Itamar Har-Even Interviewed by CNBC talk about Chinese investment in Europe and Israel has gone up 40%
Itamar Har-Even of Ion Pacific says China is having an “easy time” moving tech investments away from the U.S. and into places such as Europe and Israel. Watch the full interview here.
Itamar Har-Even Interviewed by Bloomberg Radio on the Changing Geographic Focus of Chinese Investors
Itamar Har-Even, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Ion Pacific tells Bloomberg’s Bryan Curtis and Juliette Saly high-growth Chinese companies are moving to friendlier destinations.
Michael Joseph Interviewed by Bloomberg Radio for his views on The Rise Of Mobile Payment Solutions In Asia
Wealth Tech is Becoming a Global Phenomenon Michael Joseph, Co-Founder and CEO, Ion Pacific, discusses the rise of mobile payment solutions in Asia with Bryan Curtis and Juliette Saly. He moves on to wider trends he is seeing in the fintech space, seeing insurance tech as being one of the most interesting for Asia. Full […]
Fintech Bank Nabs Ex-Hong Kong Finance Chief
A fintech-focused merchant bank has snapped up the services of Hong Kong’s former financial secretary. The trend of bankers and finance heavyweights crossing over to join fintech firms moved up a notch in Asia. Ion Pacific, a Hong Kong-based merchant bank, appointed Hong Kong’s former financial secretary John Tsang Chun-wah as its vice-chairman, the bank said in a statement. Tsang […]
Former financial secretary John Tsang joins Ion Pacific
The bank said Tsang’s entrepreneurial vision that powered his bid for the highest office in Hong Kong last year, mirrors its own drive to be part of the city’s continuing development as a global technology hub John Tsang Chun-wah, Hong Kong’s former financial secretary who was defeated last year in his bid to become the […]
Ion Pacific acts as Sole Financial Adviser in Taiwan Biotech Company’s US$106 million convertible bond issue.
Taiwan cancer drugs developer seeks Hong Kong bond issue ahead of IPO after delisting from Taipei JHL Biotech, a Taiwan developer of cheaper alternatives to patent-protected biological drugs, has raised US$106 million from a convertible bond issue, ahead of its planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) aiming to raise some US$250 million. Attracted by […]
Hong Kong’s Ion Pacific makes first close of debut structured secondaries fund
Hong Kong-based investment and merchant bank Ion Pacific has announced the first close of its debut tech-focused structured secondaries fund, its fifth fund to date, which will invest globally with a focus on Israel and Asia. The bank, which has offices in London and Tel Aviv, did not disclose the actual amount raised for the […]
Facebook Buys Software from Icelandic Tech Company
Icelandic software company Videntifier has signed a major contract with Facebook for use of the visual search engine software that the company has spent the last decade developing. Videntifier’s technology gives computers the ability to recognize complex visual information—both stills and moving images—no matter the format or whether the image has gone through modifications. Interpol […]
Hong Kong-Based Investment Bank Ion Pacific to Launch Israeli Outpost
Ion Pacific plans to invest at least $100 million in the Israeli market in the next 12-18 months, says founder and co-CEO Itamar Har-Even By Amarelle Wenkert Hong Kong-based investment bank Ion Pacific Ltd. is set to launch its Tel Aviv outpost on Wednesday. Eran Zack, formerly head of investment banking at Poalim Capital Markets […]
“Itamar Har-Even Interviewed by CNBC for his views on Initial Coin Offering”
Itamar Har-Even, Co-CEO and Managing Director of Ion Pacific was invited to speak about Initial Coin Offering on CNBC……
