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Norvestor: Seeing — and Seizing — the Full Potential of ESG
Private equity firm Norvestor has partnered with Nordic businesses for more than three decades. It has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Luxembourg, and is one of the most active investors in the Nordic mid-cap private equity market. Sustainability
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Lars Grinde, Norvestor Advisory Managing Partner: ‘A Pleasure and a Privilege’ — Leading from the Centre
Norvestor Advisory managing partner Lars Grinde leads a firm with 80 Nordic mid-cap private equity investments. He has witnessed the growth of his industry from its early days, and shaped its role in supporting entrepreneurs and founders. The private equity
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Ahmed ‘Tunde Popoola, CRC Credit Bureau: Nigerian Firm Well-Established — and There for the Long Haul
When Ahmed ‘Tunde Popoola became pioneer Managing Director of Nigeria’s CRC Credit Bureau Ltd in 2008, he identified a gap in the market. A lack of credit information and reporting was impeding growth in the Nigerian economy and preventing lenders
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Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of Omnia Holdings: Putting Sustainability at the Heart of His Turnaround Strategy
Omnia Group is an international, diversified, sustainable group of businesses which are recognised for leading the change from chemicals to green chemicals, biotech, and biomolecular solutions, offering network-created, innovative technologies that protect life. We chatted to the CEO of Omnia
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Applied Science Private University (ASU): Forging its Own Path and Earning Global Respect – Jordan’s Pioneer in World of Private Universities
The Applied Science Private University (ASU) is a true educational pioneer — the first private university in Amman-Jordan when it was founded in 1989. Over the past three decades, ASU has evolved into a hub of knowledge, innovation and discovery
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ORBIAN: Optimised Supplier Strategies and Ongoing Recognition
For 2022, Orbian has again been presented with CFI.co’s global award for Most Innovative Trade Finance Solutions. This award follows Orbian’s similar success in 2021, and confirms the company’s position as the most thoughtful and innovative provider of worldwide supplier
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Sean Thompson, CAMRADATA: Future-proofing with Understanding, Honesty, Transparency … and Fun!
CFI.co engages in conversation with Sean Thompson, managing director of London-based asset manager research platform CAMRADATA. CFI.co: What are your hopes for the future of your business, and for the industry as a whole? Sean Thompson: Understanding — we will
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Leighton Smith and Andrew Evans: Serendipitous Rise Puts Dynamic Duo at the Top
Serendipity brought Leighton Smith and Andrew Evans together at a time when they couldn’t have predicted their career trajectory — either in the financial services industry or their professional partnership. They met as youngsters in Kingston, Jamaica, with their feet
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VM Finance Poised to Lead Property Financing for SMEs
VM Finance entered the non-bank specialist funding industry in 2018, armed with a wealth of experience in credit writing, backed by its parent company’s century-long work in the mortgage sector. There was a clear need in the United Kingdom housing
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Active Re COO Luis Antonio Ibáñez: Sound Underwriting, Respect, and an Eye for Opportunity…
‘Our policy? No policy. We have strategy instead,’ quips COO of reinsurance giant Active Re Active Re, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Barbados, has business development offices in Miami, Panama City, and Madrid. The company has 54 representatives around
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