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Blockchain.com: Capital Raising
Blockchain.com Group Holdings has confidentially filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC for a planned IPO of Class A ordinary shares.
Source: PR Newswire - Financial Services
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens consulting leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 111.4 (Hot) (up 5.2 month-on-month), EMEA is at easing (-4.4pts) on signal share.
Blockchain.com: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 1 across 45 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 34 days.
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Capital Raising · EMEA
Flare →Copenhagen-based AI trust/validation infrastructure startup Flare secured €3.6 million pre-seed funding led by 20VC and 20Growth. Building knowledge validation layer for AI-generated content.
Restructuring · EMEA
Savannah Group →Savannah Group, a UK-based executive recruitment firm, has entered insolvency and been listed for sale after a failed pivot to AI-driven talent acquisition. Revenue fell 20% YoY (£15.6m to £12.4m), debt costs spiked 5.5x, and net profit halved. The company invested heavily in MapX, an AI recruitment platform launched publicly in February 2023 after internal development since 2019.
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Ripple →Ripple secured a preliminary MiCA CASP license in Luxembourg, establishing EU market access for digital asset services.
Partnership · EMEA
Kyndryl →Kyndryl expanded its sovereignty solutioning capabilities through strategic alliance with Microsoft, launching integrated services combining Kyndryl's Sovereignty Solutioning framework with Microsoft's Sovereign Cloud products (Azure, Microsoft 365, Azure Local) to address data residency and regulatory compliance requirements for governments and regulated industries.
Leadership Change · EMEA
Supercell →Jaakko Harlas, head of investments at Supercell, departed after 12+ years. He cited family time as reason and stated no immediate plans to join another company.
Ma Activity · EMEA
Korn Ferry →Korn Ferry to acquire UK-based AMS (talent solutions provider) from OMERS Private Equity for approximately $1.1 billion USD, combining executive search, RPO, early careers recruiting, and contingent workforce solutions. Deal expands global footprint to 120+ countries and creates combined entity of 16,000+ employees.
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