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Thoma Bravo Advantage (TBA) SPAC values ironSource at $11bn

ironSource SPAC
Nasdaq has added another SPAC deal to its tally with ironSource, a business platform for the app economy, which has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with a group of investors led by Thoma Bravo Advantage (NYSE: TBA) (“TBA”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company. The transaction values ironSource at a pro forma...

Progressive Energy’s HyNet North West: how a homegrown project became the birthplace of the UK’s hydrogen revolution

HyNet
Progressive Energy's homegrown hydrogen technology and project could act as a platform for others across the UK and abroad HyNet North West will bring an estimated £17 billion GVA for the North West It will create 5000 jobs within the region by 2025All new gas boilers in the country could be hydrogen-ready by 2025With government support, strategic...

Tesla, Bitcoin and the Twitterati: how business influencers are impacting stock chatter in 2021

how business influencers are impacting stock chatter in 2021
Tesla sees 60% surge in influencer conversations on Twitter post bitcoin investment Tesla has witnessed a dramatic 60% jump in influencer conversations following the electric vehicle manufacturer’s announcement to invest US$1.5bn to incorporate bitcoin into its payment infrastructure, according to GlobalData. However, what is perhaps more telling is that the electric automaker is likely...

Travel ban ‘justified’ says virologist as COVID variants can only mutate when it infects people; variants already detected in other countries and harming young populations

Travel ban justified as COVID-19 variant already in other countries and spreading fast
The UK and Denmark are world-leaders in genome marking and as such could be the reason why these two countries have detected the latest COVID variant first in Europe, rather than be the sources of the variant, BuzzVestor Media reports. The mutation of the virus, according to experts monitoring the pandemic on an...

BuzzVestor Media’s Twelve Days of a Merry Little Business

BuzzVestor Media wishes the millions of freelancers, small business owners and startups around the world a very Merry and Festive Business Season. Hoping some of these tips for 12 Days of a Merry Little Business inspire you.

Monarch secures $3bn for distressed opportunities fund, deploys more capital in a single year since 2008

Monarch Capital Partners V was oversubscribed and has been investing since it held a first close in May, according to a statement. The fund was launched in early 2020, prior to the US outbreak. Monarch Capital Partners IV, closed in 2017 after raising $1.25 billion. According to a Law 360 news report, in the...

Helicopter charters set to take off this holiday season

The helicopter tourism market size is expected to grow by USD 97.60 million and register a CAGR of over 2% during 2020-2024. Europe is expected to offer several growth opportunities for vendors and the market will see maximum growth in the general helicopter tourism segment. Charter companies are also offering Black Friday deals. For...

PRESS RELEASE: BuzzVestor consults on news and careers site launch to empower freelancers and start-up community in ‘new normal’

The Freelance Informer – “Empowering the Freelance Economy” Millions of freelancers from tech developers to tutors now have a voice in the media. LONDON, UK, 16 September, 2020/BuzzVestor Media/ — Freelancers contribute more than £165bn of the UK’s economic output, yet rarely get the positive recognition that they deserve from the media or...

Amadeus Capital makes some very impressive international hires to tap healthtech and LATAM

Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners, made some impressive hire announcements today in conjunction with their "major expansion" of its investment team. Edward Kliphuis and Kai Schmitz have joined as Partners and Ana Bernardo-Gancedo as a Healthcare Analyst. With Managing Partner Andrea Traversone, Edward Kliphuis will lead the Amadeus “Scale” investment activities, supporting the...

Food-tech: Are you invested?

In addition to these obvious benefits of the food-tech and agro-tech sectors in 2020, I see smart infrastructure and design, such as repurposed office real estate and office parks turned into hydroponic and vertical farms. I also see potential in community-based farms (traditional; hydroponic; vertical) within cities and on the outskirts to keep food well distributed and...

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