Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) announced the acquisition of 100% of the equity of Simple Power Limited (“SPL”) for an undisclosed sum, comprising a portfolio of 52 onshore sub-250kW single wind turbines located across Northern Ireland. SPL has the largest distributed wind portfolio in Northern Ireland, with a total output in excess of 12MW across all […]
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR), a leading mobility solutions provider, has announced it has acquired Turiscar Group, a well-established, family-owned, car rental company in Portugal. The acquisition will see Avis Budget Group bring on board this leading organisation in Portugal with two distinct brands: Turiscar, a well-respected rental provider primarily in the corporate market, […]
The Vicarage Set on the outskirts of the sleepy village of Holmes Chapel, The Vicarage offers everything you could possibly desire for a glorious countryside weekend. Housed in a 17th Century Grade II listed building and centred around its cosy restaurant and bar area, the hotel finds the perfect balance between rustic, vintage interiors and […]
In recent years, Africa has shown that it is ready to advance into the new world; a world of bitcoin. Although the country isn't the most technologically advanced, the cryptocurrency industry is booming.
There’s nothing like waking early on Christmas morning and rushing downstairs to open your online tax return... It may not be your idea of a fun Christmas tradition, but if you use the extra time off over the festive period to get your tax return sorted, you can see in the New Year with a […]
The insurance market exists to transfer risk from those who face it to those who can afford to assume it; at a price. In a world that is developing at an ever-increasing rate, risk is also changing, and insurers must constantly adapt the products that they offer to ensure that they are protecting risks that […]
Travel tops the table The top four areas that consumers ranked were travel focused. Cultural holidays overseas now receive the biggest injection of cash, with respondents across the world spending an average of $1,537 a year on them – almost double what they spent on luxury items. Coming second were staycations, with 41% of consumers […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May, it affected every company that does business within the European Union and the European Economic Area EEA. Its main purpose is the protection of each individual’s data, but their privacy and compliance obligations have put a significant burden on companies of all sizes and […]
As an enabler for increased competition and customer choice, open banking is transforming the banking sector for consumers, challenger banks, FinTechs and traditional players alike. The UK’s version of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), open banking is forcing UK banks to open their data sets via secure application programming interfaces (APIs), resulting in them […]
Most of Nitin’s career has been involved with business model changes around disruptive technologies and M&A work in the TMT sector for companies around Silicon Valley. He has developed M&A strategies, conducted commercial/operational/technical due diligence and has assisted with M&A integrations and separations for his clients. He specialises in creating value from emerging technologies and […]
How has the wealth management landscape developed recently and what has influenced this? The thing I love the most about our industry is that it is always changing. In addition to changing market conditions, there are new products developed and made available on an ongoing basis, and most significantly - clients’ expectations, needs and objectives […]
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