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Completing the Deal: Michael Taylor & Walker Morris
Walker Morris is the largest single-site law office outside London, servicing a national and international client base. This strategy gives the firm the ability to deliver the strength in depth that clients require to deliver significant,…
Customer-Centric Approach Paves Way for Ethical and Responsible Trading
The contracts for differences (CFD) trading market is a highly competitive market place and one which has historically received a bad reputation as a whole because of a few providers not acting responsibly. Whilst increased regulation in…
Global Approach Is the Only Way to Address Money Laundering
Banks are spending $20 billion on compliance in an effort to combat money laundering, yet only one% of illicit financial flows are seized by authorities every year. While regulations have been introduced to crack-down on money laundering,…
Western Europe Leads the World in Private Equity Returns
Data from eFront, covering 4,000 funds globally, shows that Western European private equity funds showed the best returns globally, at the same time as delivering robust performance on the VC side.
eFront’s Global Private Equity…
Why Have Green Investment Levels Started to Fall?
Sustainability and green finance remain at the epicentre of the commercial and investment world in 2018 as there is increased pressure and initiatives from governments on businesses with regards to their utility costs as well as savvy…
Is It Too Easy to Get into Debt?
Online research from TDX Group, an Equifax company, reveals that 45% of people think it’s too easy to get into debt, with a further 20% stating that banks and other lenders need to be stricter about the amount they lend to consumers.
The…
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina: Leading Africa’s Economic Transformation
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is the President of the African Development Bank Group - the premier multilateral development financial institution in Africa. Established in 1964 to fight poverty and promote sustainable economic growth and social…
What Are Trade Tariffs and Do They Actually Work?
There has been a lot of recent news regarding trade tariffs, as America and China impose a number of greater tariffs on a wide range of each other’s goods. Is this all political showboating though, or do they actually have an impact?…
Business Bankruptcies and M&A in China
Xu Shengfeng, is a Senior Partner at Zhong Lun Law firm and the person in charge of the firm’s bankruptcy and reorganization practice. Over the years, he has taken the lead in handling a number of high-profile and complicated…
M Ventures: Investing in the Future of Medicine
This month, CEO Today had the pleasure to connect with Roel Bulthuis - the Managing Director of M Ventures (previously MS Ventures). The company is the strategic venture capital fund of Merck, which Roel established in 2009. M Ventures’…