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Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity

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Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.
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UK firms embrace AI but most yet to see clear payback

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Most UK firms now use AI, but with only 31% seeing clear returns, questions grow over costs, strategy and how success is defined.
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Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs

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Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.
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ClearCourse buys Motasoft to boost garage software, AI

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ClearCourse buys Motasoft to expand in UK independent garages, adding embedded payments and AI to its garage management software suite.
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Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros

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Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.
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Alchelyst merger creates unified private markets platform

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Alchelyst merges with Lyra Client Solutions to form a unified tech-enabled private markets servicing platform led by founder Joan Kehoe.
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ConnectWise unit maps IT pay trends, automation push

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Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.
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Malcolm Seagrave named as hedgehog lab Chief Executive Officer

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hedgehog lab has promoted Malcolm Seagrave to CEO, tasking him with scaling its AI-driven digital consultancy across the North and Scotland.
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London tops fintech as Europe urges pension funding

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London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
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Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer

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Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
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Expereo appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Operating Officer

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Expereo names Kevin Brown COO to drive global operational integration and digital transformation across its managed network services.
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Smart Communications names David Hamilton as Chairman

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Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
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Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion

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Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
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Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth

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Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
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Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push

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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
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Private equity warned over fragile AI foundations

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Private equity faces rising AI risk as SIG warns fragile software, security and governance are undermining ambitious investment narratives.
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Women push for faster gender parity in fintech & tech

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Senior women across fintech, private equity and cyber call for faster gender parity, urging sponsorship, structural change and bold hiring.
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'I have often been the only woman in the room.' Catherine Birkett on 25 years in tech

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Veteran tech leader Catherine Birkett reflects on 25 years as 'often the only woman in the room' and why diversity is vital, not optional.
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Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM

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Carta acquires ListAlpha and launches Carta CRM, unifying front-office relationship tools with back-office fund data for private capital firms.
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LivTech strengthens leadership for senior care growth

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LivTech hires Ron Kozlin as CFO and Andrew Goode as VP of Development to steer its fast-growing senior care software business.