December 10, 2021 - Page 2 of 2 - Brunei News Gazette

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Imperial Capital Group, LLC (“Imperial Capital”) announced that its affiliate, Imperial Capital (International) LLP (“Imperial Capital International”), has completed the process of transitioning its Milan Branch into an authorized subsidiary amidst the end of the Brexit transition period whereby passporting between the UK and EEA states ceased. The new entity is incorporated as Imperial Capital SIM S.p.A. (“Imperial Capital SIM”) and received authorization from the CONSOB and Bank of Italy to operate as an investment firm in Italy, and to passport into other European countries. Imperial Capital’s objective is to make Imperial Capital SIM the driving center for its services in Continental Europe through an expansion of its existing business model. The Milan headquarters is located at Via Torino, 49 – 20123 Milan.

Additionally, Imperial Capital appointed Julien Sida as CEO of Imperial Capital SIM. Mr. Sida, who transfers from Imperial Capital International, joined Imperial Capital in 2015 as a Managing Director in the High Yield Sales Group in London before transferring to Milan. Previously, Mr. Sida was in Credit Sales at KNG Securities, GFI Group & Deutsche Bank. Mr. Sida earned a B.S. from Skema Business School.

“The Milan SIM demonstrates a key evolution of our European franchise, building on the success of our London operation, and leveraging Julien’s significant credit sales experience and relationships. It will help us to better serve our European institutional clients and underscores our commitment to serving the investor community and our long-term commitment to Europe,” said Brian Robertson, Head of Imperial Capital International in Europe.

“Imperial’s ability to adapt is one of our greatest strengths as a company,” said Julien Sida, CEO of Imperial Capital SIM. “Maintaining a comprehensive global sales & trading platform will allow us to expand in Milan as we look to hire key talent whom may be displaced by their current inability to service the continent post Brexit.”

About Imperial Capital SIM S.p.A.

Imperial Capital SIM S.p.A situated in Milan, Italy is an authorized subsidiary of Imperial Capital. Imperial Capital SIM S.p.A operates in the Italian market, and enables us to passport into other EU jurisdictions post Brexit. We are dedicated to maintaining a European presence and developing our international franchise.
Imperial Capital SIM S.p.A is regulated by Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (“CONSOB”) and the Bank of Italy.

For more information regarding Imperial SIM S.p.A., please contact:
Julien Sida
+ 44 (0) 207 650 5431
jsida@imperialcapital.com

About Imperial Capital (International), LLP

Imperial Capital International, founded in 2011, is an affiliate of Imperial Capital, LLC with an office in central London. Complementing Imperial Capital’s existing corporate credit sales and trading franchise, Imperial Capital International expanded the Imperial Capital franchise into the EEA. Our UK based professionals focus on the entire credit spectrum and have expertise across sales, trading, credit analysis, and support functions. We provide comprehensive trading in multiple currencies.

For more information regarding Imperial Capital (International), LLP, please contact:
Emma McClintock
+ 44 (0) 207 650 5429
emcclintock@imperialcapital.com

About Imperial Capital, LLC

Imperial Capital, LLC is a full-service investment bank offering a uniquely integrated platform of comprehensive services to institutional investors and middle market companies. We offer sophisticated sales and trading services to institutional investors and a wide range of investment banking advisory, capital markets and restructuring services to middle market corporate clients. Paired with our proprietary research and sales & trading desk analysis, we provide investment analysis across an issuer’s capital structure, including bank loans, debt securities, the hybrid/bank capital marketplace (through our ELP Framework), post-reorganization equities, special situations claims and listed and unlisted equities. Our comprehensive and integrated service platform, expertise across the global capital structure, and deep industry sector knowledge enable us to provide clients with research driven ideas, superior advisory services, and trade execution. We are quick to identify opportunities under any market conditions and we have a proven track record of offering creative, proprietary solutions to our clients. Imperial Capital, LLC has three principal businesses: Investment Banking, Institutional Sales & Trading and Institutional Research. More information about Imperial Capital, LLC can be found at www.imperialcapital.com.

For more information regarding Imperial Capital, please contact:
Mark Martis
+1 310 246 3674
mmartis@imperialcapital.com

Unifty

LONDON, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unifty is marrying DeFi and NFTs with the launch of The Gallery, an innovative exhibition space inspired by the platform’s desire to improve upon the traditional gallery-creator relationship. The Gallery’s unique approach to the NFT marketplace means that all participants, including creators, collectors, curators, and fans, are rewarded for engaging on the platform.

The Gallery is both a reimagining of the way creators traditionally showcase their art to the public as well as a reimagining of the NFT platform experience. Through The Gallery, Unifty is ushering decentralized finance (DeFi) into the digital art exhibition and viewing process by rewarding and involving all community participants: from creators, collectors, art lovers, to organizations.

Initially, creators will be able to hold exhibitions in The Gallery for 30 days. Through their NFT exhibitions, they have the opportunity to sell their work, but in a unique twist are guaranteed a yield from simply hosting visitors to their collections.

Collectors, similarly, can hold exhibitions of their NFT collections and earn a yield. Unifty community members who visit the exhibitions also earn from their participation as art lovers. Much like DeFi, the ecosystem rewards participants no matter what their role is on the platform.

The Gallery’s aim is to both rectify the inherent imbalances in the creator-gallery relationship and to elevate the experience of engaging in the NFT landscape through the use of DeFi-type incentives.

How does it work?

Unifty is leveraging its dual-token structure to reward all participants in its ecosystem. $NIF tokens are the platform’s governance token. Holders of $NIF are able to vote on which creators or collectors are chosen to exhibit in The Gallery and vote more generally on the direction of the platform.

Token holders can also stake $NIF to those exhibitions they like. By staking $NIF, community members share earnings in the yield that the exhibition to which they stake generates. That yield is determined by a number of factors, including the agreed market value of the NFTs exhibited, the reputation of the creator, the number of $NIF tokens staked to it, and the number of individual stakers.

Rewards are paid out in Unifty’s reward token, $UNT. The $UNT that is farmed from a particular exhibition in The Gallery is paid out to the exhibitor – whether a collector or a creator – and those fans who staked $NIF to it.

Unifty, in this way, hopes to enhance the world of NFTs through instruments more commonly found in DeFi. Not only do creators get fairly rewarded for their work, through sales and/or through simply exhibiting it, but those who believe in and appreciate their work also earn a yield by staking their loyalty to the work they like, via $NIF tokens.

Unifty’s unique staking and rewarding system promises to enhance the digital art experience by engaging all participants through DeFi incentive and engagement mechanisms.
The Gallery launches on Dec. 9, 2021.
To learn more about Unifty, visit:

Official website: https://unifty.com

Gallery website: https://unifty.gallery

Twitter: https://twitter.com/unifty_com

Telegram Channel: https://t.me/unifty

Email: hello@unifty.com

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