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ITC Accreditation of VC-A.

VC-A becomes an accredited member of the International Trade Council

Argos Index Q1 2023: further decline of the private company prices

5 June 20235 June 2023Editor

The Argos Index® index showed a further limited decline to 9.7x EBITDA despite a deteriorated macroeconomic environment. The index measures the level of private mid-market company valuations in the eurozone. Please clic here to download the complete study.

My key take aways from the 2023 Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona

10 March 20232 August 2023Christophe Schwoertzig

As I am lucky enough to be based in Barcelona, I could not miss the opportunity to attend the Mobile World Congress and 4YFN 2023 event, the largest and most influential connectivity event in the world. This was not my first time. I had already been there twice and, besides the entertainment, thought it was...

Opportunity	Id	Ticket	Overview	Who could be interested?
Axion Blue Suite	Axion Blue-XXX	€100k to €100M	Set up and invest in a series of funds in multiple verticals: startups, NPL, RE, securities, commodities...	Fund Managers, HNWI, FO, Asset Managers, Portfolio Managers, Corporations, Investors
Asset Backed Loans	Bond Monetisation	€3M+ or 3% of Bond FV	We are looking for asset-backed projects and equity investors to issue and monetise bonds for loans in excess of €20M.	New project developers, construction companies and asset managers with cash available in excess of €3M willing to finance large projects and/or monetise existing assets
Digital Bank	Diginacria	€7.5M -> €100M	A well-established and popular German fintech company is looking to raise up to EUR 7.5m in expansion capital to become the largest fintech bank based in Europe’s single currency area with a truly global reach. Additional assets can be included to build up a strong balance sheet and move into market-making	UHNWI, security traders, VC/PE specialised in fintechs, banks, and financial institutions
Non Performing Loans	NPL Fund	€5M -> €100M	Value Creation - Alternative is looking for investors to set up a regulated non-performing loans fund to acquire bad consumer debt in the kingdom of Spain	Distressed funds, hedge funds, HNWI, UHNWI, financial institutions, bad debt recovery entities
Foreign Exchange	FX and Trade Finance	€5M -> €100M	We structure finance solutions for international trades involving currency exchange and supplier credits	Import-export agencies, trading companies, lenders
Regulated Funds Management	Crypto-PIF	€5M -> €100M	Looking for a partner investor to set up a regulated professional investment fund (PIF) in Malta to raise money through tokenization	Established and would-be fund managers, non-EU banks and financial institutions, companies looking to raise funding from institutional investors
Cybersecurity	Alibaba	>€5M	We are looking for European companies serving data-dependent industries willing to swap shares with a US company listed on Nasdaq and offer our IP protected cybersecurity software	System integrators, IT services companies, consulting firms, VC and PE in IT companies looking for an exit
M&A and Fundraising	VC-A M&A Suite	€250k+	We are looking for Strategic Partners and Investors to help us develop VC-A solutions through JV and alliances	HNWI, UHNWI, M&A boutiques, hedge funds, VC/PE, FOs, consulting firms, investment banks
Unicorn Startups	Pre-IPO	€100k+	We trade unicorn shares on the secondary market. Currently on screen: Flexport, Rubrik (Shares owned directly), Kraken (Shares owned directly), BitPay (Shares in an SPV), Eat Just (Shares owned in an SPV), Udemy (Shares owned directly) etc. from $100k investment up	Mass-affluents, HNWI, UHNWI, hedge funds