Author: Nick Wilsion
Team Led by Experienced Fund Placement Professionals to Leverage Oppenheimer’s Scale, Thought Leadership and Resources to Further Deepen Service Offerings for Alternative Investment Firms Expanded Service Offerings Expected to Drive Incremental Investment Banking & Capital Markets Opportunities in Technology & Healthcare, Real Assets-Focused Industries and Others Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) – a leading investment bank, wealth manager, and a subsidiary of Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE: OPY) – today announced the launch of its new Global Fund Placement and Advisory Group (“FPA Group”). The FPA Group will provide services to leading alternative investment firms to help them fulfil their fundraising ambitions…
From 15-16 November at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, global business leaders will come together to discuss ways to build a more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future. The 8th annual Milken Institute Asia Summitwill open on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Center. This year, the Asia Summit will combine virtual, physical, and holographic components. This year’s theme is “The Power of Human Connection” and is based on the belief that authentic connections and intentional commitments lead to lasting progress. More than 300 industry executives from over 20 countries will gather in-person over two…
China Evergrande Group today again defaulted on interest payments to international investors. DMSA itself is invested in these bonds and has not received any interest payments until today’s end of the grace period. Now DMSA is preparing bankruptcy proceedings against Evergrande and calls on all bond investors to join it. China Evergrande Group, the second largest real estate developer in China, defaulted on interest payments on two bonds back in September, with the 30-day grace period still ending in October. However, shortly before the end of the grace period, the public was misled by rumors about alleged interest payments. The…
Rapyd Disburse B2B payout capabilities now spans 200+ countries to help cross-border platforms streamline payment to distributors, sellers, and suppliers Rapyd’s white-label wallet ledgering system facilitates the ability for leading B2B platforms and ecosystem businesses to easily scale cross-border buyer and supplier solutions. Rapyd, a global Fintech as a Service company, today announced new enhancements to its industry-leading Disburse and Collect Platforms, delivering new end-to-end infrastructure for B2B firms to pay suppliers and sellers while getting paid by customers around the world more efficiently. Rapyd has extended its Disburse platform capabilities across 200+ countries, enabling organizations to make payouts in…
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce that it has commenced enrolment to a phase I clinical trial of EVT801, an investigational cancer therapy that Kazia licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Key Points EVT801 is a small molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, and acts by inhibiting lymphangiogenesis, the formation of new lymphatic vessels around the tumour. It has shown compelling evidence of activity in a wide range of preclinical cancer models and appears broadly well-tolerated in animal toxicology studies. -Kazia licensed EVT801 from Evotec SE, an international drug discovery alliance…
Riddle 3 Pty Ltd ACN 622 918 370 and others noted as ‘the Issuer’ in the table below are seeking to raise a total of $10,500,000 in funds by the issue of loan notes, according to an announcement today by the underwriter Banner Capital Management Limited (the Arranger/Underwriter). The issue comprises fully drawn and progressively drawn notes as detailed below. The following is a text of the announcement: Banner Capital Management Limited as Arranger and Underwriter has announced today that the Issuer is seeking to raise A$10,500,000 through an offer of debentures (in the form of loan notes) for the…
Visa, the world leader in digital payments, is looking for startups from across Asia Pacific to join the second cohort of their accelerator program. The Visa Accelerator Program focuses on helping startups in Asia Pacific expand their business into new markets with a strong emphasis on identifying commercial opportunities for the startups to collaborate with Visa and its extensive network of bank, merchant and government partners in the region. “As the world transitions from a pandemic to an endemic state, there is great demand for digital-first experiences that shape new thinking around digital currencies and open data. And many startups…
Today Galaxy Universal, LLC (“Galaxy” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Gainline Capital Partners (“Gainline”), announced that it has agreed to acquire the And1, Avia, Gaiam and SPRI brands (together the “Active Brands”) from Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (“Sequential”) for approximately $330 million. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including court approval and is expected to close by mid-November 2021. This transaction is a continuation of Galaxy’s strategy to vertically integrate strong brands under one management operation that controls marketing, design, sales, sourcing and manufacturing. This unique platform will create efficiencies to…
TTC Global, the leader in quality assurance for the software testing industry, announced the appointment of Kylie Pollock as Principal Accessibility Consultant, based in Australia. Kylie has over 15 years of experience in the software industry across multiple fields, both private and public sector. We are thrilled to have Kylie join the TTC family to support and continue to drive the rapid growth we have seen across our global accessibility practice,” said Samantha Dancey, Global Accessibility Practice Lead at TTC. Kylie brings passion and extensive accessibility and inclusion experience to our organisation. She has a highly technical background, holds numerous…
As a CFO, COO and Executive Director of Kogan.com, David brings a wealth of experience to guide and advise the Pepperstone Group as it focuses on its next trajectory of growth. Prior to joining Kogan.com, David was a Senior Associate lawyer at Arnold Bloch Leibler. David holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Melbourne. David is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. We are pleased to formally welcome David to Pepperstone. He will provide the board with invaluable advice on its future growth plans. David’s experience in growing Kogan from its inception into…