 2021. Last year, UK tech represented more than a quarter of London’s new listings. The sector generated some of the most successful IPOs on the stock exchange including homegrown health-tech [...]
UK tech IPOs raise record £6.6bn last year doubling 2020 figures January 31, 2022 UK tech IPOs raise record £6.6bn last year doubling 2020 figures
The New State of M&A: EMEA January 31, 2022 What does the M&A process look like for practitioners today and in the future, and how much of it can and should be automated and in what areas? These are some of the key questions we asked 860 EMEA-based M&A practitioners from corporates, private equity firms, investments banks, law and professional services firms for their [...]
Why should investors care about waste management? January 31, 2022 We look at what investors need to know about waste and outline some key investment opportunities. Waste management has long been one of society’s primary challenges. It’s an industry that’s ripe for disruption given how little it’s changed over the last few centuries. For example, only in the last 100 years have we started to [...]