James Lloyd LinkedIn Posts

Wise CEO taking no prisoners (as ever) on Twitter; no ones does it better 🫡

Lots to debate in this excellent deep-dive; take 20 mins out to read and digest.

Two key items of note (for me):

“Smaller, more specialised

Keen to understand where the €1.8bn (and other such fines) actually goes. How is it accounted for - and where?

“The Commission has concluded

It’s the first Monday morning of March. Is your VC on the slopes with you? ⛷️

(okay, no more skiing posts - promise)

“How has Europe changed since you left?”

“Well, for one thing, I’m pretty sure the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is slowing down… ”

Dublin, March

“Stripe will also use a portion of its own capital to repurchase shares”

The most interesting aspect, imho. Speaks to the moment.

I used to host a lot of “hiking meetings” in Hong Kong, given the proximity of the trails to the City. While Dublin’s

eComm roll-ups were the future, once…

“Thrasio, which raised more than $3 billion in equity and debt to buy up popular Amazon brands,

“In terms of a primary demographic, it’s people who are active online, but have either not made a choice of having a solution

“Indonesia is participating in trials for China’s international digital currency”

Really? Anyone have the details?

“The 120 members of the “non-aligned movement”… are home to

Interesting… (via partner Choice Bank)

“CVC’s conversations about listing became more urgent after its closest European competitor, EQT, listed in Stockholm in 2019… EQT has boosted its fee-earning

“If we were to listen to every analyst, we would be having a big credit business and making ourselves look like everybody else,”

A real pleasure to host my old EY colleagues and good friends Matthew Hatch and Rebecca Carvatt, in town from SF.

Two of the

Recommend for anyone who shares an interest in science fiction - specifically, Liu Cixin’s ‘Remembrance of Earth’s Past’ - and it’s potential (?)

In active service for almost 100 years, the fully-rigged Norwegian-flagged Sørlandet is currently anchored off Scotsman’s Bay, Dún Laoghaire:

“Buying into PDD is not without risks… a loophole that waives import tariffs for shipments into the US with a fair retail value

A grand evening connecting with friends and co-conspirators, old and new

I vaguely suspect that I share more articles from The Information than anyone else in Europe… and I used to think the same

Dubliners!

The 2024 Adult Sailing programme at the Royal Irish Yacht Club in Dún Laoghaire is now open for bookings.

This is an excellent introduction