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FrançaisLast week, Norway’s government made headlines by prohibiting the nation’s $1 trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund from investing in private equity – the first nation to do so. The Norwegian government …
Could the age of AI spell the beginning of another Dotcom boom?
Developments in AI, automation, augmented reality and robotics have spurred on changes that merely a few years ago would have been unimaginable. From self-driving cars to drones and even predictive …
Fake news and the finance industry
After the Facebook – Cambridge Analytica scandal, now it seems Twitter might come under fire. While the famous microblog hasn’t had any big privacy issues yet, “fake news” on the …
Insider Media: NVM leads £5m Retail investment
The website Insider Media has published an article about NVM’s latest investment in the Retail sector where it mentions onefourzero as Digital Due Diligence provider for the deal. “NVM Private …
Bitcoin: What’s the word?
If Bitcoin’s incredibly fickle nature wasn’t already common knowledge, the tail-end of 2017 and the start of 2018 was a harsh lesson for new crypto investors attempting to capitalise on …
Private Equity in Germany – too good to be true?
With more than 350 fund managers and over 180 registered investors, Germany is a major player in European private equity. The market has seen solid growth throughout 2017, but high valuations …
A pro-business President and a new start-up scene: why Private Equity is booming in Paris
During a turbulent year for the Eurozone, 2017 saw excellent growth for French Private Equity. The French Private Equity sector raised global assets of EUR8.1 billion in H1 2017, a …
5 of my biggest mistakes in business and what I’ve learned from them
I’ve been running an agency for 10 years. I now own 3 agencies and I am very proud of what we’ve achieved, but, while I might have done a few …
Dotcom bubble 2.0? Is the TMT market sustainable?
Remember eXcite, boo.com or Pets.com? These darlings of the first tech boom in the late nineties are now best known as symbols of its excess, with stories of private jets, …
Dressed to Impress: why is fashion this season’s must-have asset for investors?
In September 2017, Apax Partners acquired a majority stake in matchesfashion.com for an undisclosed sum. While high profile, this acquisition is just the tip of the iceberg, supporting a trend …