Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond’s private equity vehicle Atlas Merchant Capital has joined forces with QInvest, the Qatari investment bank, in a £15.5 million ($19.5 million) bid for Panmure Gordon & Co., one of Britain’s oldest stockbrokers. QInvest already had a 43.4 percent stake in Panmure Gordon. Although many are hailing the acquisition as the… Read More >>
Giancarlo Moves Up to Acting Chairman of CFTC
CFTC Shuffle: Aitan Goelman to Exit As expected, the CFTC designated J. Christopher Giancarlo, a current commissioner, as the acting chairman of the CFTC on January 20. At the same time, just as the Trump team took power Aitan Goelman, a key enforcement director for the futures, options and swaps regulator, announced his plans to… Read More >>
