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Tobias Seidl, co-founder of Stokr, said the fintech startup connects investors and companies, and develops its own financial instruments based on tokenisation and blockchain technology. Seidl is seen at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, where Stokr is based. Photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne
FINTECH

Stokr seeks to decentralise private market investing

The Luxembourg-based fintech outfit Stokr uses blockchain technology to connect investors and innovative companies. In addition, it is developing its own financial instruments. One of them, which it claims is unique, is the securitisation of a bitcoin hashrate.

Benoît Theunissen and Aaron Grunwald • 05/23/2022
Arnaud Bon, alternative investment management consulting partner at Deloitte Luxembourg, says that demand from high net worth individuals for alternative investments must be met by faster processing Image: Deloitte. Illustration: Maison Moderne
FUNDS

Alternative investment funds’ popularity curbed by operating inefficiencies 

Josephine Shillito • 05/10/2022
Pierre Festal, partner at Promus Ventures, the venture capital firm which runs the space-focused Orbital Ventures Fund, is keen on Luxembourg’s space scene, saying: “the country has consistently been punching above its weight in the sector.” Photo: Promus Ventures
PRIVATE EQUITY

Luxembourg-backed VC fund trying to close space financing gap

Aaron Grunwald • 05/03/2022
Steffen Pauls of Moonfare, a digital marketplace for private market investments. Picture: Moonfare; Image: Maison Moderne
FUNDS

How Moonfare is opening up private markets to individual investors

Aaron Grunwald • 05/03/2022
Private equity managers and investors need to “keep a close eye” on the war in Ukraine due to potential volatility in global markets, says Shanu Sherwani. Photo: Matic Zorman
PRIVATE EQUITY

Russia/Ukraine secondary impact bigger question mark for private equity

Shanu Sherwani, guest contributor • 04/22/2022
Alek Jakima, director and conducting officer at GP Bullhound’s new office in the grand duchy, said the firm is “quite committed to Luxembourg” after receiving alternative investment fund manager authorisation from the financial regulator CSSF. Photo: GP Bullhound
PRIVATE EQUITY

GP Bullhound opening funds hub in Luxembourg after gaining AIFM licence

Aaron Grunwald • 04/04/2022
Russian alternative funds represent a small share of global fundraising and assets under management. Library picture: Euro, dollar and rouble banknotes. Photo credit: ElenaR/Shutterstock
PRIVATE EQUITY

Alternative funds have limited exposure to Russia

Aaron Grunwald • 03/16/2022
Shanu Sherwani, a private equity analyst and guest contributor to Delano. Courtesy photo
PRIVATE EQUITY

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on private equity

Shanu Sherwani, guest contributor • 03/16/2022
Mike Dennis, partner and co-head of European credit at alternative investment manager Ares Management explains how financial and ESG incentives can go hand in hand Ares Management
FUNDS

Private debt ratchets up pressure to deliver on ESG

Josephine Shillito • 03/09/2022
Rajaa Mekouar founded Calista Direct Investors in Luxembourg Calista Direct Investors
PRIVATE EQUITY

The trouble with women in private equity

Josephine Shillito • 03/08/2022
Alessia Lorenti of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (which sponsored the wine tasting), and Mickael Tabart and Excee Tan of KPMG are seen during the LPEA’s 2022 new year reception, 24 February 2022. Photo: Photo: LPEA/Nader Ghavami
PRIVATE EQUITY

LPEA 2022 new year’s party

Aaron Grunwald • 03/02/2022
Manuel San Salvador, founder and lead partner at Antwort Capital. Photo: Emilie Rolin Jacquemyns
PRIVATE EQUITY

Private equity turns to private wealth market for new sources of capital

Shanu Sherwani • 02/27/2022
Private Equity  Maison Moderne 
BRAND VOICE - PRIVATE EQUITY

Focus on Private Equity

Degroof Petercam • 02/22/2022
95% of private asset transactions are smaller in size and take place in less efficient markets. (Photo: Shutterstock)
PRIVATE EQUITY

The private asset industry enters a new era

Benoît Theunissen • 02/11/2022
Shanu Sherwani says that strip sales, the market for secondhand stakes in private equity assets, will continue to heat up this year. Photo: Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne
PRIVATE EQUITY

Challenges facing private equity in 2022

Shanu Sherwani • 01/25/2022
Laurent Hengesch, co-founder of the investment firm Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital, reckons fintech is the future of banking and financial services. He told Delano in an interview that Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital will open an office in Berlin in 2022. Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
PRIVATE EQUITY

“Who takes more risk and has more returns?”

Aaron Grunwald • 12/13/2021
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