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Environmental, Social & Governance Annual Report 2019
Environmental, Social & Governance Annual Report 2019 Attention to ESG matters to us Why is it necessary to have an ESG What type of companies angle in private equity investments? does Livonia invest in? Rain Kristīne Lõhmus Bērziņa Founding Partner Founding Partner Private equity firms are in the best position to promote We are looking for companies that are motivated and sustainability and green-thinking in the business able to improve their environmental and climate change world. Our investors - pension funds and development footprint. We are happy to support the founders and institutions - ultimately represent the people who trust management that have this ambition them with their money. We do what we believe each with our ideas and capital. Being a passive investor, individual contributor would want us to do - we invest buying an already ‘green’ company, and hoping that in a sustainable society. When acquiring businesses, we in a few years the next investors will pay a ‘greenness’ come in with a new vision and a concrete plan, uniquely premium is not for us. positioned to change the company’s business strategy to reflect the expectations of our investors. How does the current Livonia portfolio Why has Livonia decided to publish fit in your ESG philosophy? an ESG report? Mindaugas Kaido Utkevičius Veske Founding Partner Founding Partner Responsible investing and returns are not mutually ESG topics have been among the key investment exclusive. We see plenty of exciting investment considerations for Livonia from the onset, as we believe opportunities for putting money to work, having a that environmental and social sustainability often leads positive impact on the environment, and meeting the to commercial sustainability. -
OSINT Handbook September 2020
OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS AND RESOURCES HANDBOOK 2020 OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS AND RESOURCES HANDBOOK 2020 Aleksandra Bielska Noa Rebecca Kurz, Yves Baumgartner, Vytenis Benetis 2 Foreword I am delighted to share with you the 2020 edition of the OSINT Tools and Resources Handbook. Once again, the Handbook has been revised and updated to reflect the evolution of this discipline, and the many strategic, operational and technical challenges OSINT practitioners have to grapple with. Given the speed of change on the web, some might question the wisdom of pulling together such a resource. What’s wrong with the Top 10 tools, or the Top 100? There are only so many resources one can bookmark after all. Such arguments are not without merit. My fear, however, is that they are also shortsighted. I offer four reasons why. To begin, a shortlist betrays the widening spectrum of OSINT practice. Whereas OSINT was once the preserve of analysts working in national security, it now embraces a growing class of professionals in fields as diverse as journalism, cybersecurity, investment research, crisis management and human rights. A limited toolkit can never satisfy all of these constituencies. Second, a good OSINT practitioner is someone who is comfortable working with different tools, sources and collection strategies. The temptation toward narrow specialisation in OSINT is one that has to be resisted. Why? Because no research task is ever as tidy as the customer’s requirements are likely to suggest. Third, is the inevitable realisation that good tool awareness is equivalent to good source awareness. Indeed, the right tool can determine whether you harvest the right information. -
Baltic Startup Mag 2018
BALTIC STARTUP MAG 2018 Baltic Startup List Investment card Financial data report Baltic Startup Outlook 1 Baltic Startup Mag 2018 2018 Baltic Startup Mag STARTUP THINKING IN EVERY WE DON’T JUST SIT AND DRINK SECTOR AND COMPANY COFFEE Latvia does not have valuable mineral deposits or large volumes of primary Last year, Accenture opened a Liquid Studio in Riga to help clients speed industry exports, except timber. Nor do we have large-scale manufacturing. up innovation and software development cycles. At the Liquid Studio, But we do have the so-called intangible industry – everything done by clients work alongside Accenture engineers to quickly turn concepts into sophisticated IT companies. We have something that even much bigger products, taking days to achieve what used to take months. Experimenting economies envy – a highly developed and rapidly expanding startup with innovative technologies including artificial intelligence and the internet of segment. On several occasions, foreigners have asked me – what is the things helps organisations to rapidly evolve their operations and customer secret of Latvia (and the Baltics overall)? Why are we so successful in experiences. Why, am I telling you this? We don’t just sit and drink coffee startups? We have numerous startups which have become global success and wait for a better life. We create it. The Baltics need startups thinking and stories. Perhaps some deficiencies in other sectors of the economy have experience in every business field, regardless of whether a company is large encouraged the strong growth of qualities most needed in today’s world. Of or small. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services course, not every new idea earns millions, nor does every startup survive and and outsourcing company. -
Startups & Investment
REPORT 2018—2019 The secret sauce OF BOLT, PRINTFUL, AND OTHER CULTURE-DRIVEN COMPANIES Biggest investment deals WHO RAISED THE MOST IN 2018/2019? in the Baltic tech scene tech Baltic in the Hiring challenges in the Baltics girlpower WHAT CAUSES HEADACHES FOR THE REGION’S FAST-GROWING STARTUPS? # BALTIC STARTUP SCENE Report 2018—2019 THE BALTIC STATES IS A BOOMING SPACE FOR STARTUPS Despite their small size, the three Baltic countries are showing im- pressive results in digitalization and being a booming space for This is the second time the Start- startups. Continuously ranked up Wise Guys accelerator and EIT among places with best tax re- Digital join their forces to publish gimes, ease of doing business, and the Baltic Startup Scene Report. tech savviness, the Baltic states While each Baltic country regu- are quite an interesting phenome- larly comes up with data and re- non in the European startup scene. ports, the region is rarely analyzed Estonia alone is home to some of as a whole and benchmarked with Europe’s fastest growing compa- other countries and regions in Eu- nies – including four unicorns. In rope. the meantime, the neighbouring countries of Latvia and Lithuania Last year’s report was well-re- are also catching up. ceived – 500 printed copies were distributed among stakehold- ers from the Baltics and abroad. There were also close to 1000 downloads of the digital version of the report. For some time, the international perception of the Baltics was synonymous with Estonia. Recently, however, Latvia and Lithuania have been striding towards closing the gap. -
Defying Gravity Private Equity Confidence Survey Central Europe
Defying gravity Private Equity Confidence Survey Central Europe July 2021 This publication contains general information only. The publication has been prepared on the basis of information and forecasts in the public domain. None of the information on which the publication is based has been independently verified by Deloitte and none of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, any of its member firms orany of the foregoing’s affiliates (collectively the “Deloitte Network”) take any responsibility for the content thereof. No entity in the Deloitte Network nor any of their affiliates nor their respective members, directors, employees and agents accept any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness, or in relation to the use by any recipient, of the information, projections or opinions contained in the publication and no entity in Deloitte Network shall be responsible for any loss whatsoever sustained by any person who relies thereon. Defying gravity | Private Equity Confidence Survey Central Europe Defying gravity Private equity is reinforcing its superpower An increased supply of capital supports high The last semester has seen a continuation to invest across cycles. With over a year pricing, and we see ample evidence of climbing of private equity-backed M&A: the acquiror of the pandemic behind us, it may be that valuations. Announced transactions are often benefits from its backer’s funding and expertise the extraordinary time is enabling the private at high entry multiples, and pipelines show no as it accelerates its entry into new markets equity (PE) market in Central Europe (CE) to sign of this abating: nearly half of respondents and/or verticals, while the acquiree owners emerge stronger as it utilizes its three decades (46%) claimed full pipelines, with nearly a third are able to take a step back or even fully exit of experience in building businesses to support (30%) claiming pipelines are picking up pace the business they’ve built up. -
Startup Funding in the Baltics
REPORT 2018—2019 The secret sauce OF BOLT, PRINTFUL, AND OTHER CULTURE-DRIVEN COMPANIES Biggest investment deals WHO RAISED THE MOST IN 2018/2019? in the Baltic tech scene tech Baltic in the Hiring challenges in the Baltics girlpower WHAT CAUSES HEADACHES FOR THE REGION’S FAST-GROWING STARTUPS? # BALTIC STARTUP SCENE Report 2018—2019 THE BALTIC STATES IS A BOOMING SPACE FOR STARTUPS Despite their small size, the three Baltic countries are showing im- pressive results in digitalization and being a booming space for This is the second time the Start- startups. Continuously ranked up Wise Guys accelerator and EIT among places with best tax re- Digital join their forces to publish gimes, ease of doing business, and the Baltic Startup Scene Report. tech savviness, the Baltic states While each Baltic country regu- are quite an interesting phenome- larly comes up with data and re- non in the European startup scene. ports, the region is rarely analyzed Estonia alone is home to some of as a whole and benchmarked with Europe’s fastest growing compa- other countries and regions in Eu- nies – including four unicorns. In rope. the meantime, the neighbouring countries of Latvia and Lithuania Last year’s report was well-re- are also catching up. ceived – 500 printed copies were distributed among stakehold- ers from the Baltics and abroad. There were also close to 1000 downloads of the digital version of the report. For some time, the international perception of the Baltics was synonymous with Estonia. Recently, however, Latvia and Lithuania have been striding towards closing the gap.