Download PDF Introduction It has been long established that the global hub for venture capital (VC) investments is the US, with California, New York and Massachusetts being particularly strong in this type of alternative investment. Europe, on the other hand, is notorious for lagging in the scene, with tight regulations, Read more…
Download PDF Introduction With the AI trend currently dominating markets highlighted by NVIDIA’s earnings announcement this week, Palantir has gained a fresh breath of momentum over the last year. It has yet to reach its all-time high which was during the meme-stock frenzy in January of 2021 fuelled by redditors, Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Investment in defence tech start-up companies has surged over the past years as geopolitical tensions across the globe keep escalating. US venture capital firms raised their investments in defence start-ups from less than $16bn in 2019 to $33bn in 2022. The first five months of 2023 alone Read more…
Airbus SE (EPA:AIR) – market cap as of 26/10/2017: USD 64.64bn Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) – market cap as of 26/10/2017: CAD 6.16bn Introduction On October 16, 2017, Airbus and Bombardier signed an agreement to become partners on the C Series aircraft program. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide procurement, sales Read more…
Finmeccanica Market Cap (as of 11/10/13): €3.23bn Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI) Market Cap: N/A Italian defence and industrial conglomerate Finmeccanica has agreed to sell its 55% stake in Ansaldo Energia, a maker of thermoelectric turbines, to Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI), an arm of state-owned lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Read more…