Placed a Head of Energy, APAC.
Marex — Global commodities and financial-markets brokerage and infrastructure firm.
Challenge. Appoint regional energy leadership for a global markets firm.
The market for this leadership
Live MitchelLake intelligence across Commodities / Financial Services and EMEA.
Latest signals — Marex
Ma Activity · Asia
Marex →Marex is acquiring Bright Point International to expand its presence in Asia
Adjacent signals across Commodities / Financial Services
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Standard Bank →Standard Bank is expanding its digital payments footprint across Africa, with Africa Regions contributing 40% of group headline earnings. The bank is strategically deepening cross-border payment capabilities and digital client acquisition across the continent.
Partnership · EMEA
Vodafone Business →Vodafone Business announced a partnership with TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) to drive AI and cloud transformation initiatives.
Ma Activity · EMEA
Duolingo →Duolingo acquired Animade, an award-winning London motion design studio, to expand creative capabilities and build more engaging learning experiences.
Partnership · EMEA
Circle →Circle secured major institutional partnerships for Arc blockchain rollout: BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, Standard Chartered, MoneyGram, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE parent) committed as early adopters/backers.
Capital Raising · EMEA
Lovable →Lovable raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation following achievement of $500 million annualized run rate revenue.
Capital Raising · EMEA
Moove →Moove, a global mobility company building the operating layer for autonomous mobility, closed a US$250 million Series C funding round led by Mubadala.